Siemens launches ultrasound breast analysis software

Siemens Healthcare introduces syngo Ultrasound Breast Analysis, a software application for offline review of images, volumes and clips produced with the Acuson S2000 Automated Breast Volume Scanner (ABVS) and the Acuson S2000 ultrasound system. The software reportedly offers comprehensive image processing and reporting tools designed to improve breast ultrasound quality and workflow. It can be installed on existing computers in medical practices or hospitals, allowing physicians to analyse and process 2D and 3D ultrasound images inside or outside the reading room. The syngo Ultrasound Breast Analysis software is expected to contribute to increasing Siemens’ innovative power—a key component of the Healthcare Sector’s Agenda 2013 two-year global initiative.

Siemens claims that the syngo Ultrasound Breast Analysis software is optimised for breast ultrasound workflow, making 2D review and 3D data analysis easy and comfortable. The other features that the software offers include image analysis and reporting with tools for data review in one place and streamlined reports that support the American College of Radiology (ACR) BI-RADS US Lexicon Classification Form [1] – offering standardised reporting to allow faster, easier communication with referring physicians. Users can import DICOM data for review, editing as well as annotating and archiving of patient reports. In addition, the software provides standardised results that permit physicians to compare images with future or past findings.

The software application can be installed on a wide variety of hardware, including a laptop or desktop system, a department’s local picture archiving and communication system (PACS), and/or vendor-neutral archives.

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