Kodak Announces Orders for its CR Mammography Feature

Healthcare facilities can perform general radiology, mammography exams on same CR platform

ROCHESTER, NY, July 13 -- Eastman Kodak Company announced that 28 healthcare facilities have recently purchased its KODAK DIRECTVIEW CR Mammography Feature for CR 850/950/975 Systems.

Kodak has offered mammography functionality as an optional feature on these systems outside the United States and Canada since May 2005.

Kodak has applied to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of its CR system for mammography and the company is currently conducting clinical trials at several sites in the U.S. and Canada.

The mammography feature equips healthcare facilities to achieve cost and workflow efficiencies by capturing mammography and general radiography exams with the same computed radiography (CR) platform. Capturing mammography images does require the use of specialized KODAK mammography cassettes and screens.

The following facilities are among those that recently purchased Kodak’s CR mammography feature:

France

Clinique St Brice

Cabinet d’imagerie médicale de Rennes

Centre d’imagerie médicale Coudekerquois

Centre d’imagerie médicale de Neuilly

Centre d’imagerie médicale de Nanterre

Cabinet de radiologie de Chateaubriant

Cabinet de radiologie de Segré

Cabinet de radiologie de Pessac

Cabinet de radiologie de Montfort sur Meu

Germany

Screening-Center Bielefeld

Screening-Center Hannover

Screening-Center Herford

Screening-Center Stade

Finland

Helsingin Lääkärikeskus Helsinki

Suomen Terveystalo Kuopion kuvantamiskeskus

Suomen Terveystalo Mikkelin Röntgen

Suomen Terveystalo Kajaani

Suomen Terveystalo Lahti, Hemo

Suomen Terveystalo Jyväskylä

Suomen Terveystalo Rovaniemi

Suomen Terveystalo Kirkkonummi

Suomen Terveystalo Varkaus

Suomen Terveystalo Espoo

Suomen Terveystalo Kemi

Suomen Terveystalo Nokia

Suomen Terveystalo Savonlinna

Suomen Terveystutkimus Pori

Suomen Terveystutkimus Salo.

Kodak currently offers a broad portfolio of mammography solutions including CAD (computer aided detection) for mammography; PACS (picture archiving and communication systems) that includes a KODAK CARESTREAM Mammography Workstation offering special display protocols and tools designed to enhance radiologists’ productivity; and a laser imaging system with special software for printing digital mammography images.
About Kodak’s Health Group

Kodak’s Health Group, with 2005 revenues of $2.65 billion, is a world leader in supplying the medical and dental professions with advanced healthcare products, services and information technology solutions. Its broad portfolio includes picture archiving and communications systems (PACS), radiology information systems (RIS), healthcare information systems, computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR) systems, laser imagers, mammography and oncology systems, x-ray film systems, dental imaging products, and a range of consulting—as well as repair and maintenance—services.

Kodak is the world’s foremost imaging innovator, providing leading products and services to not only healthcare customers, but to the photographic and graphic communications markets. With sales of $14.3 billion in 2005, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on helping people better use meaningful images and information in their life and work. Consumers use Kodak’s system of digital and traditional image capture products and services to take, print and share their pictures anytime, anywhere; Businesses effectively communicate with customers worldwide using Kodak solutions for prepress, conventional and digital printing and document imaging; and Creative Professionals rely on Kodak technology to uniquely tell their story through moving or still images.
For more information about Kodak’s Health Group, contact your Kodak representative or visit www.kodak.com/go/health.
KODAK, CARESTREAM and DIRECTVIEW are trademarks of Eastman Kodak Company. 2006

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John LaBella

Global, North America

Eastman Kodak Company

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