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Siemens displays SmartLight viewer in ECR boothIsraeli motorized light box developer SmartLight has received a big vote of confidence in its technology after signing a distribution agreement covering Germany with Siemens Medical Engineering Group

White knight looms in the form of imaging and military consortiumIt’s déjà vu all over again in the digital x-ray detector segment. Six months after the financial backer of AMLCD-maker Optical Imaging Systems (OIS) pulled the plug

Filmless radiography will combine new and retrofit salesOnce hospital radiographic rooms begin converting to digital imaging technology on a large scale, the much-heralded filmless radiology revolution will have finally passed its

Siemens Medical Systems has been active in forming alliances for its PACS program. At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference in February, the Iselin, NJ-based vendor entered into a strategic alliance with RIS firm IDX

Nortech, Mediface ink distribution deal Nortech Systems has signed an agreement with Korean PACS vendor Mediface. The Seoul-based firm will distribute Nortech's 2K x 2.5K diagnostic imaging monitors and its review stations. Shipments will

Agfa lands another DIN-PACS awardAgfa's efforts to land purchase orders under the military's Digital Imaging Networking-Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (DIN-PACS) contract are gaining momentum. The MIL-PACS team has received a $7.8

ComView debuts free software for viewing cardiac cath imagesFirm hopes to speed implementation of cardiac PACSHospitals looking to convert their cardiac cath labs to a filmless environment often face the dilemma of how to provide their

Philips shuffles PACS group to emphasize IT capabilitiesVendor also readies rollout of next PACS software versionPhilips Medical Systems has reorganized its Integrated Clinical Solutions operations in North America to reflect the growing

Gesell takes post at Video Display PACS and medical imaging veteran Ron Gesell has joined monitor firm Video Display Corporation of Tucker, GA, as marketing vice president for healthcare markets. Gesell most recently served as product

HP adds capabilities to EnConcert echo PACSFirm's healthcare IS efforts included in planned spin-offHospitals' interest in converting echocardiography labs to a digital environment is on the rise. To help ease this transition for users,

Soft-copy presentation supplement debuts at ECROne problem PACS users often report is the difficulty in maintaining consistent presentation of images when viewing them on different workstations. A new DICOM supplement demonstrated at last month's

PACS firms fail to garner much attention at HIMSS showVendors showcase PACS and HIS/RIS integration, howeverThe integration of PACS networks into other healthcare information systems has been widely touted as the next step in the

Alare debuts laser digitizer as first U.S. PACS market entryCompany also plans to market connectivity, print offeringsYou can add another company to the list of vendors marketing x-ray film digitizers. Alare Systems, a wholly owned

Wam!Net plans archiving services to ease transition to digital domainFirm will also provide stand-alone image transport servicesIt's no secret that archiving is one of the most challenging elements of implementing a PACS network.

PACS not ready for HIS prime time The integration of PACS networks with other healthcare information systems is a topic that can't be ignored by any vendor participating in the digital image management sector. Partnerships abound between PACS

Siemens Medical Systems this month announced the introduction of its new Quantum gradients as an option to users of the Iselin, NJ, vendor's Symphony 1.5-tesla and Harmony 1-tesla MRI scanners. The powerful gradients will serve as a platform for

A $10 million line of credit from Finova Capital should help Mobile PET Systems in its quest to set up a network of mobile PET routes. The San Diego company on March 12 announced the financing, which will be used to cover the purchase of five Siemens

Companies raise concern about expense of exhibiting annuallyThe European Congress of Radiology conference in Vienna has experienced a rise in prominence in recent years, which has paid off with growing numbers for attendance and exhibition space.

Philips Medical Systems of the Netherlands last month won a $29.2 million contract with the Republic of Tanzania’s Ministry of Health to rehabilitate and modernize almost 100 regional and district hospitals across Tanzania. The deal extends over

Philips Medical Systems released a new line of refurbished imaging equipment this month. The Shelton, CT, vendor has launched worldwide sales of its Select line of pre-owned, fully refurbished equipment, ranging from general x-ray,

Firm to offer alternative to other OEMS’ programs Toshiba America Medical Systems’ brief respite on the sidelines of the multivendor service competition didn’t last long. Just months after breaking off its multivendor relationship

General Electric Company of the U.K. cleared up some of the speculation over its acquisition intentions with the announcement this month that it plans to acquire telecommunications company Reltec of Cleveland for $2.1 billion. The two companies signed a

Initial installations to go online in mid-yearMany market watchers expected the U.S. military’s Digital Imaging Network-Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (DIN-PACS) project to be the single greatest monetary event to hit the PACS

Company joins Trex Medical as only firms with approvalGE Medical Systems has begun European shipments of its Senographe 2000D full-field digital mammography system, the company announced at last week’s European Congress of Radiology in

Cemax-Icon technology to make up bulk of new PACS familyPerhaps no other medical imaging vendor has made more twists and turns in negotiating the PACS market than Eastman Kodak. The Rochester, NY, company’s latest PACS permutation came last

Agfa’s MIL-PACS organization has received a $7.8 million purchase order from a U.S. Army hospital in Fort Bragg, NC, under the military’s Digital Imaging Network-Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (DIN-PACS) contract. Equipment

In an effort to better reflect the range of products it offers, Dicomit Imaging Systems changed its name last month. The Richmond Hill, Ontario-based PACS provider is now incorporated as Dicomit DICOM Technologies. The company provides image

After brokering the sale of ATL Ultrasound to Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (SCAN 8/5/98), chairman and CEO Dennis Fill has moved on to a new venture. Fill last month was named president and CEO of Cytran, a new