CAD PRO

X-Ray Film Digitizer for Mammography Priors, Digitized Film CAD
The CAD PRO Advantage film digitizer was specifically designed and engineered for use in mammography CAD (computer-aided diagnosis) systems. CAD systems incorporate advanced pattern recognition and image analysis, requiring a film digitizer that meets the highest standards of image quality and reliability. These advanced systems enable radiologists to improve their ability to detect early stage cancers in an efficient manner. By meeting these rigorous requirements, CAD PRO Advantage is an ideal fit for mammography facilities transitioning to digital technology. It provides the ability to quickly digitize film-based prior studies and, when coupled with the appropriate software, uses the DICOM MG standard to identify the specific mammography view contained on each film. Prior studies are correctly displayed on the mammography reporting workstation alongside the newly acquired digital mammography study. In order to read a new mammography study, radiologists and mammographers may require up to two years of prior studies. The ongoing transition to digital technology in mammography has forced radiologists to view both filmbased priors and new digital images for the same returning patient read, until now.

Technology Advantage and Innovation
The CAD PRO Advantage offers unmatched spatial and contrast resolution, allowing radiologists to be confident that the image data received from the film digitizer is an exact representation of the original film. VIDAR’s Automatic Digitiser Calibration prompts the film digitiser to calibrate automatically before every film digitised and user intervention is not needed to maintain image quality. The CAD PRO includes a closed-loop quality assurance system to ensure the digitizer sub-system meets all FDA / MQSA requirements. This combination of imaging technologies results in no variation in image quality from one digitized film to another, and ensures excellent grayscale reproduction for every image.