GE Healthcare Introduces New Web-Based Diagnostic Viewer with …

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ –

New solution enables richer collaboration between radiologists and referring
physicians and specialists

GE Healthcare announced today in Asia the release of Centricity PACS Web
Diagnostic (WebDX), a new Web-based diagnostic viewer, best of breed
application that is tightly integrated to Centricity RIS/ PACS, which bring
comprehensive detailed patient history to a single patient folder. The new Web
Diagnostic solution uses the powerful engine from PACS IW, which has received
the prestigious 2008 Best in KLAS — PACS award.

Building on existing enterprise connectivity and comprehensive
infrastructure of Centricity PACS, it provides an enterprise-wide archive,
using state-of the art EMC storage technology, for access to any type of image
in one complete platform. Centricity PACS seamlessly integrates with RIS and
EMR solutions to reduce paper.

"Whether clinicians are sending exams to reading groups or reading exams
outside the four walls of the hospital or imaging center, there is a common
need for fast anytime, anywhere access to patient studies, history and
results," said Don Woodlock, Vice President and Global General Manager, GE
Healthcare IT Imaging Solutions Group. "Centricity PACS Web Diagnostic enables
the migration to a virtual environment, where information is delivered to the
center of care through one desktop, one patient and one community."

With Centricity PACS Web diagnostic, radiologists and specialists can
quickly access powerful clinical tool sets, such as advanced visualization and
mammography, from virtually any location. Historically, these tools sets were
only available on dedicated workstation, decreasing the radiologists’
productivity and limiting the radiologists’ mobility. Centricity PACS WebDx
allows the radiologist to view images on any PC with regular monitors. For
diagnosis purposes, GE recommends Barco’s Coronis 6MP monitors due to their
impressive image quality, accuracy offering two screens together with equal
luminance, automatic calibration and broad usability.

"The Centricity PACS Web Diagnostic provides convenient access point for
all patient images, regardless of department or specialty," said Clarence Wu,
VP and Asia Pacific GM, GE Healthcare IT. "One-click access via internet
anytime anywhere takes clinicians to advanced imaging and visualization tools
to deliver information at the point of care."

Also, during HIMSS Asia Pac, GE Healthcare IT will demonstrate our
leadership healthcare IT technologies such as Centricity Enterprise global
edition, Centricity RIS/PACS and Web Diagnostic @ Booth # 1109

About GE Healthcare

GE Healthcare’s broad range of products and services enable healthcare
providers to better diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, neurological
diseases and other conditions earlier. Our vision for the future is to enable a
new "early health" model of care focused on earlier diagnosis, pre-symptomatic
disease detection and disease prevention. Headquartered in the United Kingdom,
GE Healthcare is a $17 billion unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE).
Worldwide, GE Healthcare employs more than 46,000 people committed to serving
healthcare professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries. For
more information about GE Healthcare, visit our website at
http://www.gehealthcare.com .

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 about 3500 employees worldwide. Barco
posted sales of euro 725 million in 2008.

About EMC Corporation

EMC Corporation is the world’s leading developer and provider of
information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organisations
of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their
information. EMC provides hardware, software and services that help
organisations store, manage, protect and share their most important asset —
their information.

Media Contacts

GE Healthcare
Jiak Woen Khor
Tel: +603-2267-1885
Email: JiakWoen.Khor@ge.com

Waggener Edstrom for GE Healthcare
Rob Carter
Tel: +65-8168-7894
Email: rcarter@WaggenerEdstrom.com

SOURCE GE Healthcare