Barco launches QA and calibration tool for mobile viewing of medical images on the iPad

“With nearly a quarter of radiologists and 80 percent of physicians using mobile devices in their medical practice, the interest in mobile viewing applications is increasing rapidly”, explains Danny Deroo, Senior Product Manager Diagnostic Display Systems. “We developed MediCal QAWeb Mobile to simplify the process of getting FDA clearance for such mobile viewing applications and to provide physicians with continuous access to DICOM-quality images.”

The software tool ensures fast visual calibration in just eight steps and offers a Visual Confidence Test, featuring up to 20 dynamic test patterns. The settings can easily be modified, based on the ambient light conditions, bringing a higher level of accuracy when reading studies remotely. This way, QAWeb Mobile allows medical professionals to review and even diagnose clinical images on their Apple iPad when integrated into the mobile viewing application.

Additionally, Barco's patented QAWeb Mobile methodology has been filed with the US Food and Drug Administration as a Master File, which allows healthcare developers and integrators to apply for FDA 510(k) clearance when using this add-on tool with their mobile viewing application. This will help reduce the regulatory effort for FDA clearance, leaving more time and resources for product development.

The new QAWeb Mobile software is the result of 20 years of experience in medical imaging calibration technology. It is built on Barco's MediCal QAWeb, the first online service for high-grade Quality Assurance. QAWeb Mobile makes use of a central server for access to all relevant calibration and QA data. It allows central management, including reporting and asset management, of all tablets in the hospital. QAWeb Mobile also features secured and HIPAA-compliant QA management, ensuring high-quality images at any location.

A free trial version of Barco's MediCal QAWeb Mobile software is available for download in the App Store (itunes.apple.com) and can be used with a licensed mobile viewing application on iPad 1 and iPad 2, trademarks of Apple Inc.

MediCal QAWeb Mobile at RSNA
Barco will demonstrate the MediCal QAWeb Mobile software at RSNA in Chicago (USA), from 27 November to 1 December 2011. You will find us in hall B (North Building), booth #8313.

MediCal QAWeb Mobile will also be demonstrated by Calgary Scientific at booth #6252 in hall A (South Building). Calgary Scientific is dedicated to providing advanced, secure web and mobile visualization solutions and multi-party collaboration with its PureWeb® platform enablement technology and the fully featured and FDA-cleared ResolutionMD™ Mobile DI application. www.calgaryscientific.com.

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 3,500 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 897 million euro in 2010.

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