Barco releases new version of QA and calibration app for medical image viewing on the iPad

Designed to ensure fast visual calibration on the iPad, MediCal QAWeb Mobile offers a Visual Confidence Test featuring up to 20 dynamic test patterns. The application thus allows medical professionals to review – and even diagnose – clinical images on their Apple iPad when they are away from their workstation.

What’s new?

“With this new release, we have optimized our QA and calibration app for the new iPad while improving the overall user experience,” Danny Deroo, Product Manager Diagnostic Display Systems at Barco, comments. “New features include a more intuitive navigation, a new look and feel, and a highly visual interface.”

The new release also provides extra QA test methods to ensure confident viewing of clinical images on all three generations of iPad. Furthermore, in addition to stand-alone and embedded integration, the software now features a third and server-based integration option so radiologists can view DICOM-quality images using a simple web browser, without the need for a mobile image viewer.

FDA Master File acceptance

Barco’s Master File for its patented QAWeb Mobile methodology has been accepted by the US Food and Drug Administration, which allows healthcare developers and integrators to apply for FDA 510(k) clearance when integrating Barco’s QA and calibration tool for mobile devices. Referencing the FDA Master File speeds development and reduces the regulatory effort for FDA clearance.

Free trial

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 on iPad 1, iPad 2, and the new iPad (all trademarks of Apple Inc.).

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 more than 3,700 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of 1,041 million euro in 2011.

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