TeraRecon Applies Production iNtuition(TM) Version to Meet Stanford Face-off Challenge

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - May 19, 2009) - TeraRecon, Inc. (www.terarecon.com), a leader in advanced visualization and decision support solutions for medical imaging, today announced that it will meet all the rigorous challenges put forth as part of the Stanford Mulitdetector-Row CT Symposium 2009 Workstation Face-off event by leveraging innovations currently available in the version 4.4 release of its disruptive iNtuition visualization and decision support solution. Version 4.4 of Aquarius iNtuition is in the "General Availability" phase, meaning it has hundreds of installations and ships as standard to new customers. The Workstation Face-off event will occur on Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, CA.

The Stanford MDCT Symposium is a key annual event for multidetector-row CT (MDCT) innovation, where advances in MDCT acquisition and interpretation technology are reviewed by academic researchers, and showcased by vendors. One of the highlights of the technology review is the Workstation Face-off where the most advanced volumetric visualization solutions, often in beta form, are compared and contrasted real-time by expert physicians. As such, the event is widely regarded as one of the most important and demanding advanced visualization forums. TeraRecon will meet these challenges using iNtuition 4.4, via an entirely client/server solution, which is able to be run on ordinary PC's, as well as upon existing PACS review stations and throughout the many specialty areas within a health enterprise. While it is usual for companies to apply unreleased, beta software in the context of the Face-off, TeraRecon will meet all challenges with the fully released, production build of the iNtuition software.

TeraRecon president & CEO, Robert Taylor, Ph.D, said, "It is a testament to the talents of our research, development and engineering teams, as well as our rapid development processes, that we are able to address all of the stringent tasks and challenges of the 2009 Stanford Workstation Face-off using our latest production release of the iNtuition software, version 4.4."

iNtuition provides a solution to many of the greatest challenges facing radiology departments today. Key topics addressed by academic presentations at the 2009 symposium include the challenges of storing the great volume of imaging data acquired by modern CT scanners [1], how to establish and operate a 3D image processing laboratory to support diagnostic interpretation and therapy planning [2], and how to extract information from current and historical scans, in order to best provide decision support to interpreting and treating physicians [3]. To meet these specific demands, iNtuition offers massively scalable image storage, seamless advanced visualization workflow collaboration and fully-automated retrieval and processing of prior studies.

Dr. Taylor continued, "Future advancements in MDCT technology will surely require not only powerful analysis and visualization tools, but also create an increasing reliance on advanced decision support technology to enable speedier, more accurate, and more cost-effective patient management. We believe this will ultimately translate to more effective patient care at a lower cost, which is a clear imperative for providers of medicine today. iNtuition is designed from the ground up as an integrated platform for intelligent transmission and efficient interpretation of image data, application of powerful quantitative and qualitative image analysis tools, and tightly integrated decision support capabilities."

About TeraRecon, Inc. (www.terarecon.com)

TeraRecon Inc., a leader in advanced image processing and 3D visualization techniques, provides advanced imaging systems for medical and other visualization applications based on its unique and patented image processing technologies. A four-time winner of Frost and Sullivan awards, the company has developed a leading portfolio of products that advance the performance, quality, functionality, and integration of image processing and 3D visualization systems. Founded in 1997, TeraRecon has developed a unique family of powerful processors that are used in its real-time, enterprise-wide image processing solutions. TeraRecon is a privately held company with headquarters in San Mateo, CA, European headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, and branch offices in Concord, MA; Tokyo, Japan and Osaka, Japan.

[1] "Scan Thin, Read Thick, Store How? What You Will Need from Your PACS and 3D Vendors," Dr. Jeffrey B Mendel, Stanford MDCT Symposium 2009.

[2] "Barriers to Implementing a 3D Lab" Laura Pierce, MPA, RT (CT), Stanford MDCT Symposium 2009

[3] "Beyond Visualization and Quantitation: Data Mining for Radiological Decision Support." Dr. Sandy Napel, Stanford MDCT Symposium 2009.