MELVILLE, N.Y., June 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognizing the
need for clearer images to help treat patients, Canon U.S.A., a leader in digital imaging solutions,
has announced that the latest version of its imageSPECTRUM Image
Management software (version 5.1) contains a new opacity
suppression feature, a selectable filter tool that subdues the
effects of cataracts and other ocular opacities in an image to help
correct blur and enhance the clarity of blood vessels.
Without this feature, images with ocular opacities made it
difficult for eye care professionals to take a clear image of the
eye, allowing ailments to potentially go unnoticed. Using the
opacity suppression filter, images that were previously rejected
can now provide vital clinical information without the use of
additional tools.
"Canon U.S.A. recognizes the
importance of image quality, especially when those images are used
to help identify disease and disorders," said Tsuneo Imai, vice president and general manager,
Healthcare Solutions Division, Business Imaging Systems Group,
Canon U.S.A., Inc. and president,
Virtual Imaging, Inc. "The human eye can show the signs of
illnesses that affect the entire body but sometimes these signs can
be clouded by cataracts and other ailments. The opacity suppression
feature contained in the latest version of imageSPECTRUM software
can help provide eye care professionals with clear pictures of the
patient's eye."
imageSPECTRUM Image Management software1 is an
intuitive software solution offering image management and
portability to help improve workflow. With imageSPECTRUM Image
Management Software, eye care professionals using
Windows® 7 can perform retinal screenings then quickly
transmit the images to doctors' offices thousands of miles away,
both domestic and abroad2, to assist in making a
diagnosis.
For more information about Canon eye care products and
solutions, please visit
http://www.usa.canon.com.
About Canon U.S.A.,
Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a
leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial
digital imaging solutions to the United
States and to Latin America
and the Caribbean (excluding
Mexico) markets. With
approximately $31 billion in global
revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ), ranks third
overall in U.S. patents granted in 2015† and is one of
Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2016. Canon
U.S.A. is committed to the highest
level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent
U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it
distributes. Canon U.S.A. is
dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and
environmental responsibility. In 2014, the Canon Americas
Headquarters secured LEED® Gold certification, a recognition for
the design, construction, operations and maintenance of
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†Based on weekly patent counts issued by United
States Patent and Trademark Office.
1 Requires Windows® 7 operating system.
Windows is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries.
2 Requires internet access and imageSPECTRUM Image
Management software to both send and receive data.
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