Charles Stockham, Ph.D., has been recruited as executive vice president of PACS integrator DeJarnette Research Systems. Stockham, a Cornell University-educated physicist, has more than 23 years' experience in medical imaging and holds several patents. He

Nine hospitals in the far northern reaches of Ontario are installing state-of-the-art digital imaging technology that will give residents of the remote Cochrane region local access to speedy radiological diagnoses. The trip south to urban medical centers

Medtronic Surgical Navigation Technologies (MSNT) will begin selling its U.S. customers Siemens' 3D fluoroscopic imaging product, the Siremobil Iso-C3D, in conjunction with its own surgical navigation systems. Under the agreement, MSNT is the only

The emergence of digital imaging has necessitated companion technologies capable of transmitting large files at high speeds over available networks. One of the newest file transfer methods is HST, or HyperSpeed Transport, a patent-pending technology

Quality assurance was an essential ingredient in conventional film settings. But facilities that purchase CR units for their x-ray departments are often advised by equipment vendors that they need no longer be concerned with discarding bad x-rays.

The British PACS and teleradiology special interest group will be getting its message out into cyberspace. A new impetus in favor of PACS from the U.K. Department of Health involves the setting up of

Most imaging manufacturers avoid damageImaging equipment manufacturers have for the most part escaped damage caused by the worst flooding in decades in Europe, but some of their customers have not been so lucky. Major vendors are

The latest version of virtual endoscopy, Endo 3D-unfolded, has entered the marketplace. Philips Medical Systems has introduced the software feature as part of its multimodality image processing workstation, EasyVision 5.2. The product transforms

Radiotherapy and image management dominateComputer-assisted detection for CT lung scans, a head coil for a 3T scanner, and a CR modification were marquee FDA clearances in July. There were several other notable products, among them

BTG enhances intellectual property by developing novel ideasThe undercurrent and foundation of medical imaging is intellectual property (IP). It propels the development of products that won't take final form for a decade, while

Company cites revenue declines, change in accountantJust one day before the deadline for executives of large U.S. companies to vouch for their firms' financial results, Fischer Imaging postponed indefinitely the release of its

Cerner announced Aug. 20 the purchase of privately held Image Devices, a PACS developer based near Frankfurt, Germany. The acquisition will promote the continued development and enhancement of Cerner's PACS, while substantially increasing the Kansas

Upgrades and peripherals dominate packRadiology remains mired in the regulatory doldrums. The number of products receiving 510(k) clearance in June was abysmal by any measure. Just 22 radiological products cleared the FDA that

Siemens' answer to pain management, a low-energy extracorporeal shock-wave therapy system called Sonocur Basic, passed FDA muster in July. The agency approved the company's new product for use in the treatment of patients with lateral epicondylitis, a

Aquilion 16 may hit production stride by year's endToshiba America Medical Systems expects to begin routine shipments of its 16-slice Aquilion CT scanner to U.S. customers in December. The company has been cleared by the FDA to

Eastman Kodak last month shipped its 20,000th dry laser imager, seven years after pioneering the market for this type of product. The company also announced the installation at Alabama's Huntsville Hospital of a PACS/CR/DryView laser combination. The

Three sites are scheduled to receive Siemens' new Axiom Aristos FX this fall, and routine deliveries are expected to begin in December (SCAN 3/20/02). The digital radiography system, unveiled in March at the European Congress of Radiology annual meeting,

The first patient won't enter the Heart Center of Indiana until December, but revenues are already rolling in for the center's new partner, Siemens Medical Solutions. The $60 million all-digital specialty heart hospital has signed a 10-year agreement

Deal sets stage for OCT application in cardiac cathA pioneer in optical coherence tomography (OCT), LightLab Imaging of Westford, MA, was acquired Aug. 6 by a Japanese firm called Goodman based in Tokyo. The acquisition clears the

PACS and CR offerings combine to provide growthStamford, CT, is a long way from Tokyo, but Fujifilm Medical USA has spanned the gap philosophically as well as geographically. The U.S. subsidiary has forged a strategy focused on the