Applicare extends contract with PickerContrary to speculation that GE Medical Systems’ acquisition of Applicare Medical Imaging would impact the Dutch PACS firm’s OEM distribution relationships (PNN 6/99), Applicare has extended
Contrary to speculation that GE Medical Systems acquisition of Applicare Medical Imaging would impact the Dutch PACS firms OEM distribution relationships (
PNN
6/99), Applicare has extended its PACS software supply contract with key partner Picker International through 2004. Cleveland-based Picker has been integrating Applicares RadWorks software into its PACS since 1997 and plans to continue beta testing RadWorks 5.0 with such institutions as the University of Utah and the University of Wisconsin. Picker claims an installed base of nearly 500 Radworks licenses in the U.S. and other countries.
The contract extension is further proof that we take our multichannel strategy seriously and that well support Picker with product development for years to come, said Ruud Kroon, Applicare CEO.
Considering Breast- and Lesion-Level Assessments with Mammography AI: What New Research Reveals
June 27th 2025While there was a decline of AUC for mammography AI software from breast-level assessments to lesion-level evaluation, the authors of a new study, involving 1,200 women, found that AI offered over a seven percent higher AUC for lesion-level interpretation in comparison to unassisted expert readers.