Chicago, IL, November 27, 2005 /PRNewswire/ - AMICAS, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMCS), a leader in radiology and medical image and information management solutions, will be showcasing its comprehensive suite of imaging IT solutions at this year's Radiological Society of North America annual meeting, held at McCormick Place in Chicago from November 27 through December 2, 2005.

The AMICAS Vision Series™ led by the Vision Series™ PACS provides an impressive showing of dedicated imaging IT products. AMICAS will showcase Vision Series™ PACS version 4.1, the latest iteration of the critically acclaimed product, highlighting its broad functionality and unique applications that extend the traditional boundaries of the definition of a PACS. Key additional PACS applications on display at RSNA include:

• AMICAS Imaging Dashboard™ - Embedded within the Vision Series™ PACS, the Imaging Dashboard™ is a fully real time, customizable, digital dashboard that provides complete visualization of all patients, images and key metrics of an imaging facility's operations.
• AMICAS RealTime Worklist™ - The Imaging Dashboard™ becomes the industries only true RealTime Worklist™ when combined with the AMICAS Lightbeam™ workstation supporting unparalleled radiologist productivity.
• AMICAS Vision Watch™ - This 24/7 monitoring tool is designed with the imaging business in mind - providing real-time metrics, not just on system performance, but also on process performance. See, at a glance, staff productivity trends, study bottlenecks, and areas of potential improvement; know when system performance is at risk, understand bandwidth usage and storage space, and be alerted to exceptional events. Visibility over key business metrics and the opportunity to maximize practice productivity has never been better.

"What sets the Vision Series PACS apart is its combination of tremendous technology as a Web-based PACS, and its embedded applications such as, the Imaging Dashboard and Vision Watch which both provide tremendous benefits to imaging organizations. These types of embedded applications are typically not found in PACS," said Peter McClennen, president of AMICAS.

The AMICAS Lightbeam™ Web-based workstation will be featured; showcasing the AMICAS Enhanced User Experience, its Advanced Capabilities with spine labeling, embedded 3D & Voice Clips and its' robust Integration Platform demonstrating tight connectivity to Dictaphone's Powerscribe for radiologist reporting and TeraRecon, Inc.'s AquarisNet™ for 3D & 4D Web-based imaging applications.

"We've taken tremendous time to understand the radiologists' reading needs," noted Kang Wang, PhD, vice president of R&D at AMICAS. "The resulting usability we like to refer to as the Enhanced User Experience.a PACS workstation technology that is very intuitive, very easy to learn, fast to use and fully integrated with associated applications." With the Lightbeam™ workstation all required tools are immediately available in a tightly integrated application using the latest Web-based technologies. "Since a radiologist may use a PACS system for up to ten hours per day, usability and integration are key issues to the AMICAS development process," added Dr. Wang.

The entire Vision Series™ of products will be on display including:

• Vision Series™ RIS, a fully Web-based RIS designed specifically for ambulatory imaging centers will display its depth of functionally and embedded reporting capabilities. This product is ranked #1 in KLAS for all ambulatory RIS products.
• Vision Series™ Financials, the industries most widely used financial system for managing the imaging business revenue cycle. Featuring broad electronic data interchange (EDI) services and the VitalStats™ reporting application.
• Vision Series™ Document Management, providing complete paperless operations for clinical, administrative and billing functions of the complete radiology office.

Also highlighted at RSNA are the AMICAS Insight Solutions^SM and AMICAS Partner Program. "The combination of the Vision Series™ of products with our proven AMICAS Insight Solutions and our new Partner Program provides the broad spectrum of technologies and services and supports the complete conversion of film based, analog workflow to filmless and paperless digital workflow," Mr. McClennen added. "Our broad team of professionals, several with over 20 years of experience in the imaging IT business, consistently differentiates and showcases how our IT solutions make a tremendous difference for our customers."

About AMICAS, Inc.
AMICAS, Inc. (www.amicas.com ) is a leader in radiology and medical image and information management solutions. The AMICAS Vision Series™ products provide a complete, end-to-end solution for imaging centers, ambulatory care facilities, and radiology practices. Acute care and hospital clients are provided a fully-integrated, HIS/RIS-independent PACS, featuring advanced enterprise workflow support and scalable design. Complementing the Vision Series product family is AMICAS Insight Solutions™, a set of client-centered professional and consulting services that assist our customers with a well-planned transition to a digital enterprise.