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West Berlin, N.J.-based UltraRAD Corp. announces UltraGateway Version 3.0, the newest version of its DICOM Gateway. This version includes enhancements that will allow the user to increase throughput with added ability to facilitate workflow.

Other new 3.0 features and enhancements include:

• simultaneous inbound and outbound DICOM streams
• an interface that allows users to remotely configure the UltraGateway
• upgrades to manage multiple concurrent users and large databases
• throughput optimization
• DICOM-compliant, 128-bit encryption
• increased JPEG 2,000 support

Furthermore, using the UltraGateway 3.0 system, any facility can collect digital DICOM data from various sources, including CT, MR, ultrasound, computed radiography and digital radiography, and process, store and distribute them simultaneously within the facility and out to any remote location for primary reading or consultation purposes.

Also, UltraGateway 3.0 allows a facility to get rid of the potential hassles of a VPN by utilizing the standard DICOM encryption feature. This product also has a reference viewer included with the base software package, allowing facilities to view and manipulate images.

Visit www.ultraradcorp.com for more information.

Tabletop Imager

Mortsel, Belgium-based Agfa HealthCare introduces the Drystar™ AXYS™ tabletop imager, a centralized, hardcopy system designed to fit a full range of applications, such as mammography, CT, MRI and computed radiography. The Drystar AXYS offers an image resolution of 508 dpi, and with its very short access time, delivers the five first prints quickly.

In addition, the Drystar AXYS meets demanding image quality requirements, such as mammography and rheumatology. The imager also incorporates Direct Digital Imaging technology, which is software that controls every pixel in an image for consistent image quality.

Because film used by the Drystar AXYS is 100 percent non-light sensitive, film can be loaded or removed from the input trays without concern for ambient light. The two fully flexible input trays of the Drystar AXYS accept a variety of film sizes and types, offering the choice of five film sizes and three film types (blue-clear-mammography), meeting the diverse film requirements of a busy centralized workflow.

Visit www.agfa.com for more information.

Dental CAD/CAM Software

Research Triangle Park, N.C.-based Geomagic™ announces the launch of Geomagic Piano™, a modular, dental computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) software package with a built-in, open-development platform. This technology enables the integration and creation of turnkey systems for the digital preparation and production of dental restorations.

In addition, Geomagic Piano streamlines the imaging, design and production workflow. An open software system, it provides interoperability with all types of input imaging devices, including intra-oral scanners, cone-beam CT and desktop scanners, as well as a full range of output devices, such as CAM software and rapid prototyping machines.

Geomagic Piano accurately reconstructs scan data of teeth, maxillary/mandibular arches and jaw structure to facilitate work that ranges from custom implant abutment design to the design of crowns and bridges. Geomagic Piano is also designed to allow dental equipment manufacturers to quickly integrate it into their own applications and customize the software to meet their specific needs.

Also, Geomagic Piano's open platform enables immediate interoperability with imaging and manufacturing systems to provide a standardized software interface that reduces training times for distributors and end-users.

Visit www.geomagic.com for more information.