GE this month finalized its acquisition of almost 20% of ultrasound miniPACS developer ALI Technologies of Richmond, British Columbia. The equity purchase was made through GE's subsidiary, General Electric Canada, which bought nearly two million shares

New model cuts price of flagship systemThe nuclear medicine group of Siemens Medical Systems plans to unveil a new fixed-angle version of its premium E.Cam gamma camera at next week's Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting in San Antonio. Going with

Increase in users should help FDG supplySometimes a competitor can turn out to be your best ally in business. Take the case of PET and coincidence detection imaging using gamma cameras. At first glance, PET appears to be under assault by its

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has turned down a request by GE Medical Systems to review the court's decision against the Milwaukee vendor in an MRI patent infringement case against Fonar. The court's refusal to rehear the case means

ALI Technologies, of Richmond, British Columbia, continues to reap the rewards of a healthy PACS market. The ultrasound miniPACS developer posted revenues of $3.1 million (Canadian) for the second quarter of fiscal 1997 (end-March 31), a 92% increase

Agreement expands sales for primary-care physiciansSiemens Ultrasound is retooling its sales approach for its mid-range and entry-level scanners to get better market access to office-based physicians. The division has transferred sales

Company also gets boost from JAMA articleCT developer Imatron of South San Francisco, CA, has taken over service and support responsibility in several global markets for Siemens Medical Systems' Evolution XP CT scanner, Siemens' product name for

German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG is looking to divest its dental business, but plans to retain the bulk of its Medical Engineering Group, contrary to rumors that have surfaced in the European press recently.Siemens reported April 21 that it is

X-ray vendor Swissray International of Hitzkirch, Switzerland has begun the first deliveries on a $40 million contract to supply bucky-table x-ray systems to Philips Medical Systems of Best, the Netherlands. Swissray is supplying Philips with its Bucky

Company felt pressure from larger competitorsThe challenges of participating in a market with far larger competitors have apparently proved too much for speech-recognition developer Kurzweil AI of Waltham, MA. Kurzweil last month agreed to be

Vendor claims new system has 1024 acquisition channelsGE Medical Systems just raised the ante in the high-stakes battle for technological superiority in ultrasound. The Milwaukee company demonstrated on May 7 a new level of ultrasound performance

Vendor hopes to leapfrog CCD-based detectorsGE Medical Systems in March found an influential audience with whom to discuss its ongoing work on full-field digital mammography. The Milwaukee vendor presented the progress of its full-field R&D to

Executive WatchBob Brannon has joined CompuRad of Tucson as southeastern regional sales manager. Brannon will cover full-line sales in a territory ranging from Washington, DC, to Florida, as well as Department of Veterans Affairs and military

GE completes long-awaited purchase of Lockheed Martin's PACS businessMultimodality OEMs jockey for position as market gains steamGE Medical Systems has bought the assets of Lockheed Martin Medical Imaging Systems, putting to rest rumors

GE to acquire interest in smart-card companyGE Capital of Stamford, CT, has signed an agreement to acquire a significant equity interest in Gemplus Group, a French smart-card vendor. In addition to the equity investment, the companies will work

ISG prepares for PACS market boom by securing portfolio of OEM alliancesCompany is on road to recovery after a rocky 1996Medical imaging software developer ISG Technologies has probably seen more than its fair share of turmoil. The

Sterling finds Canadian showcase for digital expertiseContract with Atlantic Health covers Direct RadiographyIn one of its first full-scale PACS implementations, Sterling Diagnostic Imaging has landed a multimillion-dollar contract to

Fuji to enter PACS market thanks to Olicon agreementOlicon will also license Fuji's CR algorithmsIn a move aimed at mining providers' increasing interest in purchasing complete PACS solutions, computed radiography developer Fuji Medical

TMG and Chi Systems build Imaging Integration ProgramThe PACS and image management consulting program offered as a joint venture between Technology Marketing Group of Des Plaines, IL, and Chi Systems of Ann Arbor, MI, has added three new

Unit to be merged into GE's Integrated Imaging Solutions businessGE Medical Systems this month served notice that it is ready to take the PACS market seriously. After nearly a year of negotiations, the Milwaukee vendor completed its acquisition of