7/23/2002
For Immediate Release
HITACHI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AMERICA, INC. ANNOUNCES FDA CLEARANCE OF THE AVIA MULTI-MODALITY WORKSTATION POWERED BY FUSION7D SOFTWARE
CONTACT:
Raymond Wtulich
Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc.
1959 Summit Commerce Park
Twinsburg, Ohio 44087
800.800.3106 or 330.425.1313 Ext. 2616
330.425.1410 Fax
wtulichr@hitachimed.com
www.hitachimed.com
Twinsburg, Ohio – July 23, 2002 – Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc. (HMSA), announced that they have received FDA 510(k) clearance to market their new AVIA™ Multi-Modality Workstation with Fusion7D™ in the United States.
AVIA is designed for processing and viewing DICOM data from any diagnostic imaging modality. A unique blend of technologies provides a comprehensive library of visualization and quantitative analysis tools that have been seamlessly integrated with the revolutionary Fusion7D software.
“The AVIA workstation allows centralized diagnostic interpretation of discrete and/or fused images in display formats that are selected or customized by the user,” stated Raymond Wtulich, Marketing Manager for HMSA’s PET products. “We have introduced a flexible, multi-configuration platform that has been designed to integrate into existing clinical environments to improve interpretation workflow.”
Integrated Fusion7D software provides speed, flexibility and accuracy in clinical environments where multiple imaging modalities including MR and CT need to be incorporated with PET into the diagnostic evaluation. “Fusion7D provides an extensive toolkit of both modality and application specific algorithms designed to provide accuracy and improve physician confidence with electronic fusion”, continued Wtulich.
Hitachi Medical Systems America, Inc. markets PET imaging systems under the name of Sceptre™ and Sceptre XL, as well as Swissray direct digital radiography (ddR) systems and premium, high performance open design magnetic resonance imaging products of Hitachi Medical Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. These include the AIRIS®II Open MR system with advanced permanent magnet technology and the Altaire™ high-field performance Open MR system. HMSA has established a leadership position in diagnostic imaging with more than 1,200 Open MR imaging systems installed throughout the United States and over 2,500 worldwide.
