It wasn't unexpected, but it was impressive all the same. German multimodality vendor Siemens pulled out all the stops with the introduction of two new short-bore MRI magnets at an international press conference held Sept. 18 at its Medical Engineering
HIS companies should not be underestimatedIt should be no surprise that healthcare information system vendors are turning their attention to the PACS market. PACS is a high-priced technology that, despite years of being on the cusp of success,
It's been a long road back, but the nuclear medicine group of Siemens Medical Systems can finally claim to have accomplished its long-awaited turnaround. Executives with the Hoffman Estates, IL, division are reporting a return to market share and revenue
UCSF moves PACS from research tool to clinical practice with Agfa's helpUniversity encountered barriers to expanding home-grown PACS networkThe University of California, San Francisco was one of the early adopters of PACS technology,
Film digitizer market leader Lumisys has agreed to acquire PACS and teleradiology software developer CompuRad. The deal would unite two of the largest PACS and teleradiology component providers in the industry.For CompuRad, the deal provides access to
HIS companies should not be underestimatedIt should be no surprise that healthcare information system vendors are turning their attention to the PACS market. PACS is a high-priced technology that, despite years of being on the cusp of success,
Big Vencor PACS order boosts Olicon's revenuesA major order for PACS technology from long-time customer Vencor has helped spur Olicon Imaging Systems to sharply higher revenue growth for the first six months of 1997. The Aliso Viejo, CA, company
Lumisys to expand in PACS with acquisition of CompuRadDeal caps whirlwind year for CompuRadLumisys late last month made a decisive move to expand beyond its core x-ray film digitizer market with the signing of an agreement to acquire
Purchase is step in drive to offer one-stop serviceGE Medical Systems this month added over 200 trained service technicians to its multivendor imaging and biomedical equipment maintenance business in the U.S. through the acquisition of the
Wellmont Bristol contract valued at over $1 millionSterling Diagnostic Imaging's PACS efforts continue to build momentum. The Greenville, SC-based vendor has signed on Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center in Bristol, TN, to be the company's
The industrial analytic x-ray division is one of three business units that German conglomerate Siemens AG plans to sell as part of its ongoing restructuring effort, the Munich company reported this month. Although the move does not affect the company's
Toshiba America Medical Systems has debuted four multifrequency transducers to expand its flagship PowerVision ultrasound scanner's pelvic, vascular, and transcranial capabilities. The Tustin, CA-based vendor also released SmartTrace, a spectral Doppler
Deal also includes PACS development aspectAgfa, of Ridgefield Park, NJ, and the University of California, San Francisco, have entered into a partnership for the installation and development of PACS technology. The deal will add Agfa's PACS
HealthSouth deal includes multimodality purchasing contract GE Medical Systems is in the midst of a small-scale acquisition binge in the MRI market. In the last several months, the Milwaukee vendor has acquired the ultra-high-field MRI business of
Milwaukee vendor has aggressive commercialization scheduleGE Medical Systems cleared up much of the mystery shrouding its work in digital x-ray detector technology with a news conference in Santa Clara, CA, last month, where the company announced
Star elects to exit medical imaging Star Technologies has ended its eventful experience in medical imaging with the sale of its PACS technology to CompuRad. Sterling, VA-based Star has decided to focus on the document imaging market.Under the
Italian PACS firm plans entry into U.S.An Italian PACS developer has filed a 510(k) application with the Food and Drug Administration in preparation for U.S. sales of its product line. The company, Program S.r.l. of Vicenza, has also signed a
Philips gets green light to begin U.S. sales of Sectra PACS softwareAlliance with Sectra already paying dividends in EuropePhilips Medical Systems North America, a major player in the North American PACS market in the technology's early
Imation completes Cemax-Icon purchaseImation of Oakdale, MN, last month closed its acquisition of PACS software developer Cemax-Icon of Fremont, CA. Imation and Cemax-Icon announced the agreement in May, in which Imation agreed to pay $30
Informix database to be adapted for medical imagingEffort could help development of electronic patient recordDatabase technology developed by Informix Software will soon be adapted for PACS applications. A Tennessee start-up company is
Limited hours at AHRA upset PACS companiesInterest in PACS technology was high at last month's American Healthcare Radiology Administrators meeting in Minneapolis, but you had to move quickly to cover the entire show, due to the limited hours of
Agfa to sell Dicomit's DICOM Image ManagerDicomit of Richmond Hill, Ontario, has added PACS powerhouse Agfa to its list of OEM partners. Agfa will resell Dicomit's DICOM Image Manager system, which upgrades any non-DICOM ultrasound system to
CompuRad acquires PACS family of Star TechnologiesSale marks medical imaging exit for StarTucson, AZ-based CompuRad has broadened its product line with the purchase of the PACS products of Star Technologies, which has elected to exit
GE reveals plans in digital x-ray with debut of EG&G partnershipEG&G's large-area detectors are capable of real-time fluoro imagingGE Medical Systems last month finally broke its silence regarding the development of direct digital
Europeans benefit from fast approvals and flexible regulationsThe difference in regulatory climates between the U.S. and Europe is nowhere more evident than in the field of interventional radiology. European radiologists, emboldened by a newly
Picker goes public with new magnets before GE and SiemensThe summer doldrums have been broken with a series of product introductions that promise to redefine the look and performance of high-field, whole-body MRI systems.Picker International got
Imatron to use RTR-2000 for interventional CTA Japanese company called TeraRecon that has developed a new computer architecture for ultra-high-speed image reconstruction is looking for OEM partners that might be interested in incorporating the
Diffusion MRI opens path to early stroke treatmentReal diagnostic progress is being made in this "Decade of the Brain," and MRI is the imaging modality out front. New functional MRI techniques will lead to radical improvements in the treatment of
Sterling Diagnostic Imaging continues to add to its stable of OEM partners. The Greenville, SC, film and PACS vendor last month added two new OEM alliances, Access Radiology of Natick, MA, and GE Medical Systems of Milwaukee.The Access agreement enables
Imation of Oakdale, MN, last week closed its acquisition of PACS Cemax-Icon of Fremont, CA. Imation and Cemax-Icon announced the agreement in May, in which Imation agreed to pay $30 million up front and up to $49 million in milestone payments for
