In recognition of the rapidly growing need clinicians have for a viable, visual tool for rapid point-of-care diagnosis, Thomson Micromedex partnered with Logical Images to provide hospitals in the United States and overseas with access to Logical Images' VisualDx diagnostic software system. Micromedex shares Logical Images' goal of helping healthcare professionals optimize the process and outcomes of care through advanced information technology.

A breakthrough in disease recognition, VisualDx's comprehensive knowledgebase of medical photographs merged with clinical information adds a unique and visually powerful component to Micromedex's trusted suite of integrated, evidence-based, clinical knowledge solutions. "Complementing our proven disease continuum of care products, VisualDx helps clinicians in hospitals, emergency rooms, government agencies and other organizations make better decisions, ultimately reducing costs and improving outcomes and safety - including potential bioterrorist acts," said Jay Katzen, vice president of marketing and product development, Thomson Micromedex.

Micromedex is a business of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), a global leader in offering enterprise-wide clinical knowledge solutions that improve outcomes such as patient care quality, safety, cost effectiveness and regulatory compliance for scientific and healthcare professionals.

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Logical Images partnered with the Ronald O. Perlman Department of Dermatology at the NYU Medical Center for exclusive access to 1,000,000 disease images. Photographed over the past 40 years, these images comprise one of the world's most comprehensive dermatologic medical photographic collections.

The collection's slides represent common and uncommon manifestations of over 1500 diseases, and are integrated with Logical Images' clinical knowledge bases to create software tools to help answer medical questions and solve diagnostic problems.

Irwin M. Freedberg, MD, Department Chair and internationally known author, commented, "We are extremely proud of this collection of medical photographs, and we are pleased to be working with Logical Images to make them widely available. We chose Logical Images as a partner in this undertaking because Logical Images has the technology and skills to convert this vast collection into a powerful new medical reference tool."

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Logical Images is affiliated with the University of Rochester's Center for Future Health, a multidisciplinary research facility dedicated to the creation of a system of affordable, easy to use and integrated Smart Health Tools.

In addition, VisualDx and the Logical Images Dermatology Atlas are installed at the University of Rochester's Miner Medical Library and the Strong Hospital System Emergency Department. Students, professors, nurses, doctors, and others find these resources of great value.

Further, the University of Rochester's investment in Logical Images underscores their commitment to new ways of applying technology to medicine.