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German firm spends over $200 million on platformJudging by outward appearances, Lothar Koob, group vice presidentof Siemens Ultrasound, was one of the happiest executives on thetechnical exhibit floor of last month's Radiological Society ofNorth

Computed radiography firm Fuji Medical Systems USA of Stamford,CT, will try to increase its lead in the modality with severalnew CR systems and enhancements that target new applications.FCR 9502 is a CR table designed as a replacement for

Deal includes ultrasound technology developmentAdvanced Technology Laboratories has taken a major step towardopening the Japanese ultrasound market for its premium HDI 3000scanners, through a two-part agreement with Hitachi Medical ofTokyo. The

Philips Medical Systems will showcase a mobile 1.5-tesla MRI scannercapable of traveling fully ramped up, according to the Shelton,CT, company. The vendor's Gyroscan ACS-NT Mobile unit builds onthe compactness of the NT line and solves many of the

Toshiba America Medical Systems will debut two new MRI and CTplatforms at the meeting, according to John Ariatti, vice presidentof marketing. In MRI, the 1.5-tesla Visart employs the graphicaluser interface used in the Tustin, CA, vendor's Flexart

The ultrasound group of Siemens Medical Systems will roll outa new line of scanners designed to establish the division as amajor player in the ultrasound market. The line includes the long-awaitedSonoline Elegra premium scanner (SCAN 4/26/95). Elegra is

Ultrasound will be the featured attraction at GE's RSNA booth.The Milwaukee vendor has repositioned its Logiq family of scannersand will show the latest upgrades and enhancements to the platforms. Logiq 700 will be repositioned as a super-premium scanner

Varian NMR of Palo Alto, CA, is drawing from collaborative experiencewith Siemens Medical Systems to introduce a new ultra-high-fieldMRI scanner for research applications. The whole-body Unity Inova will be marketed by Varian and willcarry its trademark.

DIMPL to offer platform-independent toolkitPACS observers looking for a barometer to judge the industry'shealth would do well to examine the fortunes of Dome Imaging Systems.This graphics display board developer took a chance when it wasformed

Toshiba MRI of South San Francisco, CA, has named low-field MRIresearcher Leon Kaufman as vice president of engineering. Kaufmanwill oversee engineering functions for hardware and software newproduct development, as well as enhancements for existing

Medical imaging vendors that target China find a land of chaosand opportunity Cracking the world's largest potential market requires good researchand patienceMedical imaging companies attracted by the prospectof equipment sales in the

Judge reduces damage award in GE case to $62 millionBuoyed by courtroom triumphs, Fonar CEO Dr. Raymond Damadian willuse next month's Radiological Society of North America technicalexhibit as a springboard for reentry into the mainstream MRI

Eastman Kodak continues to revamp its executive lineup. The Rochester,NY, film and PACS vendor announced several new personnel movesas part of the ongoing restructuring of its Health Sciences division(SCAN 10/11/95). Kodak has hired Camtronics veteran

Toshiba America Medical Systems has released a new CT scannerthat moves the spiral scanning technology of the company's premiumXpress/SX scanner to a more compact package. Xpress/GX is a one-secondscanner that is 50% smaller and 30% lighter than most

Siemens Medical Systems has appointed Barbara Franciose as groupvice president of its nuclear medicine group in Hoffman Estates,IL. Franciose replaces Thomas Cafarella, who led the divisionfor two years (SCAN 7/14/93). Franciose is a Siemens veteran

Contract is a vote of confidence in ISOInnoServ Technologies scored a major coup this month when it landeda multivendor service contract valued between $25 million and$30 million. The Corona, CA, company will provide multivendorservice and asset

Nuclear medicine veteran Randy Weatherhead has been named vicepresident of marketing for the nuclear medicine division of SiemensMedical Systems in Hoffman Estates, IL. Weatherhead fills a positionpreviously held by Robert Lytle, who died in a plane

Moves complement GE deal inked in AugustFuji Medical Systems USA is rapidly expanding the number of medicalimaging vendors selling its computed radiography systems underthe Fuji label. The Stamford, CT, company has added Siemens MedicalSystems

Siemens has inked an exclusive distribution deal with a DutchPACS developer to market that company's products in the Netherlands.Siemens will distribute the RadWorks line of software developedby Applicare Medical Imaging of Alphen aan den Rijn, the

NT Mobile scanner travels fully ramped upPhilips Medical Systems hopes to inject some life into the mobileMRI industry by releasing a transportable version of its 1.5-teslaGyroscan ACS-NT scanner. The magnet is unique among 1.5-teslasystems in

Toshiba America Medical Systems has begun shipments of a 6.5-million-heat-unit(MHU) x-ray tube for its Xpress/SX line of CT scanners. The Tustin,CA, vendor believes the tube has the highest heat-unit capacityof any CT x-ray tube on the market. Toshiba

Firm to set up network of imaging franchisesImaging services provider Health Images of Atlanta plans to beginselling MRI scanners outside its own network of imaging centersfor the first time. The new strategy will be based on the company'sHI

Swiss x-ray tube manufacturer Comet AG has named David Cagle asgeneral manager of its U.S. subsidiary, which is based in Norwalk,CT. Cagle has worked for Picker International and Philips andmost recently was director of OEM and international

GE Medical Systems is set to commercialize its Signa Profile openMRI scanner after receiving Food and Drug Administration clearancefor the system last month. The Milwaukee vendor introduced the0.2-tesla scanner at last year's Radiological Society of

PACS developer Olicon Imaging Systems of San Clemente, CA, hassigned a joint marketing agreement with Bell Atlantic NetworkServices, Olicon announced last month. The agreement will be implementedby Philadelphia-based Bell Atlantic's Large Business

The ultrasound group of Siemens Medical Systems has received 510(k)clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for its SonolineVersa mid-range color-flow Doppler scanner. The Issaquah, WA-basedgroup introduced the system at last year's Radiological

Philips Electronics in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, has disclosedthat talks are under way to explore expanded relations with PieMedical, a Dutch ultrasound system manufacturer. Philips willnot rule out a possible merger. The comments were made by a

Vendor sends third ultrafast scanner to ChinaImatron set a company record in revenues for its second quarterof 1995 (end-June), the South San Francisco, CA, firm reportedthis month. Spurred by the shipment of five Ultrafast CT scannersand