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Vitrea(R) Enterprise Suite, Version 6.0 Makes European Debut at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) Annual Meeting

VIENNA, Austria, March 3, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vital Images, Inc. (Nasdaq:VTAL), a leading provider of advanced visualization solutions, will showcase Vitrea® Enterprise Suite (VES), Version 6.0 for the first time in Europe at the European Congress of Radiology Annual Meeting (stand # 9, Extension Expo A). VES, Version 6.0 expands VES' clinical depth and technical versatility to include a highly scalable infrastructure, which enables significant deployment flexibility.
/ Source: GlobeNewswire

VIENNA, Austria, March 3, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vital Images, Inc. (Nasdaq:VTAL), a leading provider of advanced visualization solutions, will showcase Vitrea® Enterprise Suite (VES), Version 6.0 for the first time in Europe at the European Congress of Radiology Annual Meeting (stand # 9, Extension Expo A). VES, Version 6.0 expands VES' clinical depth and technical versatility to include a highly scalable infrastructure, which enables significant deployment flexibility.

VES, Version 6.0 complements virtualization strategies to support decreased total cost of ownership, increased productivity and simplified disaster recovery. Its modular platform delivers a consistent experience for end users, independent of the number of simultaneous users or data load on the system. The modular architecture enables healthcare communities to scale the solution to their unique needs.

By leveraging software rendering technology and virtualization, and reducing dependency on graphics processing unit (GPU) for the rendering of images, this solution expands scalability and allows for true cloud deployments.

"We are evaluating several different new ways to go-to-market with our products as a result of this technology," said Michael H. Carrel, president and chief executive officer at Vital Images. "Virtualization and software rendering provide the technology backbone for being able to do many exciting things. Specifically, it enhances our ability to deliver massively scalable solutions and explore software-as-a-service business models. We believe that hosted advanced visualization solutions will play an expanding role in healthcare in the future."

VES expands its clinical and multi-modality capabilities in Version 6.0 with the introduction of Oncology Fusion, XA 3D Angio, and Dynamic MR*, which provides advanced visualization tools for performing analysis of dynamic MR (magnetic resonance) acquisitions such as breast, prostate and liver studies.  A new Denoising filter also allows users to toggle between pre- and post- filtered images "on the fly" for improved diagnostic confidence. 

*Approved for use in the European Union and Canada.

About Vital Images

Vital Images, Inc. is a leading provider of advanced visualization and analysis software for physicians and healthcare specialists. The company's software provides users productivity and communication tools to improve patient care that can be accessed throughout the enterprise anytime, anywhere via the Web. Established in 1988 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Vital Images also has offices in Europe and Asia. For more information, visit .

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CONTACT: VITAL IMAGES Gitte Andreasen (952) 487-9500 www.vitalimages.com