Siemens/Imatron R&D agreement portends good times ahead in CT
March 27th 1991Imatron, a pioneer in ultrafast computed tomography scanning,signed on Siemens as a product development and marketing partnerthis month. The Siemens relationship involves future CT products and willnot impact Imatron's distribution contracts with
MRI vendors attempt compact magnet siting
March 27th 1991Siemens has made substantial changes in the design and layoutof its magnetic resonance imaging equipment over the past fewmonths. The vendor is suggesting changes in computer layout, consoledesign and radio-frequency shielding configurations for
CVIS hooks a big one for intraluminal sales
March 27th 1991Cardiovascular Imaging Systems (CVIS) and Siemens Ultrasound haveentered into a joint product development/distribution relationshipin intraluminal ultrasound. Siemens showed the CVIS technologyon its SI 1200 high-end cardiology ultrasound system and SI
GE settles maintenance litigation with R Squared and two other ISOs
March 13th 1991Hostilities may be ceasing in the battle between GE Medical Systemsand the independent scanner service industry. Out-of-court settlementshave been reached in three cases, including a long-standing disputewith R Squared Scan Systems. Settlement of the R
Philips kicks off MRI sales in China
March 13th 1991Philips Medical Systems International apparently made a good impressionon visiting Chinese physicians during the 1990 Radiological Societyof North America conference. Authorities in the People's Republicof China ordered a second Philips T5 mid-field
Fast spin-echo sequence could shorten MRI exams
March 13th 1991Rediscovering an old idea and applying state-of-the-art technologyto it has enabled a Boston research team working with GE MedicalSystems to implement a novel pulse sequence that could changethe clinical practice of magnetic resonance imaging. The
Toshiba trims ultrasound product line in U.S.
March 13th 1991Toshiba America Medical Systems has sharply focused its U.S. ultrasoundproduct efforts. The vendor has ended the sales of scanners intosuch markets as ob/gyn and urology--which were channeled throughdealers--in order to focus its own direct sales efforts
Holographic scanner stirs interest
March 13th 1991Advanced Imaging Systems has hired Medical Technology Enterprisesof San Diego to help guide its ultrasound holography system tomarket by year's end. AIS of Richland, WA, controls basic patentsin holographic ultrasound, a technology that has been under
Diasonics VP steps up to head ultrasound unit
March 13th 1991Bruce Moore, former vice president of marketing for the Diasonicsultrasound division, was named president of the division lastmonth. He was previously vice president of marketing for DiasonicsMRI. Moore returned to Diasonics--along with president and
CVI may break ultrasound barriers
February 27th 1991Philips hopes that color velocity imaging (CVI) will prove asrevolutionary to the ultrasound profession as the introductionof Acuson's 128-channel imaging eight years ago. CVI has the potentialto provide new information because it uses a non-Doppler
Acuson expands line with less expensive unit
February 27th 1991Acuson will introduce a relatively inexpensive ultrasound scannersans color-flow Doppler at the American Institute of Ultrasoundin Medicine meeting in Atlanta this week. The move does not signalAcuson's intention to become a mid- and low-tier ultrasound
Sales of GE equipment may be hit hard in aftermath of Japanese bribery case
February 27th 1991The Japanese Ministry of Education has ordered a halt to purchasesof GE medical imaging equipment by national universities, accordingto a Japanese radiologist contacted by SCAN. The ministry's movefollowed the arrest this month of a Chiba University
ATL trio takes top spot in bid for leadership
February 13th 1991ATL is pushing its R&D throttle full forward in a bid to breakout from what it considers four-way technological parity at thetop of the high-end ultrasound field. A trio of top-level managershas been appointed to provide the administrative punch