Marconi Medical Systems has signed an agreement with Shimadzu covering sales of Marconi's multislice CT scanners in Japan. The deal will give Cleveland-based Marconi increased access to the large Japanese market, while Shimadzu of Kyoto, Japan, will be able to add high-end multislice scanners to its CT portfolio.
The exclusive deal covers Marconi's Mx8000 scanner, as well as the company's Acqsim CT simulation system. Marconi and Shimadzu already have product distribution deals covering nuclear medicine, MRI, and single-slice CT systems.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
May 9, 2000
![Axial images from unenhanced calcium score cardiac CT (left) and curved planar reformation images from CT angiography (right) show that higher long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with greater coronary artery calcium and more obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Top row: Images in a 68-year-old male patient with higher 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (7.9 μg/m3 for particulate matter measuring ≤2.5 μm in diameter [PM2.5] and 17.4 parts per billion [ppb] for NO2) with extensive CAD (coronary artery calcium score [CACS] >1,000 and obstructive CAD [≥70% diameter stenosis]). Bottom row: Images in a 57-year-old female patient with lower 10-year mean ambient air pollution exposure (6.3 μg/m3 for PM2.5 and 4.6 ppb for NO2) with no CAD (CACS = 0 and no obstructive stenosis).](https://img.auntminnie.com/mindful/smg/workspaces/default/uploads/2026/06/hanneman.r6SMLzkezo.png?auto=format%2Ccompress&dpr=2&fit=crop&h=167&q=70&w=250)
