Toshiba America Medical Systems of Tustin, CA, has announced that it will be reorganizing the business development and marketing functions of its technology services business unit. As part of the restructuring, Toshiba has tapped GE Medical Systems

R2 Technology landed a big fish this month when the developer of mammography computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) workstations signed an exclusive OEM supply deal with GE Medical Systems of Milwaukee. GE has agreed to bundle R2's ImageChecker workstation with

Determined to catch up with rival IBM, Agfa of Ridgefield Park, NJ, has formed a team dedicated to securing PACS contracts to military facilities under the Defense Imaging Network-Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (DIN-PACS) project. Agfa's

Italian biomedical firm Esaote of Genoa has completed its acquisition of Pie Medical from Philips Medical Systems of Best, the Netherlands (SCAN 2/4/98). Pie paid $21.3 million for Pie, which is based in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and

Ultrafast CT developer Imatron of South San Francisco, CA, enjoyed sharply higher revenues in 1997 (end-December), but the company still posted an $11.4 million loss for the year due to expenses. For the year, Imatron reported sales of $39.4 million, an

Company is also hit with shareholder lawsuitEmbattled independent service organization COHR found itself under siege last week following a highly critical article in the financial newsweekly Barron's that prompted a sharp drop in the

Digital radiography developer Swissray International has signed an agreement with Agfa to distribute the film and PACS vendor's laser imagers, dry printers, and computed radiography systems. The OEM deal allows New York City-based Swissray to offer a

ADAC Laboratories of Milpitas, CA, and Siemens Medical Systems of Hoffman Estates, IL, have been named the preferred vendors in a dual-source group buy of nuclear medicine equipment issued by group purchasing organization Premier. Premier members are

Agfa Medical has received a letter of intent for a large-scale Impax installation from the University of Maryland Medical System. The Ridgefield Park, NJ-based film and PACS company will use the Impax network to link up the hospital's radiology, ER, and

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