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GE makes $9.8 billion bid for Amersham
By Brian Casey
Fresh off its purchase of Instrumentarium, GE Medical Systems is proposing an even bigger acquisition: Amersham, the British developer of contrast agents. The deal could lead to further consolidation in the imaging industry as other scanner vendors seek contrast partners in order to keep pace with GE.
October 9, 2003
Varian, Mitsubishi plan joint venture
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems and Mitsubishi Electric have signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture to provide radiotherapy equipment and service in Japan and other Asian countries.
October 9, 2003
GE rumored to be courting Amersham
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems parent General Electric has reportedly made an overture to British pharmaceutical firm Amersham, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal.
October 9, 2003
Semifinal results at the Minnies midway mark
By Brian Casey
The world may be agog over Arnold Schwarzenegger’s gubernatorial victory in California, but here at AuntMinnie the electoral drama is still unfolding. Our members are busily voting for the best and brightest of radiology for the Minnies, AuntMinnie.com’s exciting annual awards competition.
October 9, 2003
Racial disparities in breast cancer outcomes spark research
By Kate Madden Yee
Mammography has been the primary mode of breast cancer screening and diagnosis for more than 20 years, but the medical community continues to encounter women for whom screening mammography appears to have fallen short. In particular, why do women of color have more advanced-stage cancer when they are diagnosed?
October 9, 2003
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Mass appeal: VC CAD doesn't stop at polyps
By Eric Barnes
The University of Chicago has been at the forefront of VC CAD research, thanks to its successful deployment of a shape-and-texture-based polyp detection scheme and a colon segmentation technique to reduce false positives. Now the project comes full circle with a CAD scheme that detects masses as well as lesions.
October 9, 2003
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GE closes Instrumentarium deal
By Erik L. Ridley
Nearly 10 months after the acquisition bid was announced, GE Medical Systems has completed its purchase of Instrumentarium.
October 8, 2003
Molecular Imaging, Siemens form alliance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mobile PET services provider Molecular Imaging has signed a strategic alliance with Siemens Medical Solutions.
October 8, 2003
Thickening at trigone, dome may imply urodynamic changes
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) "The aim of this study was to explore the association between a thickened bladder wall at either the trigone or dome on ultrasonography and demographic, anatomic, and urodynamic variables," according to investigators from Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei.
October 8, 2003
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Aussie rads go filmless on a shoestring
By Leanne McKnoulty
Despite a lack of government funding allocated for their PACS implementation, the radiologists at St. George Hospital in Sydney still managed to turn their department into a filmless operation.
October 8, 2003
Fischer reports Q2 loss, but revenues grow
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography vendor Fischer Imaging of Denver reported fiscal 2003 second-quarter revenues of $12.6 million from products and services.
October 7, 2003
Kodak completes PracticeWorks acquisition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Imaging has completed its acquisition of dental practice management software provider PracticeWorks of Atlanta.
October 7, 2003
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