Rather than consolidate, as industries often do under economic pressure, the industry that makes bone densitometry equipment is expanding in a few ways. Two companies, Pronosco and Sunlight Ultrasound Technologies, exhibited bone density products for the More »
MRI has entered a renaissance, spurred by technological progress and customer demand that drove 1999 sales close to the $1 billion mark for the second straight year. The RSNA exhibit floor teemed with new systems as some manufacturers sought to leapfrog More »
Integration and scalable products leave PACS poised to prosper
Entry-level systems attract first-time buyers at RSNAJudging by the number of vendors promoting image management and archiving products at the recent RSNA meeting, PACS has More »
OpenSpeed combines superconducting, permanent magnet technologyGE Medical Systems has become the first company to debut a true high-field open MRI scanner. The Milwaukee-based company will introduce a 0.7-tesla superconducting scanner featuring an More »
Siemens Medical Systems, Epix Medical, and Mallinckrodt are teaming up to develop contrast-based cardiovascular MR imaging technologies to improve the diagnosis of atherosclerosis and related diseases. The collaboration will combine Epix and More »
Philips Medical Systems has formally rolled out Gyroscan CV, the vendor’s cardiovascular MRI system. Initially highlighted at the 1998 RSNA meeting (SCAN Special Report 1/99), Gyroscan CV employs a 1.5-tesla open magnet design and features More »
Gastrointestinal contrast agent developer E-Z-EM of Westbury, NY, this month appointed David Wills as general manager for its U.K. subsidiary, E-Z-EM Ltd. of London. Wills plans to focus on bolstering the company’s share in the U.K. barium sulfate More »
Most companies aim products at cost-effectivenessAfter several years of flat sales, competition in the bone densitometry market is settling into a kind of trench warfare. The major bone-mass measurement companies are digging in with R&D More »
New techniques could spur interventional usesControl has taken its place alongside speed as a major driver of new MR technologies. This control is taking the form of interactivity: the ability to control data acquisition moment to moment, which is More »
Manufacturers unveiled a dizzying array of technologies designed to extend the clinical reach of MR, as they prepare for a clinical future where flexibility and productivity may determine success or failure. Most advances were being prepped for More »
