MillenSys Workstations Interfaces Comparison

Item

Standard
Video
non-Standard
Video
Digital
Interface

ACR/NEMA
Interface
DICOM
Interface
Interface Protocol
Hardware Media
Video
Video
Serial
Network
Network
Physical Medium
Video
Video
RS 232
RS 422
RS 485
TCP/IP
TCP/IP
Protocol
PAL
NTSC
Non-standard

3M Protocol
Siemens SPCI

ACR/NEMA 1.0
ACR/NEMA 2.0

DICOM 3.0
Need Hardware Board
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Interface
Video Grabber
Video Grabber
Digital Board
Software
Software
Cables/Sockets Needed
RCA
S-VHS
RGB+H+V
BNC
RGB+H+V

DB 9 pin
DB 15 pin
DB 25 pin
DB 37pin

AUI
RJ-45
BNC
RJ-45
AUI
BNC
Connection Diagram
Image Information
Patient information within the image
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Burned Information on the Image
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Can Edit Image Information
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Image Properties
Grayscale Image Acquisition
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Grayscale Image Pixel Depth
N/A
8,10
8,12
8,10,12,16
8,10,12,16
Color Image Acquisition
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Color Image Pixel Depth
8,24
8,24
N/A
8,24
8,24
Post Processing Capabilities
Gray Scale Window (WW/WL)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Color Brightness/Contrast
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Image Transfer form Modality
Image by Image
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Whole Study with one click
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Image Print form Modality
Image by Image
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Whole Study with one click
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Modalities
Modalities
Ultrasound
Endoscopy
Pathology
Ophthalmology
RF X-ray

X-ray
Angio
CathLab
CT
MRI
Nuclear

X-ray
CT
CT
MRI
Nuclear
All
PACS Connection
Need Gateway or Acquisition Unit
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Millentech Products
Vision Tools Software Versions 6.x 8.x and above 8.X and above 8.X and above 8.X and above
Vision Tools Family

EzPrint
Sono
SonoPro
Endo
Opera

All Family OperaPro
CathView
CTview
MRview
MultiView 		CTview
MRview
GammaView
MultiView 		All Family
Gateways

VTools 6.x

 VTools 8.x and above MiDlink MiXlink
Keni2Dcm
MiTOS 		MiPACS