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Developed by Fuji, a direct Synapse PACS component providing MIP/MPR functionality

San Diego, Calif.- February 13, 2006 - As part of Fuji's overall strategy to cover all the departmental functions of radiology with one information systems product, FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA is demonstrating Obliquus*, an integrated 3D software package, during the HIMSS Annual Meeting. A software component of Fuji's Synapse PACS, Obliquus provides diagnostic MIP (Maximum Intensity Projection) and MPR (Multiplanar Reconstruction) that are critically important to radiologists' diagnostic process.

Written and developed by Fuji, this component offers the advantage of being an integral part of Fuji's Synapse PACS, so it is available anywhere on the network where Synapse is available. It provides very high interactive performance and diagnostic image quality, using industry-standard hardware, as well as the same consistent user interface that Synapse is well known for. The component was designed to reduce the need for Synapse users to require the integration of a third party vendor's 3D solution for basic, commonly-used functions.

"This 3D component is a step towards the realization of Fuji's Comprehension vision, which is our strategy for expanding Synapse to cover all the functions of traditional systems such as RIS, mammography, 3D, and reporting and decision support, in one, single comprehensive system," said Clay Larsen, Fuji's vice president, Marketing and Network Development. "It allows users to maintain productivity by staying inside the Synapse application while still accessing 3D functions."

"While it provides all the basic diagnostic 3D functions that radiology uses today, this new component is a stepping stone on our path to the complete Volume Exploration* component of Fuji Comprehension," said Bob Cooke, Fuji's executive director of marketing, Network Systems. "Modalities are producing ever increasing amounts of volumetric data; increasingly new ways to visualize that information will become critical to the diagnostic process. While this 3D component delivers integrated MIP/MPR, Volume Exploration* will offer fully integrated and high resolution, interactive visualization, providing a complete tool for radiologists that will help facilitate a paradigm switch in diagnostic workflow."

Obliquus is currently available to Fuji customers worldwide that are using Synapse version 3.1.1 or higher. It requires FDA review in the United States.

About FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA, Inc.
As one of the Fuji Photo Film family of companies with 70 years of imaging experience and almost $25 billion in sales, FUJIFILM Medical Systems is a leading provider of diagnostic imaging products and network systems to meet the needs of healthcare facilities today and well into the future. Fuji's SynapseŽ PACS (picture archiving and communications system) provides a seamless solution for managing, storing and distributing images and information throughout the entire healthcare enterprise. Its Web integrated design and hardware-independence provide a technological infrastructure and deployment model that can be expanded upon in a myriad of ways to adapt to evolving technologies. Fuji is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

*Obliquus and volume exploration require FDA 510(k) review and
  are not yet available for sale in the U.S.