Vendor sends third ultrafast scanner to ChinaImatron set a company record in revenues for its second quarterof 1995 (end-June), the South San Francisco, CA, firm reportedthis month. Spurred by the shipment of five Ultrafast CT scannersand

PACS firms 3M and Cemax-Icon displayed one of the first resultsof their new relationship at this month's American HealthcareRadiology Administrators meeting in Nashville. The companies introducedCemax-Icon ArchiveManager 2.0, a new software product that

No single pattern explains growing sales and profitabilityIs the medical imaging industry on the verge of recovery? Or isthe recent string of improved quarterly reports just a welcomecoincidence for battle-weary companies, many of which are

Toshiba America Medical Systems has named John Ariatti as vicepresident of marketing to replace Ravi Sharma, who left the Tustin,CA, firm in July (SCAN 8/2/95). Ariatti is a medical imaging veteranwho previously was director of sales and marketing at

Siemens AG has agreed to work with 3M to qualify the St. Paul,MN, firm's DryView laser printers for connection with the Germanmanufacturer's digital imaging equipment. The deal applies to Siemens' CT, MR, digital angiography, digitalx-ray and PACS

GE to sell CR systems carrying Fuji labelMultimodality vendor GE Medical Systems and Fuji Medical SystemsUSA have joined forces in an alliance for sales of computed radiographysystems, the companies announced this month. The agreement isunique

An executive staff shakeup at Acuson last week shifted more upper-echelonmanagement to international operations. Most of the recent salesgrowth for the diagnostic ultrasound domestic market leader hasoriginated overseas. Rick Smith, formerly director

Independent service organization Serviscope of Wallingford, CT, has tapped a Toshiba veteran as vice president of operations. The company announced this month that it has hired Tim Mahanna, formerly vice president of service for Toshiba America Medical

Firm targets Siemens installed base The aging installed base of nuclear medicine gamma cameras representsa profitable niche for some companies that have made a businessout of keeping older cameras current. One such firm, MIE Americaof Elk Grove

Falling hardware prices make market attractiveA familiar face in the European PACS market is trying its luckin the U.S. Rogan BV of Huis Ter Heide, the Netherlands, has begunmarketing its HyperPACS product in the U.S. after receiving Foodand

Decision bars reimbursement for low-field scans in private clinicsA German regulatory body dealt a major setback to the MRI industrylast week when it set stringent criteria that effectively banfederal insurance reimbursement in the country for

Low-field magnets lead search for market segmentsNext week's joint meeting of the Society of Magnetic Resonanceand the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine andBiology takes place as MRI vendors search for ways to translatethe

Upgrade should prolong useful life of systemsGE Medical Systems is hoping to tap a pent-up desire among itscustomers for digital radiography and fluoroscopy through therelease of a new upgrade package designed specifically for film-basedsystems

The promising medical equipment market in Southeast Asia has promptedToshiba to open a joint-venture company to handle sales, serviceand marketing of its medical products in the region. The new company,Toshiba Medical Systems Asia, will be based in

Siemens and Kodak sign on to ambitious projectFor those who take a big-picture look at hospital operations,the growth of computerization and automation is a double-edgedsword. The installation of an information system or a PACS canimprove

Siemens Medical Systems has received a massive order for $20 millionin medical imaging equipment, with a strong emphasis on digitalimage management. Hennepin County Medical Center of Minneapolislast month said it had selected the Iselin, NJ, vendor to

Several personnel changes took place at Toshiba America MedicalSystems last month, including the departure of vice presidentof corporate marketing Ravi Sharma. Toshiba, of Tustin, CA, declinedto comment on the reasons for Sharma's exit other than to

ALI's UltraPACS will be linked with SienetSiemens Ultrasound and ALI Technologies last month announced ajoint marketing agreement for ALI's UltraPACS ultrasound imagemanagement system. The deal is an important step for two firmsthat have seen

The struggling MRI market hasn't slowed magnet supplier IntermagneticsGeneral. The Latham, NY, company last month released financialresults for its 1995 fiscal year (end-May) that show revenuesup 64% and net income up 87%. Intermagnetics had annual

Vendor cuts layer of middle managementGE Medical Systems has overhauled its sales and marketing organization,cutting out an entire layer of management and introducing a strategicmarket segment concept to augment the company's traditional focuson