Siemens integrates Watsyn as option on e.soft The medical imaging community is hosting a new type of software programmer, according to an executive at Research Systems, one who expects more flexibility than is typically found in

Sales forces begin cross-training each otherVital Images and McKesson Information Systems have signed a three-year agreement calling for the two companies to jointly distribute their flagship products, specifically Vital Images'

Combination boosts digital XR lung screeningSeven months after announcing a partnership to develop digital CAD for use with GE digital radiography systems, Deus Technologies has unveiled its upgraded CAD system for detecting lung

Recognizing the profound and rapid changes occurring in the field of medical imaging, contrast manufacturer Schering perceived a need in 1992 for a worldwide radiology educational program. As recently retired chair of radiology at the University of

Not long after the Taliban regime was overthrown in Afghanistan last year, 150 doctors, including nearly 75 women in chadors, attended the first course on ultrasound in Kabul. Despite intermittent electricity and no running water or air conditioning, the

Great radiology schools are associated with extraordinary universities that honor a commitment to basic scientific research. Many medical breakthroughs occur in this environment, but many also arise elsewhere. The catalysts for excellent research vary

Prof. Mukund Joshi celebrated his 60th birthday earlier this year, but his patients did not join in celebrating: Indian law requires that anyone reaching the age of 60 must retire. After 30 years as a radiologist, Joshi is reluctantly giving up his

The U.S. economy may be staggering elsewhere, but hospitals are about to embark on a spending spree for new electronic clinical systems, including PACS, according to a new report."The number of hospitals planning to purchase PACS has more than doubled

Kosovo is a small region in the Balkans, currently a U.N. protectorate after years of Serbian occupation. It is still rebuilding after the war that ended in 1999. Healthcare, especially radiology, is the one of the sectors that was most

Earlier this year, the Mater Dei Hospital in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, was in desperate need of up-to-date x-ray equipment. The 180-bed private hospital was equipped with outdated x-ray machines, including an 18-year-old portable x-ray unit and two 27-year-old

The first Somatom Emotion 6 has been installed at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The CT scanner represents the top of Siemens Medical Solutions' line of Emotion products, one of two families in the Siemens CT portfolio that offer

Philips Medical Systems commercially launched its Syntegra multimodality software at the June Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting as part of two other products. The company released the software to run on the Pinnacle3 3D radiation therapy planning

Toshiba cites product facts, history of AquilionClaims by GE Medical Systems regarding its newly released CT scanner are in dispute. A press release issued by GE June 25 described the company's LightSpeed Pro 16 as the "first

Nuclear medicine physicians and technologists at the June annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine got a taste of the new functionality available on Siemens' e.soft workstation. Among the new standard features are postprocessing, workflow, and

X-ray, CT, and MRI include substantial new devicesThe number of devices cleared for marketing in the U.S. boomed in May to the highest level since last October. A total of 31 devices passed review at the regulatory agency, a sharp

Software plug-ins address image display standardsThe pace of innovation in image display systems has left regulators struggling to keep up. Quality standards for diagnostic monitors cover both the older CRT displays and high-tech

The Sienet VA42 MagicStore system for diagnostic image storage is scheduled to begin shipping this fall. The latest version of Siemens PACS components is a DICOM 3.0-compliant enterprise storage solution based on open standards. Because MagicStore uses

Philips Medical Systems will begin routine deliveries of the latest version of its gantryless gamma camera, called Skylight 2.0, in August. The system, which was showcased in the Philips booth at the Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting, is equipped with

Furniture vendors have started showing up in exhibit halls at radiology-related meetings, one indication that PACS has arrived. At least three such equipment makers were spotted at last month's Boston meeting of the Society for Computer Applications in

Ghana is an example of a country with so few radiologists it raises the question of how PACS could assist in establishing teleradiology. Medical care of any kind is often rare in many parts of Africa. A 1999 World Health Organization report found that