Propelled by a favorable reimbursement climate, the telemedicine market is on the move, attracting new vendors and users. Many newcomers represent teleradiology and PACS companies with Web-based products for image transmission and archiving.“The

The U.S. market may soon welcome two new dedicated PET scanners under four different labels. The scanners, formally launched at the annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine in Toronto, are remarkable for the materials built into their detectors,

As part of an aggressive strategy to expand its marketing reach in North America, Siemens has contracted with Cassling Diagnostic Imaging to sell its products and services to customers in Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, South Dakota, and west central Illinois.

In 1988, the RSNA exhibit floor was abuzz with talk of the proposed merger of Philips Medical Systems and Picker International. Executives from the two companies had declared it a union of equals, two great companies forming a multinational powerhouse.

Hybrid PET/CT scanners provided the excitement at the mid-June annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine. Vendors, led by GE Medical Systems—and its pre-SNM media blitz—hyped the clinical and economic importance of their newly

The latest software for Toshiba’s e.soft workstation was displayed at this year’s Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting. The workstation complements the company’s T.CAM nuclear medicine gamma camera, which is supplied by Siemens Medical

As June drew to a close, Swissray International announced that Marconi Health Care Products (HCP) would market and service Swissray’s line of direct digital radiography (ddR) systems in the U.S., supplementing an existing distribution agreement

Fireworks exploded across Europe as well as the U.S. on July 4, with the announcement that Royal Philips Electronics had agreed to acquire Marconi Medical Systems for $1.1 billion. The cash deal will catapult Philips into the top ranks of the CT market,

Animal researchers have a new tool—a gamma camera for rodents. Siemens’ new M.CAM has been optimized for molecular imaging on mice and rats. The system was designed, developed, and tested in collaboration with molecular imaging researcher Dr.

MRI and diagnostic ultrasound dominate the latest batch of imaging-related devices cleared by the FDA. These modalities accounted for half of the 26 products cleared for marketing in the U.S. Radiation therapy equipment came in third with five products,

Computer-aided detection may be crossing the line from potential to proven value, not only in the clinical realm but in business as well. GE Medical Systems and Kodak Health Imaging are giving this clinical tool unprecedented visibility within their

Interventional radiology of the future may appear to resemble its present-day practice, relying on foundation techniques honed for decades: image-guided arterial access, device placement, and therapy delivery. The real action, however, may be going on below the surface, as existing therapies team up in new combinations and refinements increasingly involve the molecular level.

A chance discovery at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (UPMC) seems to implicate PACS in residents' reports of being less challenged by their training than they were in a film environment, said Dr. Steven C. Horii, a professor of radiology

Having received permission from creditors to restructure, speech recognition technology innovator Lernout & Hauspie is preparing to sell its healthcare and other business units, a company spokesperson has confirmed.In addition to the healthcare

Merge Technologies has appointed Beth Frost-Johnson vice president of marketing and David M. Noshay vice president of its business unit. The executives will be charged with expanding Merge’s position in the PACS and radiology workflow solutions

In many corporate mergers, acquired companies get lost in the consolidation, their operations and products integrated with those of the parent to the extent that soon little—if anything—of the old company is recognizable. Not so in the case

Dr. Peter Rothschild fulfilled expectations and proposed a bold vision in his remarks at the annual Open MRI conference in Las Vegas, May 13-16.“Within the next three to five years, all new magnets being sold will be open,” Rothschild said.

The Veterans Administration National Acquisition Center has awarded Toshiba a one-year contract to supply ultrasound systems to its medical centers and clinics. Under the contract, which may be extended to a total of three years, VA facilities, as well

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has blessed the marriage between Philips Medical Systems and Agilent Technologies’ Healthcare Solutions Group (HSG). Russia, Canada, and Brazil must still clear the union, but Agilent and Philips are upbeat

The past year of tumult for Internet-based businesses has left its mark on imaging companies, many of which entered the e-commerce space with hopes of high-volume “hits” that would translate into big online profits. But the industry has