ALI adds GE to OEM stableas partner for UltraPACS
March 27th 1996Deal parallels those with Siemens and DiasonicsALI Technologies is solidifying its position as the preferredchoice for ultrasound vendors who want access to an ultrasounddigital image management system but don't want to develop oneon their own.
VA turns to image management to cut costs as system consolidates
March 27th 1996Government facilities conduct leading-edge workTeleradiology and PACS vendors are enjoying a major upsurge inequipment purchasing by hospitals belonging to the Departmentof Veterans Affairs healthcare system. VA medical centers, likethose in the
GE prepares to ship next wave of experimental MR therapy scanners
March 27th 1996`Double-donut' devices priced at $3 millionGE Medical Systems is poised to launch the next stage of its MR-guidedtherapy program with shipments to 10 investigational sites ofSigna SP, the new designation for the Milwaukee
Teleradiology firm Line Imaging hooks GE
March 27th 1996Teleradiology software developer Line Imaging of Atlanta announcedlast month that it has reached an agreement with GE Medical Systemsto incorporate Line's WinRad teleradiology product into GE's PACSofferings. GE's network products and services division
Fonar adds Toshiba to listof MRI patent defendants
March 27th 1996Toshiba is also being sued by Mayo FoundationFonar continues to cast a wide net in its drive to protect patentsthat it claims are being violated by other MRI vendors. The Melville,NY, company this month filed litigation against Toshiba,
Varian grows market nichefor ultra-high-field MRI scanners
March 27th 1996Functional MRI could lead to 4-tesla renaissanceThe nuclear magnetic resonance instrument division of Varian Associatesin Palo Alto, CA, is chiseling out a specialized niche in ultra-high-fieldMRI with the launch of Unity Inova, a whole-body
ISG restructures work forceto focus on OEM relationships
March 13th 1996High-level Siemens manager leads the transitionMaking a profit these days isn't easy for medical imaging OEMs.Smaller technology suppliers, however, may find generous incomeopportunities if they can ride a wave of outsourcing contractschurned up
Alliance wins hospital MRI contracts
March 13th 1996Alliance Imaging of Orange, CA, last week said that it has landedsix-year contracts to provide MRI services to a group of threehospitals on Long Island in New York. Alliance will service thehospitals with a new Siemens 1-tesla Magnetom Impact mobile
GE rounds out ultrasound familywith AIUM introduction of Logiq 400
March 13th 1996New scanner targets high-end ob/gyn applicationsGE Medical Systems plans to roll out the final member of its Logiqultrasound product line at next week's American Institute of Ultrasoundin Medicine meeting in New York City. The new scanner,
Imatron takes heart fromnew AHA study on CAD testing
March 13th 1996Researchers find high sensitivity and specificityUltrafast CT manufacturer Imatron received some good news froma clinical study reported this month in Circulation, a journalpublished by the American Heart Association. The study found thatthe
Logiq 500 propels GE's ultrasound growth
February 28th 1996The Logiq 500 scanner helped GE Medical Systems' status rise in1995 from an also-ran to a more respectable player in the radiologicalultrasound market. GE has shipped about 1400 of the moderately priced Logiq 500platforms to customers in the U.S. and
GE expands service capabilitieswith acquisition of National MD
February 28th 1996Firms plan to exploit each other's strengthsGE Medical Systems raised the ante in the increasingly high-stakesmultivendor service market last week by acquiring National MedicalDiagnostics, a leading supplier of asset management services
New Siemens nuclear chiefputs emphasis on product R&D
February 28th 1996Vendor is developing variable-angle gamma cameraThe new head of the nuclear medicine group of Siemens MedicalSystems has a track record for bringing R&D projects to marketquickly, a trait that the Hoffman Estates, IL, group is countingon to
Trex Medical signs deal to buy XRE
February 28th 1996Trex Medical continues to roll on the acquisition road. The holdingcompany for x-ray firms Lorad and Bennett X-Ray last week signeda letter of intent to buy XRE of Littleton, MA, a vendor of cardiaccath labs and angiography suites. XRE will give Trex
Philips said to plan medical job cuts
February 28th 1996Philips Electronics NV of the Netherlands is planning job cutsfor its Philips Medical Systems International BV unit, accordingto wire service reports. The job cuts could total in the hundredsacross Philips Medical's 9500-strong global work force,
Mayo sues Toshiba over MRI patentrelating to artifact suppression
February 14th 1996Other vendors may also be infringing, attorney saysMRI patent litigation is in the news again, but this time it isMayo Foundation and Toshiba at legal loggerheads rather than GEand Fonar. Mayo has filed a lawsuit against Toshiba charging
ADAC sees multivendor serviceas major opportunity for growth
February 14th 1996MCD and LabStat will also expand markets in 1996The multivendor service program being developed by nuclear medicinevendor ADAC Laboratories is one of three major growth initiativesthe Milpitas, CA, firm is pushing in 1996 to expand its