New products to be displayedby Toshiba America Medical Systems at next week's meeting focuson improving efficiency and maximizing cost-effectiveness forcustomers, according to Leslie Ferrini, corporate marketing manager.In particular, the Tustin, CA,
The ultrasound group of SiemensMedical Systems got the Food and Drug Administration's go-aheadthis month to resume domestic shipments from its Issaquah, WA,facility. Siemens halted U.S. deliveries earlier this year dueto FDA concerns over good
The market depth of Siemens Medical Systems is evidencedby the number of new systems the vendor will unveil in modalities from nuclear medicine to CT to ultrasound. In nuclear medicine, Siemens will soon implement a new modular strategy that allows
The MRI division of PhilipsMedical Systems enjoyed a banner year thanks to its Gyroscan NTline, 1.5- and 0.5-tesla systems introduced at last year's RSNAmeeting (SCAN 12/29/93). While other vendors lamented the sorrystate of the MRI market this year,
Specialty and niche scanners will be hot ticketsIf you didn't know better, you'd think times were rosy in theMRI industry, judging by the new scanners to be introduced atnext week's Radiological Society of North America meeting. Picker,
Mobile and shared servicesprovider American Shared Hospital Services is styling itself asinterventional MRI's white knight. The San Francisco company isdeveloping a plan to offer interventional MRI scanners on a fee-for-servicebasis to luminary sites
Picker International is tossingits hat into the interventional MRI ring with Outlook, a new scannerto be shown as a work-in-progress at the RSNA meeting. The Clevelandvendor plans to market the system as a fully functional whole-bodyscanner that also
Fuji Medical Systemsis moving to diversify its line of computed radiography productswith the introduction of FCR 9501, a dedicated upright imagingunit. Fuji plans to showcase the product at this month's RadiologicalSociety of North America meeting. FCR
Toshiba America Medical Systemslast month unveiled its PowerPace upgrade for the vendor's SSA-270Aand SSH-140A ultrasound scanners. PowerPace includes ColorAngio,Toshiba's version of amplitude-based power Doppler imaging, and3-D Color Perspective, a 3-D
Vendor to launch 14 x 17 format at RSNA show Changes are afoot at Polaroid Medical Imaging Systems. The Newton,MA, vendor last month appointed former Resonex chief Gerald D.Knudson as president, replacing Leonard Aberbach. Polaroid alsolaunched
Firm takes over some distribution from Siemens The good times continue to roll at ultrafast CT developer Imatron.The South San Francisco, CA, company last month announced itsfourth consecutive profitable quarter, with record revenues andan
The Oncology Care Systems division of Siemens Medical Systemshas received Food and Drug Administration clearance to resumeshipping and manufacturing in the U.S., the vendor reported lastweek. Siemens halted domestic shipments from the Concord,
Industry limps through second year of recession The steep declinein diagnostic imaging equipment sales is a wake-up call for anyonewho has yet to accept that the industry is undergoing a sweepingtransformation that affects every aspect of
Varian signs deal to buy Eureka X-Ray assets Dentsply International said this month that it plans to divestits medical operations in a move to concentrate on its core dentalbusiness. The company has put x-ray vendor Gendex Medical,
E-Systems insider says deal is close to completionE-Systems continuesto make waves in the PACS and teleradiology industry. The firmis close to completing a deal to acquire teleradiology vendorImage Data, according to sources within the company.
Concord group prepares to resume shipmentsThe oncology unit of Siemens Medical Systems appears close topulling itself out of one of the worst quagmires a medical devicecompany can stumble into. After nearly a year of suspended domesticsales of
Changes continue at E-Systems,the parent of PACS developer Advanced Video Products (AVP). TheDallas-based firm has acquired two archival companies and mergedthem into a new subsidiary, EMASS. The new subsidiary will developproducts that will have
ADAC pays $2 million as part of settlement Nuclear medicine vendorsADAC Laboratories and Elscint went down to the wire in their legalfight over gamma camera patents, but in the end decided to settleout of court rather than proceed to trial. As
The Food and Drug Administrationcleared Philips' ThoraVision computed radiography system lastmonth, setting the stage for a pitched battle between the Dutchvendor and Fuji Medical Systems, which has dominated CR for years. Philips introduced
GE sponsors cardiac work at Milwaukee clinicOne of the most promising new applications for MRI lies in cardiacimaging. The increasing speed of MR image acquisition and processingprotocols have enabled MRI scanners to conduct cardiac
Imaging veteran Southard hired; Sohval departsIsraeli-based vendorElscint made sweeping changes to its executive lineup this month.The changes, one of which was the departure of president and CEOShmuel Parag, are part of the company's ongoing
A round of job cuts at PACS developerAdvanced Video Products (AVP) has industry observers guessingat the intentions of parent E-Systems, which bought AVP in 1992(SCAN 11/4/92). About 13 AVP employees were let go, includingat least two high-ranking
PACS firm Olicon is preparingto release a software-only version of its teleradiology workstationsoftware. The product, which does not yet have a commercial name,runs on off-the-shelf PCs and will enable radiologists and referringphysicians to set up a
Scitex Medical Systems isretooling its sales organization to give the company more marketingclout in the U.S. The Israeli firm, which markets a line of plain-paperprinters, has moved vice president Michael Braunold from corporateheadquarters in Herzlia,
CT developer Imatron is makingthe most of three articles published in the September editionof Radiology. The articles, two of which were written by NationalInstitutes of Health researchers, add to a growing body of researchsupporting the use of Imatron's
New firm plans debut of scalable version of MDISLoral and Siemens Gammasonics finally tied the knot last month.The firms announced the signing of a definitive merger agreementin which Loral will acquire all Gammasonics stock from parentSiemens.
Integrated solution is one of few on marketComputer giant Hewlett-Packard is looking to expand its positionin medical image and information management. In cooperation withtwo software developers, HP's Health Care Information Systemsunit has
PET may also get a boost from FDA certification of FDGThe soundyou hear may be gridlock breaking. Positron emission tomographypassed two regulatory milestones last month that could help breathelife into moribund sales of this high-end nuclear
Physicians are eager for latest technologyA Food and Drug Administrationadvisory panel has recommended changes to the way the agency regulatesdevices used in picture archiving and communication systems. Ifadopted, the revised regulations could
Trade representative sets 60-day process in motionThe Clinton administration moved into high gear in its negotiationswith Japan over medical technology market access last month. Bycharging that Japan discriminates against U.S. medical and
