Philips and Elsevier Integrate Speech Recognition and Radiology Diagnostic Reference System to Provide Radiologists With Better Decision Support

Philips and Elsevier Integrate Speech Recognition and Radiology Diagnostic Reference System to Provide Radiologists With Better Decision Support

November 15, 2007

First-of-its Kind Solution Can Improve Quality of
Diagnoses


    VIENNA, Austria and PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 15
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE:
PHG, AEX: PHI) and Elsevier announced today that Philips
speech recognition platform SpeechMagic(TM) will be
integrated to provide interoperability with Elsevier's new
RadConsult radiology diagnostic reference system. This will
allow customers and the partners of both parties to use
industrial grade speech recognition with access to
world-class radiological information to assist them in
increasing productivity and reducing medical errors during
review and diagnosis of patient cases.

    "Clinical knowledge is estimated to double every
eighteen months," said Marcel Wassink, CEO of Philips
Speech Recognition Systems. "Interoperability between
the RadConsult radiology reference system and SpeechMagic
will provide radiologists with solid decision support based
on the latest information from the field. SpeechMagic now
not only speeds up the availability of medical reports but
also helps ensure more accurate and evidence-based delivery
of care."

    RadConsult improves the diagnostic efficiency of the
radiologist. Radiology images and differential diagnosis
content are delivered through an easy-to-use website and
organized around the radiologist's workflow. This
first-of-its-kind integration of the RadConsult service
with SpeechMagic can enhance the benefits of Radiology
Information Systems (RIS) by giving radiologists access to
information at the reading room workstation.

    "We are excited about this partnership with
Philips Speech Recognition Systems and how it will support
our goal of improving the efficiency of the radiology
practice. We are integrating more of our world-class,
radiological reference information where health
practitioners need it to support their diagnostic
decisions," says Brian Nairn, chief executive officer,
Elsevier, Health Sciences Division.

    Philips' industrial grade speech recognition platform
SpeechMagic is installed at more than 8,000 professional
sites in 45 nations. More information about both
technologies can be found at Elsevier's booth 1105 at the
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual
conference in Chicago, Illinois USA, November 25-29, 2007.

    About Royal Philips Electronics

    Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE:
PHG, AEX: PHI) is a global leader in healthcare, lifestyle
and technology, delivering products, services and solutions
through the brand promise of "sense and
simplicity." Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips
employs approximately 128,100 employees in more than 60
countries worldwide. With sales of USD 34 billion (EUR 27
billion) in 2006, the company is a market leader in medical
diagnostic imaging and patient monitoring systems, energy
efficient lighting solutions, personal care and home
appliances, as well as consumer electronics. News from
Philips is located at http://www.philips.com/newscenter .

    About Elsevier

    Elsevier is a world-leading publisher of scientific,
technical and medical information products and services.
Working in partnership with the global science and health
communities, Elsevier's 7,000 employees in over 70 offices
worldwide publish more than 2,000 journals and 1,900 new
books per year, in addition to offering a suite of
innovative electronic products, such as ScienceDirect (
http://www.sciencedirect.com/ ), MD Consult (
http://www.mdconsult.com/ ), Scopus (
http://www.info.scopus.com/ ), bibliographic databases and
online reference works.

    Elsevier ( http://www.elsevier.com/ ) is a global
business headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands and
has offices worldwide. Elsevier is part of Reed Elsevier
Group plc ( http://www.reedelsevier.com/ ), a world-leading
publisher and information provider. Operating in the science
and medical, legal, education and business-to-business
sectors, Reed Elsevier provides high-quality and flexible
information solutions to users, with increasing emphasis on
the Internet as a means of delivery. Reed Elsevier's ticker
symbols are REN (Euronext Amsterdam), REL (London Stock
Exchange), RUK and ENL (New York Stock Exchange).

    http://www.RadConsult.com


    For more information, please contact:

     Anne Durand-Badel 
     Philips Speech Recognition Systems, (USA)
     Tel:   +1-888-SPEAK-50
            [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Mike Smith 
     Elsevier
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]