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Like GE and Picker, Siemens Medical Systems (Hall B, #6726) introduced new short-bore MRI magnets in 1997. The Iselin, NJ, company calls its 1.5-tesla scanner Symphony, while its 1-tesla offering is known as Harmony. The superconducting magnets featured

ELGEMS joint venture exceeds expectationsIsraeli medical imaging vendor Elscint on Nov. 6 announced a broad-based corporate restructuring designed to cut costs and make the company more responsive to customers, particularly in the U.S. The Haifa

Philips Electronics reported that steady growth from its components and semiconductors division helped the company report surprisingly strong earnings for its third quarter (end-September). In addition, order intake at the company's medical imaging

Vendor had threatened to move manufacturing facilitySiemens Medical Engineering Group is going ahead with plans to build a new $115 million manufacturing facility near its corporate headquarters in Erlangen, Germany, after securing labor

Ultrasound vendors Acuson and Siemens Ultrasound are the latest recipients of contracts from HMO Kaiser Permanente. After naming Acuson to be its sole provider of radiology and vascular ultrasound systems (SCAN 9/3/97), Kaiser has also named Acuson its

Vendor will continue to maintain MDIS installed base, howeverGE Medical Systems last week formally announced the withdrawal of its bid for the Defense Imaging Network-Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (DIN-PACS) project, the successor

The nuclear medicine group of Siemens Medical Systems in Hoffman Estates, IL, is giving a higher profile to its gamma camera remanufacturing capability. The company last month launched its Siemens Remanufactured Product (SRP) line, which it plans to

ISG Technologies continues to move forward from its proxy fight of a year ago. The Mississauga, Ontario-based medical imaging software developer reported an 8% increase in revenue for its 1998 fiscal first quarter, bringing sales to a company record for

DpiX expands business strategy with rollout of flat-panel monitorsExpression 100 displays could be used in PACS networksDigital x-ray detector firm dpiX served notice this month that it does not intend to limit its flat-panel technology

RSNA lowers hall lighting to improve PACS viewingA new exhibit hall at McCormick Place in Chicago won't be the only change at this year's Radiological Society of North America meeting. In response to repeated requests from exhibitors over the

Toshiba broadens Agfa deal to include CR readersToshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA, and Agfa of Ridgefield Park, NJ, have expanded their value-added reseller agreement to allow Toshiba to add Agfa's ADC computed radiography readers to

Italian PACS firm Program gets nod for MedStationProgram S.r.l. of Vicenza, Italy, has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its MedStation line of Windows NT-based PACS products (PNN 9/97). Program plans to

HIS vendors look to add PACS to their portfoliosPACS vendors believe radiology expertise will be key to successHealthcare information system vendors, driven by favorable market dynamics, increases in PC processing power, and the adoption

TMG finishes annual survey of PACS, teleradiology sitesTechnology Marketing Group has released a PACS census that includes data on more than 1700 PACS and teleradiology sites in the U.S. TMG has learned that one-third of the survey respondents

GE set for PACS success after many years of attemptsVendor looks to transfer Lockheed Martin's government success to private sectorGE Medical Systems has attempted for years to replicate in the PACS market the success it has achieved in

Will DIN-PACS be home for Christmas?PACS industry observers are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the selection process for the Defense Imaging Network-Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (DIN-PACS) project, an effort by the U.S.

Camino Software buys network archive productCamino Software Systems of Calabasas, CA, has acquired a software product line that may make it easier for hospitals with PACS networks to manage their archives. Camino's Highway Server software

GE Medical Systems has received 510(k) clearance for its 3DView package for the Logiq 700 MR ultrasound scanner, which enables the system to perform 3-D imaging without a separate workstation. The package was unveiled earlier this year as part of the

InstaCine D2000 uses DVD technologyFidelity Medical is banking on a new line of digital image management products to be released next month to help improve its financial picture. The Wayne, NJ, company will use the American Heart Association

Four out of five radiologists prefer DRRadiologists at the Cleveland Clinic have found that the image quality of Sterling Diagnostic Imaging's Direct Radiography technology for digitizing x-ray studies compares favorably with that of conventional

Fonar's ship finally came in this month when the Melville, NY, company released fourth-quarter and year-end financial results that show the impact of the firm's victory over GE Medical Systems in MRI patent litigation. Fonar reported net income of $56.1

Toshiba America Medical Systems and Agfa, of Ridgefield Park, NJ, have broadened their value-added reseller agreement. The new deal enables Toshiba to sell Agfa's ADC computed radiography readers, as well as the Impax PACS line to which Toshiba has

The recovery of the medical imaging market has prompted Philips Medical Systems to implement a 3% increase in prices for all its medical imaging systems, components, and services. The increase is effective immediately.A Philips spokesperson said the

It may finally be time for MRI developer Fonar to break out the champagne. Without comment, the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 6 declined to hear General Electric's final appeal of a multimillion-dollar judgment levied against the Milwaukee company for

Advanced Magnetics is best known for developing contrast media designed for use with MRI scanners, but the Cambridge, MA, company sees potential outside the MRI market. Advanced Magnetics reported this month that it has entered an option agreement to

Varian Associates has offered to purchase the radiotherapy service and support operation of GE Medical Systems in a deal that will cover all of the Milwaukee vendor's worldwide radiotherapy service and customer support operations. GEMS has a global

Philips has received a patent for a technology similar to that used in an open MRI scanner, but don't expect the company to introduce an open system based on the patent any time soon. The company confirmed that it has received the patent, but said that

Philips and Camtronics to work on cardiac PACSPhilips Medical Systems International and Camtronics Medical Systems have signed a strategic alliance to jointly develop cardiac image archiving and information management solutions. The resulting