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Radiology and medical imaging software

Most named checked vendor

87 of 150 valid answers named Sectra

87 of 150 valid answers, 58.0% (Wilson 95% interval 50.0% to 65.6%)

Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. This is not a judgment of product quality.

Release 2026-09, version 2026-09.1. Method v1.1. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22907695

Software a hospital, imaging center, or teleradiology group buys to store, view, route, and report medical images and run the radiology workflow around them (PACS, RIS, enterprise imaging).

Observed answers on stated dates, not a ranking. This is not a judgment of product quality.

Capture date: 2026-09-21. The Index measures observed naming, not service quality or product merit.

Commissioned engagement: no.

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Full checked set, sorted by observed counts, not a ranking.
VendorNamedVendor domain cited
Sectra87 of 150 valid answers, 58.0% (Wilson 95% interval 50.0% to 65.6%)19 of 150 valid answers, 12.7% (Wilson 95% interval 8.3% to 18.9%)
Intelerad80 of 150 valid answers, 53.3% (Wilson 95% interval 45.4% to 61.1%)31 of 150 valid answers, 20.7% (Wilson 95% interval 15.0% to 27.8%)
Visage Imaging65 of 150 valid answers, 43.3% (Wilson 95% interval 35.7% to 51.3%)18 of 150 valid answers, 12.0% (Wilson 95% interval 7.7% to 18.2%)
Fujifilm (Synapse)51 of 150 valid answers, 34.0% (Wilson 95% interval 26.9% to 41.9%)14 of 150 valid answers, 9.3% (Wilson 95% interval 5.6% to 15.1%)
RamSoft46 of 150 valid answers, 30.7% (Wilson 95% interval 23.8% to 38.5%)18 of 150 valid answers, 12.0% (Wilson 95% interval 7.7% to 18.2%)
Agfa HealthCare41 of 150 valid answers, 27.3% (Wilson 95% interval 20.8% to 35.0%)4 of 150 valid answers, 2.7% (Wilson 95% interval 1.0% to 6.7%)
Philips (HealthSuite Imaging)27 of 150 valid answers, 18.0% (Wilson 95% interval 12.7% to 24.9%)2 of 150 valid answers, 1.3% (Wilson 95% interval 0.4% to 4.7%)
GE HealthCare24 of 150 valid answers, 16.0% (Wilson 95% interval 11.0% to 22.7%)6 of 150 valid answers, 4.0% (Wilson 95% interval 1.8% to 8.5%)
INFINITT Healthcare17 of 150 valid answers, 11.3% (Wilson 95% interval 7.2% to 17.4%)1 of 150 valid answers, 0.7% (Wilson 95% interval 0.1% to 3.7%)
Novarad17 of 150 valid answers, 11.3% (Wilson 95% interval 7.2% to 17.4%)7 of 150 valid answers, 4.7% (Wilson 95% interval 2.3% to 9.3%)
AbbaDox16 of 150 valid answers, 10.7% (Wilson 95% interval 6.7% to 16.6%)8 of 150 valid answers, 5.3% (Wilson 95% interval 2.7% to 10.2%)
Merative (Merge)16 of 150 valid answers, 10.7% (Wilson 95% interval 6.7% to 16.6%)1 of 150 valid answers, 0.7% (Wilson 95% interval 0.1% to 3.7%)
PostDICOM15 of 150 valid answers, 10.0% (Wilson 95% interval 6.2% to 15.8%)10 of 150 valid answers, 6.7% (Wilson 95% interval 3.7% to 11.8%)
Siemens Healthineers13 of 150 valid answers, 8.7% (Wilson 95% interval 5.1% to 14.3%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
eRAD12 of 150 valid answers, 8.0% (Wilson 95% interval 4.6% to 13.5%)7 of 150 valid answers, 4.7% (Wilson 95% interval 2.3% to 9.3%)
OnePACS12 of 150 valid answers, 8.0% (Wilson 95% interval 4.6% to 13.5%)6 of 150 valid answers, 4.0% (Wilson 95% interval 1.8% to 8.5%)
Carestream Health10 of 150 valid answers, 6.7% (Wilson 95% interval 3.7% to 11.8%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
MedInformatix6 of 150 valid answers, 4.0% (Wilson 95% interval 1.8% to 8.5%)3 of 150 valid answers, 2.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.7% to 5.7%)
Pro Medicus6 of 150 valid answers, 4.0% (Wilson 95% interval 1.8% to 8.5%)2 of 150 valid answers, 1.3% (Wilson 95% interval 0.4% to 4.7%)
AdvaPACS5 of 150 valid answers, 3.3% (Wilson 95% interval 1.4% to 7.6%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
PaxeraHealth4 of 150 valid answers, 2.7% (Wilson 95% interval 1.0% to 6.7%)1 of 150 valid answers, 0.7% (Wilson 95% interval 0.1% to 3.7%)
Mach7 Technologies3 of 150 valid answers, 2.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.7% to 5.7%)1 of 150 valid answers, 0.7% (Wilson 95% interval 0.1% to 3.7%)
Canon Medical Informatics0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)
Hyland0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)0 of 150 valid answers, 0.0% (Wilson 95% interval 0.0% to 2.5%)

The ten buyer questions

Each question was put to every engine 3 times on the stated dates. Counts are over valid answers to the exact question.

What is the best PACS for a small imaging center?

Question q1. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: best option.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

What is the best RIS for an outpatient imaging center?

Question q2. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: best option.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

What is the most affordable PACS for a low volume imaging center?

Question q3. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: best option.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

What are the best alternatives to Sectra PACS?

Question q4. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: alternative.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

What are the best alternatives to Intelerad for a teleradiology group?

Question q5. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: alternative.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

What are the best alternatives to Philips IntelliSpace PACS?

Question q6. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: alternative.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

Sectra vs Visage Imaging, which PACS is better for a hospital system?

Question q7. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: buyer evaluation.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

Visage vs Intelerad, which is better for a teleradiology firm?

Question q8. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: buyer evaluation.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

What should I look for when choosing a new radiology PACS?

Question q9. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: buyer evaluation.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

What is the best RIS PACS for an imaging group with five locations?

Question q10. 15 valid answers. Excluded answers: 0. Type: specific workflow.

Ask the engine yourself; answers vary by run.ChatGPTPerplexityClaude

Release and method

Release
2026-09, version 2026-09.1
Published
2026-09-23
Answer capture date
2026-09-22
Source capture dates
2026-09-21
Engines
ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode
Configuration
10 fixed target questions, 5 engines, 3 repeats. No controls were run for this category.
Method version
v1.1
Excluded answers
0 target answers excluded; exact reasons are listed. No controls were run for this category.
Commissioned engagement
No commissioned engagement is declared for this category.

Exact names and listed aliases are matched without case sensitivity at word boundaries. Plain word names require a listed qualifier nearby in the same sentence or the canonical domain among cited URLs. A vendor citation counts only when that answer also names the vendor under this rule.

Verbatim answer text is retained privately with the measurement input and import audit. No answer quotations are published here.

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