Lumisys of Sunnyvale, CA, last month finalized its acquisition of teleradiology and PACS developer CompuRad of Tucson. The two companies exhibited in twin Lumisys booths at this month's Radiological Society of North America

Trex CEO to emphasize MRI breast imagingIn its first major venture outside of its radiography and mammography specialities, Trex Medical has signed an exclusive five-year contract with IMiG-MRI, a subsidiary of Intermagnetics General (IGC), to

Group purchasing organization Premier is in the final weeks of a massive group buy of MRI equipment that could total over $100 million. GE Medical Systems of Milwaukee and Siemens Medical Systems of Iselin, NJ, are beneficiaries of the purchasing, which

The ultrasound group of Siemens Medical Systems will soon have new leadership. Lothar Koob, who joined the group in 1992 as vice president, will leave his post effective Jan. 1, 1998. Taking his place will be Wolfgang Reim, previously head of the special

Teams led by Agfa and IBM best other PACS firmsThe U.S. military's award of contracts for its Digital Imaging Network-Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (DIN-PACS) project has energized companies involved with Agfa and IBM, the leaders

GE Medical Systems of Milwaukee and Agfa of Ridgefield Park, NJ, have reconciled their dispute over former Agfa PACS executive Vishal Wanchoo, who was hired by GE in November. GE and Agfa parent Bayer announced Dec. 17 that they have resolved the civil

First versions target on-call teleradiology, referring physiciansEastman Kodak has joined the ranks of a growing number of PACS vendors moving their products to the Windows NT platform. The film and PACS giant has released several Windows

GE exits DIN-PACS bids to focus on private sectorGE Medical Systems early last month announced its withdrawal from the bidding process for the Defense Imaging Network-Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (DIN-PACS) project. The move

PACS vendors shouldn't oversell the technologyThe Radiological Society of North America meeting should be another superb event for vendors and prospective purchasers of PACS technology. With what appears to be another mediocre year for big-iron

Wanchoo departs Agfa for GE's PACS divisionGE Medical Systems late last month again demonstrated its commitment to PACS by luring digital image management veteran Vishal Wanchoo away from his position as vice president of marketing for Agfa

Agfa offers remote service for PACS and CR productsAgfa has announced the availability of Agfatek Link, a new service that allows customers to have their Agfa Impax PACS networks and ADC computed radiography products monitored remotely by Agfa

Olicon sees HIS relationships as key to future growth prospectsVendor views itself as healthcare informatics firmOlicon Imaging Systems has been an anomaly in the PACS and teleradiology markets, remaining independent in the face of

PACS companies jockey for position at RSNA showMany vendors to display Windows NT and Web technologyYou can finally believe the hype. With physician interest at last matching the enthusiasm of PACS vendors, this month's Radiological

Fuji takes PACS plans to next level with debut of Synapse NT softwareCompany believes late start will be advantageousFuji Medical Systems USA is planning to break out of its core computed radiography business by entering the PACS market

Computed radiography vendor Fuji Medical Systems USA (Hall A, #2732) will unveil its ambitious program to develop a new line of Windows NT-based PACS products called Synapse. The Stamford, CT, company believes that starting its development effort from

Philips Medical Systems (Hall B, #7515) will show the latest developments under way at the Dutch company for digitizing x-ray exams using both computed radiography and flat-panel digitization techniques. CR readers developed by Fuji will be shown, as

Short-bore MRI magnets and digital x-ray will be highlightsHas the medical imaging market put the worst behind it? That's what many industry observers may be wondering as they head for December's Radiological Society of North America meeting in

New short-bore magnets will be added to the MRI product lineup of this Milwaukee-based imaging giant (Hall A, #2145). GE has added short-bore configurations at 1-tesla and 1.5-tesla field strengths to its Signa Horizon LX series: The appellation CX 100

A new version of its PowerVision premium ultrasound platform will be a highlight in the booth of Toshiba America Medical Systems (Hall A, #4351). PowerVision 7000 includes enhancements that result in better image quality for the scanner, especially in

Like GE and Picker, Siemens Medical Systems (Hall B, #6726) introduced new short-bore MRI magnets in 1997. The Iselin, NJ, company calls its 1.5-tesla scanner Symphony, while its 1-tesla offering is known as Harmony. The superconducting magnets featured