FREELAND SYSTEMS, LLC is a highly specialized provider of multi-modality medical imaging and reporting software solutions. We have been developing and marketing leading edge digital technology for cardiac ultrasound since 1980 and have a worldwide installed base of over 2000 systems. Our products are shaped by a combination of engineering expertise and clinical input from hundreds of our customers.

The three founding partners, John Freeland, Alan Stegemoller and Tim Leslie, have a combined 77 years of related experience in medical imaging development and design. Additionally, they have worked together in the industry for over 25 years. It is that unparalleled experience that allows us to lead the industry with our innovative ideas and versatile, cost effective products.

Our mission is to change the traditional perception that Image Management and PACs systems are proprietary hardware dependent. Proprietary Hardware/Software systems limit flexibility and increase function cost.

Our solutions are software based—to eliminate the high cost of proprietary hardware. Our solutions are designed in modules that can be used as building blocks to create any size PACs and to accommodate all Electronic Health Record requirements. The scalability of our systems allows them to be configured for large multi hospital demands and at the same time to be affordable for the small office practitioner. Your system can easily expand in size or features as your practice activity changes.

Over the years we have supplied OEM technology to most companies in the ultrasound business. We have made significant contributions to cardiac ultrasound imaging technology including:

• Development of the first computer for cardiac function analysis
• Developed first VHS video tape application for echo storage
• Developed digital acquisition technology (frame buffers) for cardiac ultrasound
• Developed the first commercially successful stress echo system
• Developed and patented processes currently used by all stress echo acquisition systems
• Developed Digital Echo recording equipment to replace analog VCR un cardiac ultrasound

Freeland Systems’ founders have performed basic research in contrast ultrasound imaging, 3D ultrasound imaging, automatic edge detection and compression techniques for communication of diagnostic studies. The research led to patents in stress echocardiography and blood pool imaging using Color Flow Doppler techniques. The founders developed the technology required to perform exercise cardiac function testing. The technique is used today and is considered the best and most cost effective technique for Coronary Arterial Disease (CAD) detection.

FOUNDERS BACKGROUND

JOHN FREELAND
MANAGING PARTNER, PRESIDENT

With 28 years experience, John is a pioneer and visionary in the field of cardiac ultrasound imaging. He is recognized throughout the world for his numerous contributions to medical imaging, particularly the development of digital image acquisition, review and analysis protocols for echocardiography and stress and contrast echo procedure (popularly known today as the Freeland System).

John holds the following related patents:

• Blood Pool Imaging and Analysis Technique Using Ultrasound
• Method for Recording Ultrasound Images to Diagnose Heart and Coronary Artery Disease.

ALAN STEGEMOLLER

Alan has over 28 years experience in medical digital imaging in both hardware and software design. Alan is the Chief Architect of all Freeland software solutions. His contributions bring stability and reliability to the Freeland suite of products that can be achieved only with the unique level of combined software/hardware expertise and the numerous years of related experience.

Alan created all the image acquisition hardware for digital acquisition technology (frame buffers) and developed digital echo recording equipment to replace analog VCR for cardiac ultrasound. He also developed and perfected the Digital Character Reading algorithm which reads measurements from DICOM images into PACs systems. This algorithm is used by many ultrasound companies including Siemens, Philips, Heartlab, SCI Image, and Digisonics and is also the technology that allows ACCESS POINT Reports to automatically populate.

TIM LESLIE

Software architect and software development tools expert.

• Development software for the first computers used for cardiac function analysis.
• Pioneered Freeland’s Programmer Guidelines and GMP development systems.
• Created C++ designs specifications and implementations of the AccessPoint medical viewer software.
• Mastered the process of object component software design. Brought this leading edge technology to the company and trained the development staff on the use of this superior development style