Industry News
Partnership to Initiate First of its Kind Talent Pipeline for Cutting-Edge Medical Imaging and Software Development
GE Healthcare and the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee recently announced a unique collaboration geared at constructing a pipeline of Wisconsin-based medical imaging software developers and researchers to fuel the next-generation of healthcare technology globally. More...18 Sep 2012
Merge Engages New York Investment Bank to Explore, Assess Strategic Options
Merge Healthcare announced that its board of directors has retained Allen & Company, an investment bank, to help in investigating and evaluating a wide range of strategic alternatives, including, but not limited to, a sale of the company or a business combination. More...11 Sep 2012
Report Sees Slowing Growth in PET Scans
The growth rate of PET and PET/CT medical imaging scans in the United States began to slow in 2011, down from a double-digit rate reported in previous years, according to a new market research report by the IMV Medical Information Division. More...29 Aug 2012
Siemens Healthcare to Acquire Ultrasound Equipment Systems Manufacturer
Siemens Healthcare announced that the company has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Penrith Corporation, a manufacturer of integrated ultrasound imaging systems. More...28 Aug 2012
In Other News
PET Systems Receive ISO Certification and CE Marking
Siemens’ PETNET Solutions Signs Agreement with Novation for PET Radiopharmaceuticals
CIRS, Aquilab Partner to Advance Integrated Phantom-Software for Medical Physicists
Future of Brachytherapy Cancer Treatment Rests on Financial Benefits
Cancer Therapies Expand as Brachytherapy Gains Recognition
Accuray to Acquire Imaging Software Developer Morphormics
Dramatic Growth Seen in Vendor-Neutral Archiving Systems
Microsoft and GE Complete Joint Venture to Form New Company
Reduced Healthcare Expenditure Creates Strong Growth Potential for Medical Imaging Services
Merge Healthcare Leads in Vendor-Neutral Archive Market
Strategic Alliance Formed for Hosting of Cloud-Based Image-Management System
GE Acquires Brazil Medical Equipment Maker XPRO
Sectra Announces Acquisition of UK Medical IT Company
Carestream Health’s DRX-Revolution X-Ray System Introduced at Royal London Hospital
PACSGEAR Enters Agreement with SeeMyRadiology Dot Com for Imaging Exchange Solutions
GE Healthcare and Affibody AB to Collaborate on Imaging Agent for Cancer Detection
Greater Public Funding Combined with Increasing Private Healthcare to Boost Imaging Market in CEE and Russia
Asia Pacific Leads Worldwide Ultrasound Revenue Forecast
Boston Scientific and Royal Philips Collaborate to Enhance Imaging Equipment Solutions
Collaboration to Develop Next-Generation Compact Cyclotron and PET Tracer Technology
Siemens and Varian in Global Collaboration to Develop Radiotherapy, Radiosurgery Advances
Integrated Solutions Find Growth in the North American Cardiovascular Image and Information Systems Market
Combined Use of MRI and Ultrasound Boosts Market Growth
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