New digital cardiac cath system paces comeback at Fidelity Medical
October 29th 1997InstaCine D2000 uses DVD technologyFidelity Medical is banking on a new line of digital image management products to be released next month to help improve its financial picture. The Wayne, NJ, company will use the American Heart Association
Cleveland Clinic study compares Direct Radiography to analog x-ray
October 29th 1997Four out of five radiologists prefer DRRadiologists at the Cleveland Clinic have found that the image quality of Sterling Diagnostic Imaging's Direct Radiography technology for digitizing x-ray studies compares favorably with that of conventional
GE payment lifts Fonar results
October 29th 1997Fonar's ship finally came in this month when the Melville, NY, company released fourth-quarter and year-end financial results that show the impact of the firm's victory over GE Medical Systems in MRI patent litigation. Fonar reported net income of $56.1
Philips raises prices on products 3%
October 15th 1997The recovery of the medical imaging market has prompted Philips Medical Systems to implement a 3% increase in prices for all its medical imaging systems, components, and services. The increase is effective immediately.A Philips spokesperson said the
U.S. Supreme Court turns deaf ear to GE’s appeal of Fonar patent verdict
October 15th 1997It may finally be time for MRI developer Fonar to break out the champagne. Without comment, the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 6 declined to hear General Electric's final appeal of a multimillion-dollar judgment levied against the Milwaukee company for
Advanced Magnetics considers ultrasound contrast agent market
October 15th 1997Advanced Magnetics is best known for developing contrast media designed for use with MRI scanners, but the Cambridge, MA, company sees potential outside the MRI market. Advanced Magnetics reported this month that it has entered an option agreement to
Varian to purchase GE's radiotherapy unit
October 15th 1997Varian Associates has offered to purchase the radiotherapy service and support operation of GE Medical Systems in a deal that will cover all of the Milwaukee vendor's worldwide radiotherapy service and customer support operations. GEMS has a global
Philips gets patent for open MRI
October 1st 1997Philips has received a patent for a technology similar to that used in an open MRI scanner, but don't expect the company to introduce an open system based on the patent any time soon. The company confirmed that it has received the patent, but said that
Philips and Camtronics to work on cardiac PACS
October 1st 1997Philips and Camtronics to work on cardiac PACSPhilips Medical Systems International and Camtronics Medical Systems have signed a strategic alliance to jointly develop cardiac image archiving and information management solutions. The resulting
Short-bore MRI debuts continue with Harmony and Symphony from Siemens
October 1st 1997It wasn't unexpected, but it was impressive all the same. German multimodality vendor Siemens pulled out all the stops with the introduction of two new short-bore MRI magnets at an international press conference held Sept. 18 at its Medical Engineering
HIS companies should not be underestimated
October 1st 1997HIS companies should not be underestimatedIt should be no surprise that healthcare information system vendors are turning their attention to the PACS market. PACS is a high-priced technology that, despite years of being on the cusp of success,
E.Cam spurs market resurgence at Siemens' nuclear medicine unit
October 1st 1997It's been a long road back, but the nuclear medicine group of Siemens Medical Systems can finally claim to have accomplished its long-awaited turnaround. Executives with the Hoffman Estates, IL, division are reporting a return to market share and revenue
UCSF moves PACS from research tool to clinical practice with Agfa's help
October 1st 1997UCSF moves PACS from research tool to clinical practice with Agfa's helpUniversity encountered barriers to expanding home-grown PACS networkThe University of California, San Francisco was one of the early adopters of PACS technology,
Lumisys to buy CompuRad in merger of PACS players
October 1st 1997Film digitizer market leader Lumisys has agreed to acquire PACS and teleradiology software developer CompuRad. The deal would unite two of the largest PACS and teleradiology component providers in the industry.For CompuRad, the deal provides access to
HIS companies should not be underestimated
October 1st 1997HIS companies should not be underestimatedIt should be no surprise that healthcare information system vendors are turning their attention to the PACS market. PACS is a high-priced technology that, despite years of being on the cusp of success,