MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vital Images, Inc. , a leading provider of enterprise-wide advanced visualization and analysis solutions, today announced that it has renewed its marketing and distribution agreement with Medicsight, PLC. This partnership gives Vital Images' customers access to enhanced tools for the detection of suspicious regions within colorectal scans with the integration of Medicsight's ColonCAD(TM) software into the Vitrea(R) solution.
"This agreement reflects our commitment to providing comprehensive advanced visualization tools to the radiology, oncology and gastrointestinal community," said Jay D. Miller, Vital Images president and chief executive officer. "We believe that virtual colonoscopy will become an increasingly important tool in diagnosing and treating colon cancer, and adding tools to increase efficiency in reading CT colon scans by offering the Medicsight ColonCAD functionality is a great benefit to our customers and their patients."
"Medicsight is delighted with the new agreement, which further strengthens the strong relationship between Vital Images and Medicsight," said David Sumner, chief executive officer of Medicsight, PLC. "Our combined technological and clinical expertise results in a powerful package that brings virtual colonoscopy to its true potential. We look forward to supporting Vital Images in delivering this combined solution to clinicians and capitalizing on the increasing customer demand for virtual colonoscopy with CAD."
The Medicsight ColonCAD product is currently available in Europe, Canada and Australia and will be available in the US pending FDA clearance.
About Vitrea(R) Software
Vitrea(R) software is Vital Images' advanced visualization solution that creates 2D, 3D and 4D images of human anatomy from CT (computed tomography) and MR (magnetic resonance) image data. With this productivity-enhancing tool, physicians can easily navigate within these images to better understand disease conditions. The Vitrea product addresses specialists' needs through various software options for cardiac, colon, vessel probe and other applications. In addition, Vitrea software utilizes an intuitive clinical workflow and automatic settings to improve speed and simplicity. Other capabilities and partnerships with PACS (picture archiving and communications systems) providers expand physicians' access to Vitrea software throughout an enterprise.
About Vital Images, Inc.
Vital Images, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, is a leading provider of enterprise-wide advanced visualization and analysis software solutions. The company's technology gives radiologists, cardiologists, oncologists and other medical specialists time-saving productivity and communications tools that can be accessed throughout the enterprise and via the Web for easy use in the day-to-day practice of medicine. Vital Images also has offices in Den Haag, Netherlands and Beijing, China. For more information, visit http://www.vitalimages.com.
About Medicsight PLC
Medicsight PLC is a leading developer of computer-aided detection (CAD) technologies and image analysis software. Medicsight PLC's software solutions help clinicians identify, measure and analyse suspicious pathology such as colorectal polyps and lung lesions on CT scans. The patent protected CAD technology developed by Medicsight PLC is validated against one of the world's largest and most population diverse databases of verified CT scan data. The company's products include ColonCAD(TM) and ColonCAR(TM), and LungCAD(TM) and LungCAR(TM). These products seamlessly integrate with the advanced 3D visualisation platforms of industry leading partners. Medicsight is committed to the ongoing development of innovative global solutions for improving clinician workflow to support the detection, interpretation and diagnosis of disease at the earliest possible stage. Headquartered in London, Medicsight PLC employs more than 50 people and also has offices in the United States and Japan. Medicsight PLC is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange ("AIM") with the market epic code of MDST. Medicsight PLC product and company information can be found on http://www.medicsight.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties which could cause results to differ materially from those projected. Statements regarding past results are not predictions of future results, which could be affected by many factors, including but not limited to dependence on market growth, the timely availability and acceptance of new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, dependence on major customers, third-party reimbursement, and other risks detailed from time to time in Vital Images' SEC reports, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Vitrea(R) is a registered trademark of Vital Images. Vital Images disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others.
CONTACT: Michael H. Carrel, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating
Officer of Vital Images, Inc., +1-952-487-9500; or Duncan Sandys of
Medicsight, PLC, +44 (0)20 7605 7977
Web site: http://www.vitalimages.com/
http://www.medicsight.com/
