BOSTON, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perceptive Informatics, a leading eClinical solutions provider and a subsidiary of PAREXEL International Corporation , today announced that it has expanded its leading medical imaging capabilities with advanced nuclear imaging functionality for cardiology clinical trials. Perceptive has incorporated into its medical imaging technologies components of Hermes Medical Solutions Nuclear Medicine Software Suite and INVIA’s Corridor4DM, a solution for nuclear cardiac quantification and imaging. The solutions allow Perceptive to better integrate several imaging modalities, including Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT), and Multi Gated Acquisition Scan (MUGA) to enhance electronic processing, review, analysis, reporting, and archiving of medical images for cardiology trials.
“Perceptive is committed to continually incorporating innovative state-of-the-art technologies into our capabilities to help biopharmaceutical companies further improve the use of medical imaging as a surrogate endpoint, or biomarker. Key goals in expanding our capabilities with this advanced nuclear imaging functionality are to help customers make earlier safety and efficacy assessments and better decisions about their compounds in order to bring new cardiovascular treatments to patients sooner,” said Kenneth G. Faulkner, Ph.D., Vice President of Medical Imaging, Perceptive Informatics.
About Perceptive Informatics
Perceptive Informatics, a leading eClinical solutions provider and subsidiary of PAREXEL, is focused on helping customers to accelerate the product development process through innovation. The Perceptive Informatics industry-leading eClinical product portfolio is built on advanced technology that benefits from extensive medical and clinical expertise as well as a deep understanding of the regulatory environment. The portfolio includes Randomization and Trial Supply Management (RTSM) technologies, Medical Imaging, Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS), Electronic Data Capture (EDC), and Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes (ePRO). For more information about the integrated solutions in Perceptive’s eClinical Suite visit: www.perceptive.com.
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