Both vendors hope to offer "one-stop" cardiac studyThe rapid advances being made in cardiac MRI technology were evident at last month's American College of Cardiology meeting in Atlanta. The reality of cardiac MRI is finally starting to catch up

GE Medical Systems has announced a program designed to address its customers' Year 2000 needs. While it expects that the majority of its installed base will not encounter any Year 2000 issues, the Milwaukee vendor is offering a Year 2000 warranty on new

Merge sales surge in 1997Connectivity firm Merge Technologies appears to be benefiting from the coming of age of the PACS market. The Milwaukee, WI-based company posted a 52% increase in revenues for 1997.For the fourth quarter (end-December),

The nuclear medicine group of Siemens Medical Systems announced that it shipped its 100th ECAT Exact PET camera in March. The camera will be installed at the Rhoen Clinic in Bad Berka, Germany, according to the Hoffman Estates, IL-based division. With

Signa Select will explore potential of cardiovascular MRIGE Medical Systems made a move at this week's American College of Cardiology meeting to advance the clinical applications of MRI technology with the debut of its most recent work in

Wanchoo has big plans for GE's PACS divisionExecutive targets 40% growth for IIS group in 1998GE Medical Systems has placed renewed emphasis on becoming a dominant player in all of its medical imaging markets, and PACS apparently is no

MRC introduces new PowerScribeThe MRC Group unveiled version 2.0 of its PowerScribe for Radiology speech recognition offering at the 1998 Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting. The new version features

Radiology gains respect at Orlando HIMSS showPACS firms have high profile at conferenceWhat a difference a year makes. This year's meeting of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) found medical imaging and PACS

Mitra opens U.S. branch to focus on cardiology nicheCanadian PACS software developer Mitra Imaging has launched a U.S. company to develop cardiology image and information management products. The new company, based in Hartland, WI, will promote

Computer firm has netted $32.3 million in ordersIBM is discovering that its gamble to enter the highly competitive PACS market is paying off. In a DIN-PACS award valued at around $25 million, the company's consortium beat out a team led by PACS

IBM lands more DIN-PACS bids with orders for 10 U.S. Army sitesVendor leverages government contracting know-how for success If PACS market watchers weren't convinced that IBM is a big-time player in the industry, the recent award of 10

Merge sales surge in 1997Connectivity firm Merge Technologies appears to be benefiting from the coming of age of the PACS market. The Milwaukee, WI-based company posted a 52% increase in revenues for 1997.For the fourth quarter (end-December),

Recent PurchasesAcuson of Mountain View, CA, has installed its 150th Aegis digital image and data management network at Sparrow Hospital of Lansing, MI. The network links the 450-bed Sparrow hospital with a new diagnostic imaging center in the

RSNA, HIMSS join forces to sponsor systems integrationSocieties look to improve connectivity between PACS and HISIn an effort to speed up the consolidation of integrated image and information management systems, the Radiological Society

Live Picture technology speeds distribution of high-res imagesImage Server may find uses in medical imagingWhile the World Wide Web shows promise as a low-cost means of bringing the benefits of PACS to clinicians, it suffers from an

PACS/IS vendors need to clear up confusionIt was refreshing to see virtually all the major information systems vendors displaying PACS technology at February's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society meeting in Orlando. One hopes

Executive drove ADAC’s quality improvementThe last 10 years have been busy ones for David Lowe. The imaging executive helped his company, ADAC Laboratories, grow from third place and a 12% share of the U.S. nuclear medicine industry to

Imaging center PACS market is profitable niche for DR SystemsVendor remains one of the last of the independent PACS firmsDR Systems has discovered an interesting niche in the PACS market. Formed in 1992, the small, independent company has

GE Medical Systems of Milwaukee and Picker International of Cleveland have received 510(k) clearances from the Food and Drug Administration for their respective diffusion-weighted packages for MRI scanning. Diffusion-weighted MRI is useful for early

No firm details yet on how GE will handle purchaseGE Medical Systems last month demonstrated the depth of its commitment to the ultrasound market by announcing its intent to acquire Diasonics Vingmed Ultrasound from Elbit Medical Imaging of Haifa,