Mr. Vanderstokker and Dr. Shrestha have over 40 years of combined experience in medical imaging and clinical software applications. Mr. Vanderstokker was most recently Head of HealthCare Imaging Technologies for Agfa's HealthCare Business Group. Prior to joining Medicsight, Dr. Shrestha was co-founder, inventor and an Executive of ComMedica Limited, a United Kingdom-based medical software company specializing in standards-based Picture Archiving & Communication System ("PACS") and diagnostic imaging software.
Tim Paterson-Brown, Medicsight's Chairman, commented, "We are pleased to have two executives with the commercial experience and caliber of Etienne and Ravi joining the Medicsight team at this stage in the Company's development. I look forward to working with them and welcome them to Medicsight."
Mr. Vanderstokker and Mr. Shrestha will work from Medicsight's new offices in Hammersmith, London.
About Medicsight, Inc.
Medicsight, Inc. is the parent company to both Medicexchange.com, an online multi-vendor sales channel for diagnostic, treatment and surgery planning solutions, and to Medicsight plc, a leading developer of computer-aided detection (CAD) technologies and software. Medicexchange.com, is an online multi-vendor sales channel for diagnostic, treatment and surgery planning solutions for cardiac, thoracic, orthopedic, women's and abdominal imaging. Medicexchange.com provides these solutions in a low-cost, on-demand and digitally-downloadable format for medical imaging professionals, providing access to information and products that they would traditionally have difficulty accessing. The CAD technology, which is developed by its subsidiary, Medicsight plc, is tested using one of the world's largest databases of verified CT scan data. Medicsight plc's software solutions help clinicians identify, measure, and analyze suspicious pathology, such as colorectal polyps and lung lesions. The company's CAD products include ColonCAD API, the first CAD technology available for CT colonography, and LungCAD API. Headquartered in London, Medicsight, Inc. employs more than 60 people and also has offices in the United States, Japan, and China. Product and company information can be found on www.medicsight.com. Stock symbol: MGT.
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