Sony introduces the new generation of the nucleus medical imaging platform

It aims to become the 'operating system' of medical imaging in hospitals by contributing to operational efficiency., Your safety and quality improvements, and its tools to make more informed clinical decisions.

Sony has launched a new version of its vendor-agnostic imaging platform, NUCLeUS. This will offer hospitals an optimized and more intuitive digital imaging workflow. It can also provide audio and video anywhere in the hospital.

This new generation, As a result of the acquisition in 2016 of the company of clinical video solutions over IP eSaturnus, Delivers everything from enhanced training and education tools to cost-effective networked medical imaging content management.

Is capable of boosting the performance of all imaging applications and service offerings in intervention rooms, Operating rooms and examination rooms. In addition, Provides a real-time streaming feature that helps clinicians and management teams make more informed decisions.

NUCLeUS wants to become the 'operating system' of medical imaging in hospitals by contributing to operational efficiency, Your safety and quality improvements, and its tools to make more informed clinical decisions.

Secure, ultra-fast connectivity of nearly unlimited on- or off-premise processing power, a suite of signal processing tools and new AI technologies bring OR integration and real-time data processing from hospitals to a higher level of efficiency in healthcare workflows.

"With the increase in the number of connected devices in modern hospitals., Now it's more important than ever to have a central image 'operating system' that collects, Store and distribute medical image files; Not only in operating rooms, Examination rooms and intervention rooms, but also throughout the hospital network. With NUCLeUS, Medical professionals can be confident of instantly getting the patient information they need without delay.", explains Rolf Messmer, responsible for strategic marketing of AV/IT system solutions for the medical sector.

NUCLeUS has already been installed in some hospitals to create improved surgical imaging workflows and optimize their operations such as the University of Leuven and Karolinska.

The University Hospital of Leuven (UZ Leuven) in Belgium it has almost 2.000 beds and more than 9.000 employees. He uses NUCLeUS to perform thousands of surgeries a year in 34 of your digital operating rooms. For its part, that of Karolinska of Stockholm chose NUCLeUS as standard video-over-IP platform. In this they are going to be installed 31 Systems to manage video-based workflows inside operating rooms and connections to auditoriums and classrooms outside, as well as to carry out remote advice using graphics.

New features:

Among the new enhancements offered with the new generation of NUCLeUS are workflow-oriented physician features, to IT and integration.

Workflow-oriented:

• Management of various formats, standards and all resolutions up to 4K.
• Improved recording and streaming of high-quality audio and video, thanks to advanced video switching and routing capabilities.
• Improved image viewing and routing options to streamline image workflow at all stages of surgery, from the planning phase to the postoperative review of the patient.
• Improvements in broadcasting capabilities for training and education through real-time communication tools, such as intelligent annotation functions.
• Improve workflow through intelligent applications such as Rotation Correction.

IT-oriented:

• Fully scalable solution that can be expanded to other hospital wards or buildings at any time.
• Provides IT managers with a secure, encrypted way to perform remote and preventative maintenance of the solution, including self-monitoring capabilities.

Integration-oriented:

• Vendor-agnostic software-based platform.
• Increased support for third-party applications through enterprise APIs and a variety of mechanisms and tools.
• Secure integration with HIS and full HL7/DICOM compatibility.

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