MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGES BECOME MORE
ACCESSIBLE WITH NEW KODAK PHOTO CD MEDICAL DISC

Kodak Extends Photo CD Technology for
Use in Medical Imaging Applications

  NEW YORK, Aug. 25_Kodak's Photo CD technology will be extended 
to medical and diagnostic imaging applications as a means to 
store and distribute high-quality images, regardless of the 
originating imaging technology.
  "This provides enormous opportunities for health care 
professionals and their patients," said Carl F. Kohrt, Ph.D., 
vice president and general manager of Kodak's Health Sciences 
Division.
  The Kodak Photo CD Medical format will allow film-based images 
such as medical photographs and radiographs, along with digital 
diagnostic modalities such as computed tomography (CT) scans and 
magnetic resonance images (MR), to be stored on Kodak Photo CD 
Medical discs. The capability to store related patient reports 
and other data is also being investigated.
  In developing products for the medical market, the company 
will maintain its commitment to compatibility with the American 
College of Radiology and National Electrical Manufacturers 
Association (ACR-NEMA) format for diagnostic imaging; image and 
patient information will be assembled into ACR-NEMA files on 
Kodak Photo CD Medical discs.
  The company also said it plans to integrate Kodak Photo CD 
Medical technology into the Kodak Ektascan Imagelink system to 
enhance that system's functionality. Developed with Vortech 
Data, Inc., the Ektascan Imagelink system incorporates a variety 
of digital components that together provide a comprehensive 
solution for capturing, networking, storing, and retrieving 
diagnostic images and patient data.
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  Kodak's Health Sciences Division will work with one of the 
leading medical institutions, such as the Mallinckrodt Institute 
of Radiology at Washington University Medical Center in St. 
Louis, to adapt Kodak Photo CD Medical disc technology to 
applications, initially focusing on education.
  Other potential Kodak Photo CD Medical applications include 
pathology, dermatology, training and education, distribution of 
complete patient files_including diagnostic images, information 
about the images, lab results, and patient records_and storage of 
diagnostic images.
  Kodak Photo CD Medical technology represents an extension of 
the Kodak Photo CD format. The images can be viewed on TV or 
input to a computer (using a Photo CD-compatible CD-ROM XA 
drive).
  Today Kodak described four new disc formats, all of which are 
compatible with current consumer Photo CD players, that will 
bring the benefits of Photo CD technology to new groups of users 
and new markets. 
  Besides Kodak Photo CD Medical technology, the other Photo CD 
formats include: Kodak Photo CD Portfolio discs, which allow 
users to combine up to 800 TV-resolution images with text, 
graphics, and sound; Kodak Photo CD Catalog discs, designed for 
businesses or archives that want to distribute large numbers of 
images widely; and Kodak Pro Photo CD Master discs, which store 
images from the larger film formats favored by professional 
photographers (such as 120 and 4 x 5-inch). The Kodak Photo CD 
Medical format will be the only one of these four that stores 
digitally originated images, for example, ultrasound or MR.
  "We are exploring a variety of ways to adapt the extraordinary 
technology of the Kodak Photo CD system to meet the unique image 
and information needs of the health care industry," Kohrt said. 
"We will work with some of the world's leading medical 
institutions to identify and take full advantage of those 
opportunities."
  
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