Whitney J. Palmer has been with Diagnostic Imaging since 2011, serving as the Senior Editor since November 2019. She has 20 years experience in healthcare and academic medicine reporting.

Hitachi and Olympus Corporation have inked a five-year deal that further solidifies their partnership in endoscopic ultrasound system development.

As part of this contract, announced Jan. 7, Hitachi will continue to supply diagnostic ultrasound systems and related parts to Olympus for use in the endoscopic ultrasound systems. The agreement will become valid after the pending transfer of Hitachi’s diagnostic imaging-related business to Fujifilm.

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