 Once
images are captured, what happens to them? Using a consumer
camera, images are saved as files out to the Windows hard drive
or network. If an imaging application is used, such as Adobe
Photoshop, then the end result is similar files get placed
out in Windows folders. How do those files get associated with
patient records? How are they even found again? Is there provision
to easily get them to their final destination, whether it be
reports, presentations, or a long term archive? With the PAXcam
system, the features don’t stop when an image is captured.
That image goes directly into a PAX-it managed image collection
that is organized according to your preferences, and into a
PAX-it (Windows standard) database of your design. These powerful
features allow for images to be pulled from the collection
based on criteria that is tagged to them—organ system,
tissue type, referring physician, stain sequence, diagnosis—whatever
is important to you. Image annotation tools are also provided,
making presentations and lectures easy, as well as image processing
tools for such varied functions as image stitching (for large
mosaic ‘overviews’), image fusion (for thick sections
with multiple focal planes), and much more.
Support
Purchasing a consumer camera from a local
electronics store could mean challenges for the operator
when it comes time to learn the controls. Rather than a ‘checkout counter’ or ‘catalog
house’ mentality, MIS offers technical support to our
clients. PAXcam purchasers can call in, fax, or email questions
regarding how to get set up or the proper way to configure
the software for a particular task. Help is just a phone
call away. Tech support and new software updates are included
in the package price for the first year.
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