Army's radiology plans to include DIN-PACSMany PACS industry observers are wondering whether the U.S. military will follow through with its stated intention to buy new PACS networks based on specifications included in its DIN-PACS (Defense

Physicians at Brooke Army Medical Center see MDIS as precursor to larger PACSArmy's consulting radiologist has ambitious plans for PACS linksThe U.S. military is finding that PACS can play a major role in helping reduce cost, boost

Olicon moves to larger headquartersOlicon Imaging Systems has moved to a new facility in Southern California. At the same time, the PACS software developer has opened a new Teleradiology Archiving Program (TAP) archiving center in Ontario,

Baker leaves GE after PACS purchaseMichael Baker has left the former Lockheed Martin Medical Imaging System PACS division that GE Medical Systems acquired last April (PNN 5/97). Baker joins several other Lockheed Martin systems engineers

The Premier group purchasing organization will launch a limited-time promotion of Siemens ultrasound scanners beginning this month and running through September. The program will include special financing programs and extended discounts on Sonoline

Philips Medical Systems North America has announced the first major set of organizational changes since Jack Price was promoted to president in March, replacing Michael Moakley (SCAN 3/19/97).Price selected Wade Binford, formerly group director of x-ray

Reimbursement issues retard center firm's growthImatron is in a bit of a bind. The South San Francisco, CA, vendor has seen an increase in sales of its premium ultrafast CT scanners this year, particularly in overseas markets. Imatron's financial

New firm is headed by Elscint veteran HermonyThe i's are dotted and the t's are crossed on the joint-venture agreement between Elscint and GE Medical Systems to form a new company to develop gamma camera technology that will be marketed

MRA should shorten delays in marketing products in U.S. and E.U.The governments of the U.S. and the European Union have removed a substantial barrier to transatlantic trade by agreeing to recognize each other's product-testing bodies as competent

New company will service TomTec installed base, howeverTomTec Imaging Systems called it quits on June 1 following unsuccessful attempts to gain new funding sources following the withdrawal of its venture-capital backers. At the same time, the

Film and PACS vendor Agfa of Ridgefield Park, NJ, has signed an agreement with dealer organization Diagnostic Imaging of Jacksonville, FL, for distribution of Agfa's medical film and film processors. Diagnostic Imaging will sell products under the Curix,

Supreme Court denies GE's request to delay paymentFonar has moved a step closer to securing a multimillion-dollar judgment in its MRI patent infringement case against GE Medical Systems. Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist has denied

PACS and TM vendors vie for military's DIN-PACS bids'Son of MDIS' could be windfall for a handful of competitorsA small number of well-connected PACS and telemedicine vendors are participating in an exhaustive bid process launched by the

EMED workstations to debut at SCAR showEMED's efforts to compete for large-scale PACS installations will get a big boost at the Symposium for Computer Assisted Radiology in Rochester, MN, this month, where the San Antonio, TX-based vendor will

Cemax-Icon and Imation aim to avoid mistakes of consolidating PACS firmsBoosting sales and service organizations is first priorityDoes history repeat itself? Not if Cemax-Icon and Imation can help it. In announcing their acquisition

Siemens speeds diagnosis on MagicView 1000Siemens Medical Systems of Iselin, NJ, will release an upgrade this month for its MagicView 1000 soft-copy reporting workstations that is designed to further streamline the reporting process for

Are HIS vendors a threat to PACS firms?The PACS marketplace has traditionally been a radiology-centric business. Hospital information systems vendors have for the most part watched the PACS game from the sidelines, perhaps due to wariness about

Agfa adopts new strategies in effort to stay on top of PACS heapVendor looks to maintain market leadership in digital imagingAgfa is often credited as being the market leader in PACS, and for good reason. The Ridgefield Park, NJ-based

Company will also display E.Cam from SiemensAt its Society of Nuclear Medicine booth, Toshiba America Medical Systems, of Tustin, CA, plans to highlight the processing speed of the latest version of its nuclear medicine workstation. Toshiba's

Cemax-Icon to be run as wholly owned subsidiaryPACS market consolidation took another turn this month when film and digital imaging giant Imation agreed to acquire PACS software developer Cemax-Icon. The deal is the latest development in an