March 19, 2001 6:30 a.m.EDT
 

3D Visualization Technology from AVS Aids Physicians in the Treatment of Cancer Patients

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(Waltham,MA -- March 19, 2001 6:30 a.m. EDT)

Software from Advanced Visual Systems is being used to power a suite of sophisticated 3D solutions developed to facilitate the analysis and treatment of prostate cancer by Rosses Medical Systems, a Columbia, Maryland-based medical research and development and consulting firm.

Rosses has selected AVS/Express™, a comprehensive software development platform, to provide highly interactive 3D data visualization for its Strata Suite, an integrated software system that allows clinicians to plan the placement of Low Dose Rate (LDR) radioactive sources (often referred to as "seeds") within malignant tissue.

The Strata Suite of products, which provide Image Acquisition, Treatment Planning, and Treatment Quality Assurance (QA) functionality, enables users to acquire images from Ultrasound or CT imaging devices and create 3D models of the patient's anatomy. The AVS/Express-based application allows the user to simulate the placement of seeds within the patient's anatomy and visualize the resultant radiation dose delivered to the anatomical target. Screen captures of the application can be viewed at: www.avs.com/news/031901-medical.html.

"AVS/Express' visualization libraries are at the core of all our cutting-edge visualization products," says Dr. Sujat Sukthankar, Rosses Medical Systems' Vice President of Research and Development. "During the prototyping phase, our development team was quite impressed by the power, flexibility and depth of AVS/Express and its multi-platform capabilities. With AVS/Express, we have been able to create dynamic 3D visualization applications that provide our customers with a robust and easy-to-use tool for planning and assessing LDR prostate cancer treatments. The multi-platform nature of AVS/Express has helped us rapidly develop products that run on SGI workstations as well as Windows®-based desktop computers."

"With AVS/Express," continues Sukthankar, "we were amazed by the speed with which we could prototype and implement advanced visualization concepts into our applications." Future enhancements to the application suite will include modules for image guided surgery and biopsy guidance.

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About Advanced Visual Systems
Advanced Visual Systems (AVS) is an international leader in data visualization software and solutions that enable computer users to experience and interact with all types of business, scientific and engineering data. AVS offers a complete line of products that bring information to life on all major computing platforms using the latest in graphics, Web-based and collaborative technologies. AVS is dedicated to helping clients in nearly every industry speed the process of data analysis and decision-making. For more information on AVS call (781) 890-4300, write to info@avs.com, or visit www.avs.com.

About Rosses Medical Systems

Rosses Medical Systems (RMS) is a leading provider of integrated solutions for the urology and radiation oncology markets. RMS's primary product is the Strata Suite, which allows clinicians to plan the delivery of LDR radiation treatment for prostate cancer. Through its R&D division, RMS also provides software development and consulting services to other medical device vendors. For more information about Rosses Medical's products and/or consulting services, call 877-ROSSMED or visit www.rossmed.com