The PACS division of Siemens Medical Systems in Iselin, NJ, roared through spring by landing PACS contracts in March worth a total of $16 million. The biggest purchaser is Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ, which will spend more than $11

The Integrated Imaging Solutions division of GE Medical Systems in Mt. Prospect, IL, has been awarded a $4 million contract to install a PACS network at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. The installation will connect two campuses and four

Hybrid device adds BGO detectors to CT gantryExecutives with the nuclear medicine division of Siemens Medical Systems in Hoffman Estates, IL, this month confirmed rumors about the company's efforts to build a hybrid CT/PET scanner. While the

Film digitizer and PACS developer Lumisys received 510(k) clearance in May for ACR 2000, the company's new low-cost computed radiography reader (SCAN 5/13/98). The Sunnyvale, CA, company is currently field-testing the unit and plans to begin

GE is aggressively pursuing cardiac CT applicationsImatron's brief stint without a major corporate marketing partner for its ultrafast CT technology came to an end this month. The South San Francisco, CA, firm announced on June 19 that it has

Company offers two versions of CCD-based scannersThe U.S. digital x-ray market now has another participant. Dutch digital x-ray developer Oldelft has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Digidelca line of CCD-based

PACS vendor Agfa and ultrasound developer Acuson showed the results of their ongoing collaboration in PACS at last week's Society for Computer Applications in Radiology meeting in Baltimore. The companies are working to integrate their respective digital

R2 Technology strengthened its relationship with GE last month with the signing of an $11 million financing agreement led by GE's financing arm, GE Capital. The financing will be used for working capital purposes as R2 prepares for an initial public

Letter may be due to communication breakdownThe Food and Drug Administration zinged film and PACS vendor Imation with a warning letter on May 12, citing the company for procedural violations in the manufacture of laser imaging systems at its

Companies will retain clinical applications R&DMultimodality vendors Toshiba and Siemens have found a creative solution to keeping up with the fast pace of development in the highly competitive ultrasound market. The two companies last month

Applicare launches RadWorks WebViewerDutch PACS firm Applicare Medical Imaging has developed a beta version of RadWorks WebViewer, a Web-based image viewing product designed to run on Microsoft Explorer 4.0 or higher. RadWorks WebViewer employs

Digital Arts & Sciences introduces PACS alternativeImageAXS Pro-Med offers broad management solution Although many healthcare institutions long for the benefits that PACS can provide, the hefty price tags and radiology-centered

HCFA decision on Medicare PET payment level gives lift to SNM attendeesThe remarkable comeback of the nuclear medicine industry continues unabated. Attendees at this month’s Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting in Toronto found that the

Philips launches IT-focused group to help hospitals improve efficiencyVendor shifts PACS efforts into new organization Philips Medical Systems has launched a new business unit that will develop a full suite of products and services to

Executive WatchAccess Radiology has added Sheri Stamper, Mark Bowman, and John Mishalanie to its sales organization, bringing the Natick, MA-based company's direct sales force to 11. Stamper comes to Access from an account executive position at

Will DIN-PACS also bolster private sector?It has become fashionable for many PACS market participants to pooh-pooh the pioneering role the military played in fostering acceptance of large-scale PACS. While the Medical Diagnostic Imaging Support

GE lands PACS contract from NY cancer centerGE Medical Systems has notched another multimillion-dollar PACS sale. The Mt. Prospect, IL-based vendor's Integrated Imaging Solutions division has been awarded a $2.3 million contract to install and

Voxar expands use of 3-D technology in PACS and teleradiology networksFirm to open U.S. sales and marketing office While 3-D image reconstruction tools might be handy additions to image viewing stations on PACS and teleradiology

Military moves forward with plans for DIN-PACS purchasingProject is part of plan to link all military healthcare The impact of the military's Digital Imaging Network-Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (DIN-PACS) project has

ISG posts strong growth, releases NT-based softwareMedical imaging and PACS software developer ISG Technologies reported strong financial results for its 1998 fiscal third quarter. The company realized a 16% increase in revenue for the period