Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Medicsight said it has signed a preliminary agreement with Toshiba Medical Systems of Tokyo.
Under terms of the deal, Toshiba's system integration division will resell the London-based firm's c. Toshiba said it also intends to continue further development and licensing of joint Medicsight and Toshiba products through its PACS channel, according to Takashi Masuzawa, chief specialist of Toshiba's system integration division.
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