Leading Dutch hospital MC Leeuwarden chooses Barco’s clinical review displays
Kortrijk, Belgium, 4 March 2010. Medical imaging specialist Barco is proud to announce that the MC Leeuwarden, based in Friesland, the Netherlands has selected Barco's clinical review displays. The Medical Centre Leeuwarden is a top medical teaching hospital with locations in Leeuwarden and Harlingen, the Netherlands. Both locations will install Barco's industry leading medical displays.
The Medical Centre Leeuwarden (MCL) has earned the reputation as one of the most modern, quality driven hospitals in the Netherlands. It is a very well-known teaching hospital and takes pride in having the highest quality equipment available in order to provide their patients with the best possible care. Last year, the hospital physicians began evaluating clinical review display systems for image review.Dr Willy Hummel is a clinical physicist at the MCL and is known for her dedication to the quality assurance of medical display systems. After careful evaluation, Dr Hummel was very impressed with Barco's MediCal QAWeb software service, “I've been giving workshops about the quality assurance of medical displays for many years and was surprised by its functionality level and ease of use. It guarantees maximum confidence and uptime of the display systems at all times, which is of the utmost importance for any hospital.” MediCal QAWeb is an online software service that includes smart features for intervention-free calibration, quality assurance and display asset management throughout the entire hospital enterprise.
The hospital was looking for a uniform display system that could be used in all departments and in both locations. Dr Willy Hummel continues, “We did a careful evaluation of various manufacturers and Barco came out as the best solution for us. The combination of their clinical review displays with MediCal QAWeb software guarantees us DICOM compliant images at all times. The software program also offers a functionality to adjust the light output of the display in order to match the ambient light, a feature that assures us even more dependable readings. Upon special request, Barco also increased the remote capabilities of MediCal QAWeb to meet our high standard requirements for clinical review displays.”
Barco's MDRC series is a full line of clinical review displays for DICOM-compliant viewing at the point of patient care. Equipped with professional LCD-technology and a built-in DICOM Look-Up Table, the MDRC presents medical images with more accurate grayscales, better contrast and a wider viewing angle than conventional computer monitors.
About MCL
The Medical Centre Leeuwarden (MCL) is a top clinical hospital with locations in Leeuwarden and Harlingen, the Netherlands. Thanks to a dedicated, caring team of doctors, nurses and paramedics, the hospital provides its clients with the best possible patient care.
For more info, visit: www.mcl.nl
About Barco
Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization products for a variety of selected professional markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Marketing, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Barco (NYSE Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with about 3,100 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 638 million euro in 2009.
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