Philips parent Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands announced this month that the company has closed its acquisition of ATL Ultrasound of Bothell, WA. Philips acquired 94% of ATL shares Sept. 29, and the acquisition was completed Oct. 2 when ATL

Philips Medical Systems North America of Shelton, CT, is responding to a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration regarding its Integris 3000 family of vascular imaging and interventional x-ray systems. The letter claims that when the systems

Picker will have rights to sell souped-up scanner thanks to ElscintMultislice scanners are falling on the CT market like October leaves. Siemens Medical Systems of Iselin, NJ, became the latest vendor to introduce a multislice CT scanner with the

ISO finally begins sales of InnerVision scannerIt helps to use levers when prying open a new imaging niche. Independent service organization COHR of Chatsworth, CA, hopes to leverage its extensive network of field service engineers to give the

ImageLabs, XMA sign distribution dealTeleradiology and PACS provider ImageLabs has landed a distribution arrangement with X-Ray Marketing Associates, a radiology equipment distributor. XMA will sell all of the Bedford, MA-based firm's Shared

MRC and Articulate find corporate parentsDOC issues directive to continue production, howeverMedical transcriptionist firm MedQuist has signed a definitive agreement to acquire The MRC Group, a Cleveland-based voice recognition firm. The

Magnetic Research spin-off provides teleradiology systemsNT-based TeleRad Stat also suitable for miniPACS applicationsSmall, independent companies are becoming an anomaly in the increasingly consolidating PACS and teleradiology market.

Kodak to offer telemedicine systemsThe telemedicine market has largely been ignored by major PACS vendors. That may change following Eastman Kodak's decision to form a strategic alliance with videoconferencing and communications company Smith

Nuclear Associates releases calibratorsNuclear Associates has introduced several calibrators designed for PACS and computed radiography applications. PACS Test Pattern, available in digital and film formats, allows users to detect, identify, and

DHHS proposes security, electronic signature standardsRules would affect PACS and teleradiology users As healthcare institutions began to implement electronic medical record systems, privacy concerns led to a Congressional mandate for

Picker takes system integrator role to succeed in PACS marketplaceFirm emphasizes connectivity and integration capabilitiesAs one of the Big Five multimodality imaging vendors, Picker International has been a stalwart in the medical

PACS firms can't forget workstationsMuch has been accomplished in the last few years to facilitate radiologist acceptance of soft-copy reading and PACS technology, but clearly work still needs to be done.In a talk at the Diagnostic

InformaTech acquires PACS consulting firmSystems integrator and telemedicine consulting firm InformaTech of Frederick, MD, has purchased the telemedicine services division of MIS Labs. Formed in 1996, the MIS Labs division has provided

Siemens releases new archive offeringsSiemens Medical Systems has unveiled new additions to its Sienet archive pro-duct line. The new releases give Sienet increased performance, parallel archiving, and greater scalability in storage cap-acity,

Merge adds software for remote monitoringMerge Technologies has introduced MergeDPM, a DICOM protocol monitor that allows field service engineers to monitor DICOM communications between different devices from their laptops. The initial offering

Spin-off from Bayer may give Agfa opportunity to manage its own growthVendor may have more breathing room as independent Film and PACS vendor Agfa may get more room to run as a result of the decision by parent firm Bayer to spin off

Pacs Inc. revives fullView as MacPacs product offeringFirm takes over from IIE to market ultrasound miniPACSApple's Macintosh platform was for many years a staple in the PACS market. While some companies continue to offer Mac-based PACS

Siemens promotes Primo to head up PACS, IS effortsSiemens Medical Systems has named PACS veteran Rik Primo director of information systems. Primo, who will be responsible for the Iselin, NJ-based company's PACS and healthcare information systems

Vendor has big plans in Europe for new scannerSiemens Medical Systems owes its rising fortunes in the ultrasound market as much to skillful marketing of low-priced scanners as to its development of high-powered technology. In less than a week, the

Philips Medical Systems North America of Shelton, CT, has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for a new MRI upgrade package that includes high-end features such as cardiac scanning protocols and neuro imaging techniques. The package is