Partnerships supplement Kodak's own capabilitiesIn an effort to bolster its growing digital image capture and management capability, Eastman Kodak has unveiled a family of IT services designed to provide an added layer of health

Major systems appear in MR and radiotherapySeptember is usually a good month for vendors in the number of radiological devices clearing the FDA. This year it was better than usual. FDA reviewers cleared 27 such devices, a better

Vilnius University Hospital is the only hospital in Lithuania to have a PACS. The 1000-bed teaching hospital, which handles around 300,000 outpatient and 30,000 inpatient visits each year, has been chosen to showcase electronic image management in the

Large digital files containing real-time imaging sequences and interactive 3D or 4D reconstructions can place a considerable burden on a hospital's PACS. The introduction of smarter DICOM-approved compression tools to facilitate fast transfer of these

It's quick, safe, and relatively painless, and if interventional radiologists want to own it, they'd better step up quickly: Endovenous laser treatment of varicose veins is poised to take off, according to researchers at Cornell University. A two-year follow-up of 97 treated limbs showed a 6% recurrence rate, compared with 10% or higher recurrence that was reported for surgery, radio-frequency ablation, and transcatheter sclerotherapy.

Rotation sets new industry benchmark at 0.37 secondCT just got faster and safer. Siemens Medical Solutions has developed x-ray tube technology that allows faster gantry rotation and tube cooling, optimized data reconstruction

Accel Instruments and GSI (Gesellschaft fur Schwerionenforschung) are partnering with Siemens Medical Solutions to develop technology for delivering particle therapy. Accel, headquartered in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany, has more than 20 years' experience

Expansion into molecular medicine would transcend radiologyGE has stepped out of the corporate shadows in its bid for pharmaceutical and life sciences vendor Amersham, revealing a fundamental shift in its orientation. Deal makers

Siemens' Siremobil Iso-C, a mobile C-arm capable of generating 3D images, can now be sold in the U.S. as a means for imaging the entire spine. Previously, the FDA had cleared the system only for imaging portions of the spine. The expanded clearance is

Ferrania Imaging Technologies of Italy will embed its flagship LifeWeb RIS engine in the EasyViz system developed by Medical Insight A/S of Denmark as part of an agreement to provide a seamless and brokerless integration of PACS and RIS functions.

Spacelabs monitors and Ziehm XR to be spun offLengthy regulatory negotiations surrounding GE's bid to buy Instrumentarium were successfully completed Oct. 9. To win the deal, however, GE got less than it wanted.After 10 months of

Preclinical studies help predict imaging needsEquipment manufacturers are taking an increasing interest in the market for dedicated animal scanners. The development of molecular medicine, driven by advances in proteomics and

Replacement of single- or dual-slice spiral CT with multidetector-row scanners undoubtedly increases the level of imaging data generated. But how exactly is this growing CT data burden affecting PACS performance? Austrian researchers compared different

Hospitals around the world struggle with the issue of cutting costs while keeping up the quality of patient care. PACS experts from Europe provide insight on the cost-effectiveness of PACS implementation.Dr. Elmar KotterHead, imaging IT,

The hot debate over the last decade was whether to acquire PACS. Now the question is simply how best to do it. Collective experience from early adopters is invaluable for optimizing PACS performance.One of the most important lessons of the last decade

Image retrieval takes seconds even on 'slow' PCsMedical imaging has embraced the PC, in many cases abandoning proprietary computing platforms. This is especially apparent in Web-based teleradiology and PACS efforts that extend

Company solidifies ongoing relationship with SiemensStereotaxis continues to build on its strategy of maintaining an open architecture for its interventional toolkit for cardiac catheterization. On Sept. 16, the company, which has

Fourth quarter and year-end financial results for PET equipment maker CTI Molecular Imaging will not meet expectations. The company issued a profit warning Oct. 2, noting that earnings per share will range from 11¢ to 13¢ for the fourth quarter and 44¢

Biotechnology firm CellPoint of Englewood, CO, is collaborating with Philips Medical Systems to optimize an advanced molecular imaging agent for use on the Dutch company's Skylight gantryless gamma camera. The joint goal is to develop a cost-effective,

With the acquisition of certain assets of imaging equipment distributor and service provider RP Kincheloe of Dallas, Philips Medical North American Sales and Service has begun direct sales and customer support activity in Texas and Oklahoma. The