The arrival of new digital x-ray technology was evident at the December RSNA meeting as many vendors displayed digital radiography systems as commercial products for the first time. Established multimodality vendors showcased digital detectors as part of

This year’s RSNA meeting capped a banner year for CT technology development. The introduction of new multislice CT scanners has revitalized the modality in a way not seen since the introduction of spiral scanning in 1989. With subsecond scanning and

Manufacturers unveiled a dizzying array of technologies designed to extend the clinical reach of MR, as they prepare for a clinical future where flexibility and productivity may determine success or failure. Most advances were being prepped for

Nuclear medicine vendors rolled into the RSNA show confident in the strength of the technology advances in their exhibits and the health of the overall market. The U.S. nuclear medicine market exhibited robust growth in 1998, with vendors predicting that

Digital x-ray, multislice CT, and PACS highlight new technology developmentsA robust medical imaging market didn’t slow the growing trend toward consolidation among companies exhibiting at December’s Radiological Society of North America

PACS exhibits were among the most heavily attended at the 1998 meeting, as digital image and information management technology again generated much interest among attendees. Vendors at the RSNA show tended to highlight the work-flow capabilities of their

Despite continued disappointment at the Food and Drug Administration’s reluctance to clear full-field digital mammography systems, vendors at the RSNA conference were optimistic about the development of digital and other emerging technologies. In

Small PACS firms continue innovationLarger PACS vendors may have dominated the exhibit floor at this year's Radiological Society of North America meeting, but by no means did they hold a monopoly on innovative technology. Despite difficult market

Philips lands contract from Kaiser Permanente Philips Medical Systems has been awarded a three-year contract to supply x-ray equipment to Kaiser Permanente. In addition to providing Kaiser with cardiology, radiology/fluoroscopy, and surgery

ACR adds standards for PACS, teleradiologyThe American College of Radiology (ACR) has bolstered its standards relating to PACS and teleradiology. The Reston, VA-based organization has updated its Standard for Teleradiology and created a Standard

PACS takes forefront at RSNA show as interest surges in digital imagingLarge-scale purchases may be driven by digital x-ray technologyAttendees at the technical exhibits at December's Radiological Society of North America meeting found no

Agfa lands another DIN-PACS awardThe consortium led by Agfa Medical of Ridgefield Park, NJ, has recieved a large-scale PACS award from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., under the military's Digital Imaging Network-Picture

Medasys, Citation call off plans to combine businessesFirms will likely sell each other's products, howeverThe merger of French PACS vendor Medasys Digital Systems and Citation Computer Systems fell apart earlier this month. Regulatory

Japanese medical imaging vendor Shimadzu has become the latest MRI vendor to settle patent litigation with Fonar of Melville, NY. The two companies last month announced their settlement regarding Fonar's multiple-angle oblique (MAO) patent. Shimadzu

More deals may be on the horizon as vendors seek scalePACS and teleradiology firms have clearly determined that size does indeed matter. Visitors to this month's Radiological Society of North America meeting in Chicago needed a scorecard to keep

Competition tightens as more independent firms sellGE Medical Systems confirmed that it has acquired independent service organization Serviscope of Wallingford, CT, but the Milwaukee vendor declined to provide details on the sale other than to

Acquisitions are finalized just days before start of RSNA conferenceIt went down to the wire, but Picker International and GE Medical Systems achieved their goals of acquiring Elscint's CT, nuclear medicine, and MRI business units in time for this

Companies hope for boom in dedicated MR salesA sleek, open-style MRI scanner is about to join the ranks of systems dedicated to orthopedic studies, thanks to a collaboration between Siemens, Lunar, and Esaote. The result could be a dramatically

Nuclear medicine vendor ADAC Laboratories of Milpitas, CA, introduced two new variable-angle gamma cameras at this month's Radiological Society of North America meeting in Chicago: Forte and Vertex V60. ADAC hopes Forte, a new open-gantry camera, will

Mx8000 enables vendor to counter recent CT launchesPicker International didn't waste time in making the most of its acquisition of Elscint's CT business. Less than a week after finalizing the deal (see story, page 1), Picker introduced Mx8000, the