The Minnies Award Recognizes Excellence in Radiology

    MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Vital Images, Inc.
(Nasdaq: VTAL), a leading provider of enterprise-wide advanced
visualization and analysis solutions, announced it has received the Minnie
Award for Best New Radiology Software for the Company's Vitrea(R) 4.0
advanced visualization software. Awarded by AuntMinnie.com, the leading
online community for radiology professionals, the Minnies recognize
excellence in radiology in 13 categories, ranging from products to
radiologist training programs to researchers.
    "Vital Images pioneered the development of advanced visualization and
analysis technology more than 10 years ago and we're pleased that
AuntMinnie's expert panel has recognized our commitment to bringing
customers fast and easy to use solutions that dramatically simplify the
complexities of the medical imaging world," said Jay D. Miller, president
and chief executive officer of Vital Images. "Receiving the Minnie for Best
New Radiology Software is particularly gratifying as it's based on impact
measured by users as well as radiology thought leaders."
    Each September, Minnies candidates are nominated by AuntMinnie.com
members, and winners are selected through a vote by AuntMinnie's expert
panel of editors and radiology professionals. In the 2007 edition of the
Minnies, more than 190 candidates competed in 13 categories.
    "The Minnies were created to recognize excellence in radiology across a
number of categories, and we think the 2007 winners represent
groundbreaking efforts to improve the radiology profession and the delivery
of patient care," said Brian Casey, editor in chief, AuntMinnie.com. "We
offer our congratulations to the winners, as well as all the candidates who
made it to the final round, and thank our members and readers who
participated."
    AuntMinnie provides a forum for radiologists, business managers,
technologists, members of organized medicine, and industry to meet,
transact, research, and collaborate on topics within the field of radiology
with the ease and speed that only the Internet can provide.
    About Vitrea(R) Software
    Vitrea(R) software is Vital Images' advanced visualization solution
that creates 2D, 3D and 4D images of human anatomy from CT (computed
tomography) and MR (magnetic resonance) image data. Vitrea uses an
intuitive clinical workflow and automation to improve speed to clinical
decisions and workflow simplicity over other visualization techniques. With
these productivity- enhancing tools, physicians can easily navigate within
these images to better understand disease conditions. Vitrea addresses
specialists' needs through various clinical applications for cardiac,
colon, neuro and general vascular analysis.
    About Vital Images, Inc.
    Vital Images, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, is a leading provider
of enterprise-wide advanced visualization software solutions. The company's
technology gives radiologists, cardiologists, oncologists and other medical
specialists time-saving productivity and communications tools that can be
accessed throughout the enterprise and via the Web for easy use in the
day-to- day practice of medicine. Vital Images also has offices in Den
Haag, The Netherlands and Beijing, China. For more information, visit
http://www.vitalimages.com.
    Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters
discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are
intended to enjoy the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking
statements provided by that Act. These statements involve risks and
uncertainties which could cause results to differ materially from those
projected, including but not limited to dependence on market growth,
challenges associated with international expansion, the ability to predict
product, customer and geographic sales mix, regulatory approvals, the
timely introduction, availability and acceptance of new products, the
impact of competitive products and pricing, dependence on major customers,
the ability to successfully manage operating costs, fluctuations in
quarterly results, approval of products for reimbursement and the level of
reimbursement, and other factors detailed from time to time in Vital
Images' SEC reports, including its annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2006. Vital Images encourages urges you to consider all
of these risks, uncertainties and other factors carefully in evaluating the
forward-looking statements contained in this release. As a result of these
matters, changes in facts, assumptions not being realized or other
circumstances, the company's actual results may differ materially from the
expected results discussed in the forward-looking statements contained in
this release. The forward-looking statements made in this release are made
only as of the date of this release, and the company undertakes no
obligation to update them to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
    Vitrea(R) is a registered trademark of Vital Images, Inc. Vital Images
disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others.

SOURCE Vital Images, Inc.