Medting Workgroup Musculo-Skeletal Tumor Committee becomes 2.0 with MEDTING Spanish sarcoma expert group COTMES has recently launched its new Website incorporating an innovative Web 2.0 tool for medical image exchange. COTMES has incorporated MEDTING Enterprise in order to build a powerful Web-based clinical image management platform integrated in the group’s Web site. Project Summary Objectives To facilitate Web-based communication among the members of the committee To enable the storage, visualization and exchange of clinical cases including the sharing of medical images with external hospitals
With MEDTING every doctor of the committee is able to upload large volumes of clinical images and cases in an automated way. The solution uses MIO (the Medical Images Organizer), which automates the capture and upload of images generated by any medical imaging device (including MRI, CT scanners, digital cameras, etc).
Products COTMES Web site integrates MIOTM and MEDTING technology to automate the upload, visualization and exchange of clinical cases. Features Web-based medical image repository One-click image capture and upload Automatic deletion of patient personal data Instantaneous multi-language translation Integrated DICOM image viewer Video player SNOMED tag system for classification of contents Content search engine Easy display of cases in external sites and blogs via code-based connectors Benefits Unlimited image storage space independent of hospital infrastructure Second-opinion workflow optimization Website integration Information security Patient privacy About COTMES
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COTMES is composed of a multidisciplinary team of surgeons, pathologists, radiologists, radiotherapists, rehabilitators, and medical oncologists specialized in Sarcoma management.
The MEDTING Enterprise platform integrated into COTMES website allows
Since 1996 COTMES holds weekly meetings for the multidisciplinary management of patients with limb and trunk soft tissue tumours, primary and metastatic bone and reperitoneum tumours and, in general, of all sarcomas. The incorporation of microsurgery, the experience in vascular prostheses and the high qualification of its surgical team give COTMES a privileged position to offer limb conservation surgery of excellent quality.
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For further information please contact info@cotmes.com or visit www.cotmes.com
doctors to maintain constant communication facilitating the exchange of the clinical cases to be reviewed every week. The system has also opens the hospitals throughout Spain and beyond
“MIO and MEDTING have greatly improved internal communications among our doctors. Now they have their own place to store and review large amounts of medical images in a secure manner regardless of their location.” Mr. Patricio Ledesma. COTMES Technical Manager
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Easy and automated exchange of medical content can be done privately, globally and immediately. Clinical or research groups can also use the MEDTING technology and connectors to create customized content focused on one particular disease process. Medting is also integrated with PubMed. When reviewing a clinical case or resource (image or video) with keywords assigned,
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MEDTING Enterprise also allows any organization to own and have their own private platform for exclusively use of the members.
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