GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE) today announced that it has agreed to acquire certain Mammography assets of Rayence, a subsidiary of Vatech Co Ltd (KOSDAQ: 043150), a Korean X-Ray manufacturer. The Mammography assets of Rayence will, at closing, become part of the Detection & Guidance Solutions (DGS) business unit of GE Healthcare.

As part of a health system comprised of more than 25 health clinics and hospitals, Park Nicollet needed a diagnostic imaging partner that could help deliver quality care across exams and facilities. To meet these needs, Park Nicollet entered into a three-year multimodality agreement with Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. for all of its CT, MR and R&F purchases.

Stanford University researchers have leveraged MRI exams to uncover a link between a student’s hippocampus and his or her ability to respond to intensive math tutoring. Struggling math students with a larger hippocampus demonstrated greater improvements in math performance after intensive tutoring. Read more at the link below.

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging announced today the release of a new Digital Radiography Solution -- ImagePilot Aero.  This all-in-one digital imaging system combines the ease of use and simplified image acquisition of the Konica Minolta ImagePilot System with the workflow efficiencies, and high image quality of the lightweight, wireless Aero DR panel.  With this new solution, private practices, imaging centers and community hospitals have access to the productivity and versatility of wireless DR.

Any breast cancer surgeon who regularly performs lumpectomies confronts the question “Did I get it all?” Thirty to 60 percent of the time in the U.S., the answer is “no,” requiring the patient to undergo a second surgery to remove the remaining tumor. Surgeons at UC Irvine Medical Center are the first in the country to use a device that reduces by half the need to reoperate and cut out breast cancer cells missed during an initial lumpectomy.

Meeting the demands of changing patient needs, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. will be showcasing the AplioTM 500, Aplio 300 and ViamoTM ultrasound systems at this year’s Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Vascular Annual Meeting (VAM), May 30 to June 1, 2013, in San Francisco (Booth #717).

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced that CX50 xMATRIX, the world’s first portable ultrasound with Philips’ industry leading Live 3D TEE, now offers 2-D Intracardiac Echo (ICE) capability. The CX50 xMATRIX with available Live 3D TEE and ICE will be shown in Paris at the EuroPCR, official meeting for the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Inventions (EAPCI), May 21-24.

Combining outstanding image quality with ergonomics and flexibility for improved clinical use and patient care, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. will feature the AplioTM 500, Aplio 300 and ViamoTM ultrasound systems at the Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound annual conference, May 21 – 23, 2013, in Atlantic City, N.J. (Booth #202).