Philips probes meaning of blood-volume numbers
February 12th 1992Philips Ultrasound should have its ultrasound blood-quantificationproduct, CVI-Q, on the market by the third quarter of this year.While there is general expectation that CVI-Q will provide newand valuable diagnostic information, a successful launch
Toshiba president will have hands full as U.S. staff continues hemorrhaging
January 29th 1992Toshiba's medical imaging effort in the U.S. has made considerablestrides over the past several years. But the major multimodalityimaging vendor has been plagued with personnel problems in itsU.S. operations that constitute a Japanese manager's
GE's InSite improves user service
January 29th 1992Remote scanner diagnostics allow GE to offer its imaging customersservices beyond maintenance troubleshooting. Implementation ofits InSite remote diagnostics program has also improved user educationand training, said John R. Haddock, vice president and
Gendex buys Philips dental unit
January 29th 1992Gendex of Des Plaines, IL, completed its acquisition of the Philipsdental x-ray business in Europe last month, but broke off negotiationsto acquire Transworld X-ray of Charlotte, NC. The dental and medicalx-ray supplier had been interested in Transworld
Next moves to medical with Unix workstation
January 29th 1992Next Computers has set its sights on medical imaging. The RedwoodCity, CA, computer vendor made an industry debut last month atthe Radiological Society of North America technical exhibit, whereit displayed systems at the Resonex, Metecon and Lumisys
GE dedicates dual-head to the heart
January 29th 1992Two different approaches to the nuclear SPECT camera market wereon display at the RSNA meeting last month. There was some debateat the show over the benefits of dedicated versus general-purposenuclear cameras. GE offered a fixed-detector dual-head SPECT
Military looks to MDIS for future cost savings
January 29th 1992Although potential expenditures for the U.S. military's medicaldiagnostic imaging support (MDIS) project may appear massive,the goal is to save money over the long run. The Department of Defense, unlike most civilian hospitals,can make the necessary
GE offers dedicated cardiac SPECT
December 4th 1991GE Medical Systems showed details of a new dual-head single-photonemission computed tomography camera dedicated to cardiology imagingapplications at the American Heart Association meeting last month.The vendor will have the fixed-detector unit, dubbed
Siemens creates ultrasound subsidiary with headquarters at Quantum facility
December 4th 1991Siemens formed a new ultrasound company as a final step in themerger of its existing ultrasound operations with that of QuantumMedical Systems. Siemens Quantum will seek to provide the productand market focus of a dedicated ultrasound vendor, said
Toshiba funnels resources to field operations
December 4th 1991Toshiba America Medical Systems has trimmed overhead and shiftedresources to field operations in order to compete more effectivelyin a sluggish U.S. medical imaging equipment market. The Tustin, CA, vendor cut 45 administrative and other positionsat
Analog imaging company builds PACS, CME line
November 20th 1991Image PSL (formerly Image Premastering Services) has installedits first analog picture archiving and communication system, labeledImage Access, at the University of Southern California in LosAngeles. The St. Paul-based optical technology company is
Picker plans reentry into Japan; searches for ultrasound opportunity
November 20th 1991Resuscitated Japanese sales, blooming international market shareand a possible play in ultrasound should help Picker Internationalavoid sluggish sales in a maturing U.S. medical imaging market,according to Cary J. Nolan, president and CEO.With no new
European mobile services catch on
November 20th 1991Calumet Coach of Calumet City, IL, created a European subsidiaryin March 1990 to capitalize on emerging demand for mobile imagingoverseas. Calumet Coach PLC, based near London in Camberly, beganshipping specially designed 12.8-meter mobile imaging vans
Clinical studies begin on 4-tesla MR machines
November 20th 1991Magnetic resonance research is poised for another technologicalleap forward with the clinical siting of three 4-tesla systems.GE, Philips and Siemens have been involved in 4-tesla researchsince the late 1980s, but only recently have installed their
Safe harbors may shift MRI to private offices
November 6th 1991The safe harbor regulations have apparently dampened U.S. medicalimaging equipment sales. Some scanner purchases have been delayedas doctors who had been close to finalizing center limited partnershipspaused to consider the structures of their joint