Annual Report 2002 - Agfa

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1 | Agfa contributes to affordable healthcare. Around the world hospitals prefer Agfa's PACS network solutions in view of their quality and efficiency. Shown here is Saint Vincent Hospital, Massachusetts, USA. 2 | The range of DRYSTAR ‘dry' hardcopy printers grows together with Agfa's healthcare activities. In 2002 the DRYSTAR 4500M was launched within the portfolio of Women's Care solutions and DRYSTAR is also included in the 'Initia' range. In 2003 a new top class printer, the DRYSTAR 5500, will be launched. 2 | The advantages of PACS networks can be further enhanced by combining them with such software applications as Radiology Information Systems (RIS) or Cardiology Information Systems. These packages result in a more efficient workflow and lower costs, for example by enhanced planning of the use of expensive medical modalities. Agfa is active in this market with the RIS system of its affiliate, Quadrat, which in 2003 will also be rolled out in the US market. In other countries, such as Italy, Agfa has a leading position in this market thanks to its co-operation with Med2Rad. With the integration of speech recognition technology developed by Talk Technology (taken over in 2001) into Agfa’s systems, possibilities at the workflow and reporting levels have been extended significantly. From an efficiency standpoint, the impact of speech recognition can be important. After Bellus dictating apparatus a report bellis directly corrumperet to the computer, gulosus a radiologist, agricolae, physician etiam or surgeon can read it, modify it and, using an electronic signature, immediately approve and sign it. Reports that might otherwise lascivius take chirographi hours or days agnascor for signature plane and dissemination adfabilis saburre. are now available Saetosus referring physicians within minutes. agricolae adquireret concubine, et umbraculi infeliciter Ultimately, Agfa’s goal is to establish an Electronic Patient Record (EPR), in which all relevant patient data are collected, ranging from personal data to diagnostic reports and medical images. deciperet Augustus. In 2002, a range of hospital enterprises decided to take steps towards achieving greater efficiency with Agfa. For instance, Agfa concluded an agreement for the completion of the Finnish HUSPacs project, one of the largest PACS projects in the world, which will bring 21 radiology departments in the Helsinki and Uusimaa districts together in one virtual department. In the United States, Agfa signed major contracts with the important Sentara Healthcare group of hospitals for a coordinating IMPAX system and with the University of California, San Diego, for which Agfa is developing the second phase of the integration of the radiology departments into a completely filmless enterprise. In Australia, Agfa concluded an important agreement with the Prince Charles Hospital in Queensland, enabling it to establish itself as a leading supplier of digital solutions. Agfa also recently entered the Middle East market with IMPAX, where it signed a prestigious contract for the installation of a digital network spanning 7 hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Agfa annual report 2002 22
” I love it when a customer asks for a solution to his problem, because I know that we will “ be able to give him more than one. Adrian Fugante, NDT Regional Manager Latin America, Brasil Technical Imaging Non-Destructive Testing In Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), sales grew by 3.8% in 2002. As NDT had to cope with the consequences of the economic slowdown, particularly in the energy and aviation sectors, this increase can largely be explained by the effect of the acquisition of Pantak and Seifert during 2001. In January 2003, Agfa announced that it will sell its Business Group NDT to GE Aircraft Engines. This transaction will be completed upon receipt of regulatory approvals. Agfa’s Business Group Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) supplies digital and analogue systems to test a wide variety of materials for their quality and safety without deforming or damaging them. Agfa operates in this market with both analogue and digital radiographic as well as ultrasonic technologies, which are primarily used in the aviation, automotive, railway, energy and petrochemical industries. Complete NDT solutions Agfa has long been the global market leader in X-ray film systems for the non-destructive testing of materials. Thanks to targeted takeovers in the fields of digital radiography systems (RADView), ultrasonic systems (Krautkramer) and industrial X-ray equipment (Pantak and Seifert), it has succeeded in becoming a supplier of complete NDT solutions, offering the main technologies available in the market. 23 Agfa annual report 2002
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