Toshiba expands CT offerings with compact helical scanner
April 20th 1994But pioneering 900S system process too costlyToshiba's helical CT technology is evolving at a rapid pace. Followingintroduction of the premium Xpress/SX system late last year (SCAN11/17/93), the vendor will add a mid-tier price point to its
Vendors grouse over inactivity and high cost of trade exhibits
April 20th 1994Two SMR shows add cost in a down marketThe frustrations of selling equipment when customers are not inthe mood to buy surfaced at March conferences sponsored by theSociety of Magnetic Resonance in Dallas and the Society of Cardiovascularand
GE launches nationwide program to provide multi-vendor service
April 20th 1994Effort could transform service of scanner installed baseThe service market for medical imaging equipment has been ripefor a shakeout as competing pressures put stress on equipmentvendors and health-care providers alike. Declining equipment
PACS OEM tumult continues: Du Pont and ISG talking
April 20th 1994Deal would be ISG's first film OEM Spring is here, and courting has picked up in the PACS segmentof the medical imaging industry. Vendors are forming new OEM-supplyalliances at a frenzied pace. The latest partnership would involve Canadian
Serviscope's Southard to step down
April 6th 1994Serviscope president and CEODonald J. Southard will be leaving the independent service organizationas part of a move to refocus the company's direction. Also leavingthe Wallingford, CT, company is vice president Robert Cate. Serviscope expanded rapidly
Vendors keep mum on possible entree into cardiac MR imaging
April 6th 1994Slumping market makes any new venture riskySpeculation about apossible foray by echocardiography market leader Hewlett-Packardinto cardiac MRI rose a notch above the rumor level last monthwith HP's hiring of a senior MRI marketing executive
Siemens wins FDA clearance for Magnetom Open MRI scanner
April 6th 1994FDA finishes device review in four monthsMedical imaging vendors are enjoying a rare burst of productivityfrom Food and Drug Administration product reviewers, who havebeen granting marketing clearance to imaging devices at a frenziedpace this
Ultrasound angiography work highlights AIUM's Baltimore show
April 6th 1994From the perspective of new product introductions, the AmericanInstitute of Ultrasound in Medicine meeting suffers from its proximityto radiology's center stage, the Radiological Society of NorthAmerica conference. Vendors rely on the Chicago meeting for
Imatron subsidiary plans expansion of center network for CT cardiac screening
April 6th 1994Scanner vendor holds cost advantage for equipment supplyHeartScanImaging, a subsidiary of ultrafast CT developer Imatron, expectsto begin building a chain of CT imaging centers this year, usingImatron electron beam scanners to screen for
GE wins FDA clearance for Logiq 700, chases ultrasound market share
April 6th 1994Vendor also to market mid-tier Logiq 500 in U.S.GE Medical Systems received Food and Drug Administration 510(k)marketing clearance for its Logiq 700 ultrasound scanner lastmonth. Milwaukee-based GE now embarks on what is sure to be anarduous
Asia-Pacific imaging consumers want technology at a good price
March 16th 1994CT price competition helps this modalityUsers in developing world medical markets want low-cost, high-technologyimaging equipment. Don't we all? Siemens hopes to meet this demand-- particularly in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region -- witha
Former PACS company president turns attention to telemedicine
March 16th 1994Former PACS company president turns attention to telemedicineCombining teleradiology and videoconferencing applications onone hardware system has long been a dream of telemedicine advocates.That dream is a bit closer to reality since a Florida
Diasonics to release upgrade package for UltrasoundAngio at AIUM meeting
March 16th 1994Diasonics Ultrasound is hoping to give the ultrasound community something to get excited about at the upcoming American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine meeting in Baltimore. The Milpitas, CA, company will unveil its latest version of
Resonex assets bought by creditor after MRI vendor defaults on loan
March 16th 1994Reorganized firm will continue distribution effort in AsiaTheassets of MRI firm Resonex were acquired by its major creditorlast month after the Fremont, CA, company defaulted on loan payments.Resonex has been reorganized as Resonex Holding