GE Medical Systems last month completed its acquisition of Marquette Medical Systems, a developer of patient testing and monitoring products (SCAN 9/30/98). Marquette will be run as a subsidiary of GE and has been renamed GE Marquette Medical

Applicare signs more OEM dealsDutch PACS software developer Applicare Medical Imaging has signed an OEM agreement with British Telecom subsidiary BT Health. Under the two-year, nonexclusive deal with automatic renewal, BT Health will privately

Canon joins digital radiography race with amorphous silicon offeringFirm highlights system's integration with PACS as key benefitCanon USA has become the latest medical imaging vendor to bring a digital radiography system to market. The

Olicon to focus efforts on its OEM customersPACS firm Olicon Imaging Systems has decided to shift most sales efforts to OEM distribution opportunities with healthcare information systems firms, particularly with partner Shared Medical Systems.

DeJarnette departs IBM DIN-PACS consortiumDeJarnette Research Systems has decided to withdraw from the IBM consortium participating in the U.S. military's Digital Imaging Network-Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (DIN-PACS) deal. The

Small PACS firms find survival difficultShakeout continues at a furious pace in the PACS and teleradiology markets, with Access Radiology and EMED apparently the latest firms to tie their futures together. As more of these small companies join

ALI moves beyond ultrasound to support multimodality PACSCanadian firm continues to grow international presenceALI Technologies was one of the first companies to recognize the appeal of the miniPACS concept to customers. Focusing on

Wam!Net launches off-site image storage servicesA new company has entered the PACS market with a medical image archive service designed to provide hospitals with a low-cost means of entering the digital age. The firm, Wam!Net Medical of

Access closes in on EMED acquisition in deal to unite teleradiology vendorsPurchase would create teleradiology powerhouse Consolidation in the PACS and teleradiology market appears to be continuing. Teleradiology and miniPACS provider

AccuImage adds new dimension to PACS workstation softwareCompany believes 3-D/4-D capability will enhance soft-copy viewingSoft-copy reading has been cited as one of the many benefits of PACS, although many of the technology's early

Medison subsidiary Mediface plans entry into U.S. PACS marketCompany seeks OEM relationships for its technologyYou can add another Korean PACS firm to the list of companies planning to expand their global presence. On the heels of

NT, Web technology highlight RSNA exhibitsDVD archives and flat panels also to be displayed by some firms In the past several years, the Radiological Society of North America meeting has been dominated by digital image management

GE to partner with Cerner for product integration, salesCompany also hires Seshadri away from KodakGE Medical Systems continues to grow the scope of its digital image management business. The imaging modality and PACS powerhouse has

A new CT scanner from Toshiba America Medical Systems has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration. The system, called Asteion, is a subsecond scanner, and Toshiba has positioned it just below the Tustin, CA, vendor's new Aquilion

Plan may speed setup and benefit smaller companiesIf you're an annual exhibitor at the Radiological Society of North America meeting, don't get too upset (or pleased) at the location of your booth this year. Chances are it will change next year.

GE Medical Systems of Milwaukee has signed a product integration and distribution agreement with radiology information systems firm Cerner of Kansas City. The companies plan to integrate GE's PACS software with Cerner's HNA Millennium RadNet RIS product,

Purchase would create teleradiology powerhouseConsolidation in the PACS and teleradiology market appears to be continuing. Teleradiology and miniPACS provider Access Radiology has submitted an offer to acquire teleradiology and PACS firm EMED from

DeJarnette Research Systems has decided to withdraw from the IBM consortium participating in the U.S. military's Digital Imaging Network-Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (DIN-PACS) deal. The Towson, MD-based firm had been contributing its

Siemens Medical Systems this month announced an addition to its MRI product lineup for the upcoming Radiological Society of North America meeting. The work-in-progress device, OR Open, is an intraoperative MR unit that combines Siemens' open system

Michael McLean has been promoted to vice president of full-line sales at Toshiba America Medical Systems. McLean previously managed Toshiba's ultrasound business operations, a position he held about a year. He replaces John Ariatti, who left the Tustin,