Forecast hinges on completing survey Nearly two decades have passed since the first commercial PACS was proposed. Now it seems the commercial promise of this technology may finally be realized. Chicago analyst Sheldon Dorenfest

GE Medical Systems has agreed to work with CADx to distribute two computer-aided detection technologies developed by the Beavercreek, OH, company. The two products, Second Look Digital and Second Look AD, are designed to be integrated with GE's

Hospitals throughout Western Europe increasingly rely on aging medical imaging hardware, as squeezed healthcare budgets and a lack of long-term financial planning keep the lid on regular upgrades and replacements. The slide toward outdated equipment may

The discovery of a major Windows security hole exposes PACS workstations and servers to the threat of worm invasion and hacker attack. PACS expert Paul Nagy explains what the consequences of this worm attack could be and what steps you must take to

Healthcare provider spending on PACS technology is set to zoom past IT spending over the next five years, according to a recent study from Massachusetts. IDC, a market intelligence and advisory firm based in Framingham that serves the telecommunications

PACS is flourishing in some parts of Asia, nourished as much by economic necessity and local medical custom as by desire for filmless imaging.South Korea leads the curve. Annual spurts of PACS growth there reached 183% or more in 2000, 2001, and 2002,

The cost-effectiveness of installing a combined RIS/PACS is seldom easy to quantify. But now researchers from Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg in Germany believe they have found a way to assess the true financial impact of IT investment in a

A year ago, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital, guided by digital x-rays transmitted from the South Pole, helped a physician at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station surgically repair the damaged knee of a meteorologist overwintering in

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

Deal would provide RIS technology and access to installed baseIn keeping with its goal to support the needs of its PACS customers, Merge eFilm has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RIS Logic, a privately held company based

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'

The pecking order in the U.S. echocardiography market remains unchanged, but Siemens and GE are gaining ground, according to a report by Klein Biomedical. Market leader Philips Medical Systems lost share last year to both Siemens and GE Medical. Siemens

RealTimeImage, a provider of Web-based image streaming and digital workflow solutions, installed its 250th PACS at South Florida Medical Imaging in Boca Raton. The sale was made through iPro, a national distributor of Web-based image distribution and

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

Booth traffic shows little difference from pastThe two-month delay of the annual meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) imposed by concerns about SARS impacted the attendance of both

Booth traffic shows little difference from pastThe two-month delay of the annual meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM) imposed by concerns about SARS impacted the attendance of both

RealTimeImage, a provider of Web-based image streaming and digital workflow solutions, installed its 250th PACS at South Florida Medical Imaging in Boca Raton. The sale was made through iPro, a national distributor of Web-based image distribution and

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