Vendors are increasingly emphasizing the development of devices that have proven clinical value. The reason is simple. These are the products that sell the best in a tight economic environment.The upside about developing such practical technology is that

MRI pioneer Leon Kaufman, Ph.D., has taken the helm of AccuImage Diagnostics. Kaufman joined the company as CEO in mid-February, leaving Toshiba amid that company's reorganization (SCAN 1/31/01). Kaufman in 1975 established one of the world's first MRI

Despite the technology and capital invested in the International Space Station, the crew has to contend with some of the same problems as citizens of far-flung areas on earth. Healthcare is limited and sophisticated diagnostic imaging is not available.

Two veterans of the networking business, StorageTek and Siemens, are integrating products and services to support high-performance medical image and data archiving. StorageTek products are appearing as part of Siemens Radiology and Cardiology PACS

The framework for health data integration is taking shape under IHE, the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise initiative. The key to its success will be the ability to increase efficiency and better manage patients within the current practice of

A comparative evaluation of premier PACS has uncovered "significant deficiencies." The problems are fundamental to the very mission of picture archiving and communications involving DICOM compatibility, HIS/RIS integration capability, maintenance, and

For low-volume medical centers that need networking, Synapse Simplicity is the answer, according to its developer, Fujifilm Medical Systems USA. Synapse Simplicity is an economical version of the company's Synapse PACS. The product, unveiled at the HIMSS

While full-breast digital mammography continues to garner attention in medical meetings and technical conversations, screen-film mammography remains the industry's bread and butter technology-at least for the moment. Although digital technology has

Famed Hammersmith Hospital in London, one of the first healthcare facilities in the world to embrace PACS, claims to be one of the world's first "virtual" hospitals.The reengineering or streamlining of all workflow areas throughout the enterprise is

Fujifilm Medical Systems has introduced a stripped-down version of its Synapse PACS product for low-volume imaging facilities. Priced at $79,500, Synapse Simplicity is designed for facilities that already have DICOM-based modalities and handle up to

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GE Medical Systems has entered the market for clinical information systems with the launch of Integriti at the HIMSS meeting in New Orleans. Integriti is based on a clinical information system developed by SEC, a software firm acquired by GE in November.

Siemens Medical Systems is partnering with storage provider StorageTek to integrate its products into Siemens’ radiology and cardiology PACS product lines. The partners will provide both service and support for medical image and data archival

Monitor performance may be the weak link in the digital PACS loop, but a solution could be in the offing. A "light valve" technology called suspended-particle display (SPD) offers workstation characteristics radiologists may find attractive. Not only

A new leader has been named at Analogic. Company founder, board chairman, and CEO Bernard M. Gordon announced Jan. 25 that Thomas J. Miller Jr., will assume the role of CEO effective Feb 1. Gordon will remain as board chairman.Gordon, who founded

GE Medical's insatiable appetite for small firms with technologies it wants has led it to gobble up another one. The company's newest acquisition is Per-Se Technologies, a provider of radiology information systems (RIS). Terms of the agreement were not

Rather than cover all modalities or move beyond radiology to offer ancillary medical devices as some major vendors have done, Marconi Medical Systems is trying to grasp specific opportunities in medical imaging. Key among them are the high-tech

A Spanish radiology laboratory has unveiled an alternative, PACS-less, approach to the distribution of digital images throughout the hospital enterprise. The IMAC system involves a Web server that allows the query and retrieval of images stored in a

Things keep going from bad to worse for Lernout & Hauspie. The provider of voice recognition products and technologies is now facing a patent infringement lawsuit filed by the British firm AllVoice Computing. AllVoice claims that L&H's

GE Medical is looking to gain a more dominant position in the integrated PACS/RIS market following the acquisition of Per-Se Technologies' radiology information systems business. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but 22 people at