Image Management System
Digital image management solution
Digital pathology
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Image Management System

Digital image management solution
Digital pathology
Consisting of a pathology viewer and a server and storage application, Image Management System (IMS) is designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of your pathology lab. The open, scalable design and new user interface integrate into your workflow and IT infrastructure environment. The IMS manages image repositories – including whole slide images (WSI) and gross images – and comprehensive LIS integration, networking, security, audit trail and archiving capabilities. Easy access to information and resources can enhance digital case review.

Features
Managing your workday just became easier
IMS makes it possible to easily organize, review, manage and present digital cases. Facilitate organized personal worklists that are arranged and sorted according to your preference. Easily distinguish cases by status and case-related information such as patient name, number of slides per case and tissue type. Find the right case quickly with advanced search and filter functionality.
Managing your workday just became easier
Improving the user experience and productivity
The Image Management System is your gateway to manage, review and analyze digitized slides. This next-generation software includes tools to optimize your daily caseload management, cases and images navigation and collaboration. Access whole slide images (WSI) in the feature-rich viewer in a streamlined, accessible diagnostic workflow.
Improving the user experience and productivity
Enhancing real-time collaboration and case sharing
Connect with your colleagues anywhere in the world with our real-time collaboration tool. Share your slide viewing simultaneously in a manner that mimics a multi-headed microscope. Participants share control of the screen including annotation and measurement tools allowing them to collaborate on case analysis.
Enhancing real-time collaboration and case sharing
Specifications
  • IMS application server and storage
    CPU
    Dual socket Intel 6-core @ 2.3 GHz
    RAM
    32GB
    Storage
    • Protection against a single disk failure, e.g. RAID configuration or data replication.
    • For usage with 5 scanners or more: Flash Disks.
    Network connectivity for hospital
    for hospital: 1 x 1 GB/s Ethernet
    Network connectivity to scanner(s)
    • 1 x 1 GB/s Ethernet for up to 2 scanners
    • 1 x 10 GB/s for 3 or more scanners
    • 1 x 10 GB/s for 1 scanner with raw output
    • to archiving system (optional): 1 x 10 GB/s Ethernet
    • to network share (optional): 1 x 10 GB/s Ethernet
  • Minimum requirements of client computer to run the IMS Viewer Software
    CPU
    Minimum: Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50 GHz or similar
    RAM
    Minimum: 8 GB physical memory
    Connectivity
    Minimum: 100 Mbit/s Ethernet
    Video card
    Minumum: GPU Memory: 4 GB, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti or similar, Memory bandwith: 112 GB/s
  • Software requirements on client computer
    Operating system
    Microsoft Windows 8, 8.1 or 10-64 bit
    Browser software supporting HTML 5 standard
    • Recommended browsers: Chrome or Chromium-based Microsoft Edge
    • Other supported browser: Internet Explorer
    Other software
    • PDF Viewer (for viewing PDF documents, e.g. reports manually uploaded to cases)
    • Email client (for correct functioning of the email link button)
Disclaimer
The Philips Digital Pathology solution is a bundle of: Pathology Scanner Second Generation • Image Management System Viewer • Image Management System Application Server and Storage Software • High quality 27” monitor validated with the IVD solution (US only)
*PIPS enables iSyntax files, and with the Software Development Kit (SDK) third party companies can use this for AI capabilities.
Under the EUA ,the use of PIPS in the USA was allowed and now with the end of the EUA ,Philips Is pursuing a 510k clearance for the PIPS device. Philips IntelliSite Pathology Solution is in conformance with Regulation (EU) 201 7/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on In Vitro Diagnostics (IVDR).
Philips IntelliSite Pathology Solution (PIPS) can be used for in vitro diagnostic purposes. The system can aid pathologists to review and interpret digital images of surgical pathology slides prepared from formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue. PIPS is not available for sale in all countries.
The Software Development Kit (SDK) and File Viewer is not intended for diagnostic, monitoring or therapeutic purposes or in any other manner for regular medical practice.