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Philips to expand IT in ICU with Visicu merge
Royal Philips Electronics has entered into a merger agreement with clinical IT and service provider Visicu, through which Philips is offering to acquire the entire share capital of the company for approximately $300 million (EUR 200 million).
Canadian nuclear reactor reopens, supplies ready in a few days
The MDS Nordion reactor in Ontario, Canada, has resumed operations and the country's Atomic Energy Agency says that new supplies will be ready within days to meet a worldwide shortage.
Industry News
Study: Hospital execs plan to invest in competitiveness
Despite the current reimbursement squeeze and credit crunch, execs at U.S. hospitals plan to invest in buildings, equipment and technology over the next two years to stay competitive, according to "Hospital Investments in Competitiveness: Financing Options," a new survey of hospital CEOs and CFOs sponsored by the law firm of Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, in conjunction with Prince Market Research.
MR sheds light on mummy bones
Siemens Medical Solutions conducted an endurance test on ancient Egyptian and Peruvian mummies using MR scanners, which has allowed researchers at the University of Zurich in Switzerland to examine parts of the intervertebral disks or embalming substances used for mummification in ancient Egypt.
Light and sound could lead the way to improved medical imaging
The detection and treatment of tumors, diseased blood vessels and other soft-tissue conditions could be significantly improved, due to an imaging system called photoacoustic tomography being developed that uses both light and sound.
RSNA News
Women's imaging on Agfa's radar
Agfa HealthCare hopes to have FDA approval in 2008 to sell its CR solutions for mammography in the United States. The company's CR systems were on display at the 93rd scientific assembly and annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago last month.
Konica Minolta's CR systems shine at RSNA
Konica Minolta Medical Imaging introduced the Regius Nano CR at the 93rd scientific assembly and annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago last month.
Invivo unveils more breast imaging advancements
The Radiological Society of North America's (RSNA) 93rd scientific assembly and annual meeting in Chicago last month provided an opportunity for Invivo to show some of its mammography solutions available and some in the making.
Amirsys showcases STATdx
Amirsys showcased STATdx, the first point-of-care, clinical decision support system for imaging during the 93rd scientific assembly and annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago last month.
Grundig unveils mobile dictation recorder
Grundig Business Systems unveiled its DigtaSonic x420 mobile dictation recorder last month in Chicago at the 93rd scientific assembly and annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
MedQuist releases new version of SpeechQ
MedQuist launched the beta version of SpeechQ for Radiology 1.2 at the 93rd scientific assembly and annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) last month in Chicago.
IBM updates archiving solution
IBM has updated its Grid Medical Archive Solution that combines its TotalStorage and System X servers with its system storage multilevel (Grid Access Manager Software) software on an open-source operating system to deliver a flexible and scalable virtualized storage solution for mid to large healthcare organizations and hospital networks.
M*Modal introduces AnyModal CDS Live
M*Modal introduced AnyModal CDS Live, which extends its hosted conversational documentation service to provide speech understanding functionality in real time, last month in Chicago at the 93rd scientific assembly and annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Pegasus demonstrates PICTools capabilities
Digital image compression software developer Pegasus Imaging of Tampa, Fla., showcased its updated PICTools software development kit at the 93rd scientific assembly and annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago last month.
Regulatory News
IBA receives FDA clearance, launches new product
Ion Beam Applications (IBA) and RaySearch Laboratories AB have received FDA 510(k) clearance for their new dosimetry solution, Compass, which has been launched worldwide through IBA's business unit IBA Dosimetry.
Partnerships & Alliances
NEC partners with Platform Solutions for mainframe servers
Platform Solutions, developer of open mainframe servers, and NEC Corporation of America, have entered into an agreement for PSI to market and resell NEC's Express5800/1000 series server and D-series storage technology for enterprise data centers.
Contracts & Installations
Midlands Orthopedics goes live with AccessMED PACS
Midlands Orthopedics, P.A. has implemented the latest version of Aspyra's AccessMED PACS version 6.2.
Financial News
Amicas authorizes stock repurchase plan
The board of directors for Amicas has authorized the repurchase of up to $25 million of the company's common stock from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions.
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