With more medical device companies opting to outsource as a way to expand their presence in the increasingly complex digital imaging market, some OEM suppliers are taking advantage of the opportunity by adopting a market-oriented approach designed to

Siemens Medical Systems has named John Pavlidis, formerly vice president of the company’s U.S. MRI division, to the post of president of the company’s ultrasound division in Issaquah, WA. Pavlidis joined Siemens in 1990 as MRI product

Industry predictions proved correct last month when GE Medical Systems received premarket approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its full-field digital mammography unit, Senographe 2000D. The news made GE the first company to win the right to

NAI expands imaging business with Aspect Electronics purchaseFirm continues transition to digital imaging focusThe transition from analog to digital imaging has forced numerous components and systems vendors to rethink business strategies

Vendor Profile: Barco medical business reflects growing reliance on integrationDisplay firm expands into image computingAs a supplier of diagnostic workstations to the PACS and medical imaging community, Barco Display Systems is riding a

Imaging veteran Mason joins eMed as CEOPACS and imaging veteran Caren Mason has joined eMed Technologies as CEO in a move intended to strengthen the company’s resources as it broadens into Web-based image workflow products and services.

PACS and image-guided surgery firm Cedara Software (formerly ISG Technologies) adopted new ticker symbols for its stock, effective Jan. 25. The Mississauga, Ontario-based firm will now be traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange as CDE, and on NASDAQ as

Image Systems halts acquisition of NortechMonitor vendor Image Systems has withdrawn its letter of intent to purchase the Imaging Systems division of Nortech Systems. The Minnetonka, MN-based firm said the two companies could not come to an

The transition from analog to digital imaging has forced numerous components and systems vendors to rethink business strategies in order to maintain and grow their customer base. One such company is North American Imaging, a medical imaging equipment

Monitor vendor Image Systems has withdrawn its letter of intent to purchase the Imaging Systems division of Nortech Systems. The Minnetonka, MN-based company said that the two companies could not come to an agreement during the due diligence process on

The Big Picture: PACS vendors vie for piece of software pieBy Kathy Kincade, EditorAs the healthcare industry finally catches up to the rest of the PC-based world, there is a growing need to create new programming and applications-development

Siemens launches PACS non-obsolescence programSiemens Medical Systems moved to protect its customers’ PACS networks this month when it introduced its PACS non-obsolescence program. Iselin, NJ-based Siemens expects the program to help

Mobile PET provider Mobile PET Systems of San Diego has signed a five-year contract with Torrance Memorial Medical Center, a 380-bed facility based in Torrance, CA. The contract includes mobile services, trained technologists, and clinical support.The

Like other manufacturers developing state-of-the-art technology, digital x-ray firms must convince a skeptical clinical community that their products are worth the extra cost. Despite the uphill battle, the challenge has proven irresistible to another

Management buyout turns Rogan U.S. subsidiary into ImcoFirm seeks to broaden reach in PACS and image managementReflecting a growing trend in PACS to add workflow and information systems software to core image archiving and viewing

Merge Technologies makes management moveConnectivity and PACS firm Merge Technologies has named Joseph Gentile director of worldwide system sales. Gentile will manage the Milwaukee, WI, firm’s systems solution group, which provides medical

Technology platforms battle for control of desktop imagingPACS vendors jockey for position in software businessAs interest in enterprise-wide image distribution grows, several PACS and modality vendors are responding with PC-based

Citing the lure of integrating diagnostic imaging modalities with radiotherapy systems, GE Medical Systems and Varian Medical Systems have formed a North American marketing, sales, and product development alliance. The two vendors plan to supply a

Contrast agent developer E-Z-EM launched a new contrast agent at December’s RSNA show. Digibar 190 is a barium sulfate product for use in digital fluoroscopic studies of the gastrointestinal tract, and is first in a line of contrast media products

Medical imaging equipment refurbisher Cassling Diagnostic Imaging shifted its management structure this month when it appointed three new executives to posts within its organization and that of its subsidiary, Integrated Equipment Solutions. The Omaha,