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Company Spotlight: Page 2
Imaging3 readies new 3D 'O-device' scanner
By
Brian Casey
A Los Angeles-area company is preparing for the launch next year of a novel system it's calling an O-device. Resembling a cross between a C-arm and a CT scanner, Imaging3 of Burbank, CA, hopes its Dominion system will carve out a niche as a versatile mobile imaging system that takes 3D imaging to a new level.
February 5, 2006
Start-up 3DR aims to outsource 3D processing
By
Brian Casey
You've heard of companies that offer teleradiology outsourcing services, but what about outsourcing 3D image processing? A new company called 3DR is hoping to carve out a new business model by providing a centralized location to which imaging facilities can send their 3D studies to be processed.
June 30, 2005
CompuMed integrates osteoporosis testing with digital mammography
By
Kate Madden Yee
Every year osteoporosis affects millions of Americans, and costs the U.S. healthcare system billions of dollars to treat. Postmenopausal women, who are most at risk, are often inconsistently tested for the disease. But bone densitometry and medical informatics firm CompuMed is working to address this issue by linking its osteoporosis detection software system to digital radiography equipment.
February 17, 2005
Riverain brings Deus lung CAD to market
By
Brian Casey
While most of the attention on computer-aided detection technology has been concentrated on mammography or lung CT, CAD firm Riverain Medical is focusing on chest radiographs. Originally developed by Deus Technologies, the RapidScreen system can help radiologists detect more lung cancers, as well as identify precancerous nodules.
December 19, 2004
3mensio pins hopes on gaming technology for 3D success
By
Erik L. Ridley
The computer gaming industry has been the driver for significant advances in PC graphics processing power, a development that has spread benefits across many industries, including medical imaging. Dutch 3D startup 3mensio believes these gains offer an advantage in facilitating 3D viewing of medical images on standard PCs.
August 1, 2004
Dilon gets second chance with release of scintimammography unit
By
Kate Madden Yee
Not many companies get a second chance at commercial success. But after nearly going out of business just a few years ago, gamma camera developer Dilon Technologies appears to have beaten the odds with the commercial introduction of a new dedicated scintimammography system.
June 6, 2004
GE closes acquisition of Amersham
By
Erik L. Ridley
GE Healthcare has completed its acquisition of U.K. pharmaceutical giant Amersham, creating a $14 billion company that will combine GE's medical imaging and informatics experience with Amersham's work in diagnostic pharmaceuticals and drug discovery.
April 7, 2004
VitalWorks takes aim at RIS/PACS fusion with Amicas buy
By
Erik L. Ridley
In line with an industry moving towards integrated RIS/PACS networks, radiology information systems provider
VitalWorks
has signed an agreement to acquire PACS firm
Amicas
for $30 million in cash.
November 24, 2003
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
Merge bids for RIS Logic
By
Erik L. Ridley
PACS firm Merge eFilm is moving to build a presence in the burgeoning market for integrated RIS/PACS networks, inking a deal to buy radiology information systems provider RIS Logic.
July 9, 2003
Misys debuts RIS/PACS initiatives
By
Jonathan S. Batchelor
SAN DIEGO - Misys Healthcare Systems of Tucson, AZ, unveiled its two-pronged solution to RIS/PACS integration at this week's Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference.
February 11, 2003
HX Technologies aims to improve inter-PACS communication
By
Erik L. Ridley
Healthcare IT startup HX Technologies is developing iHistory, a software platform that provides Web access to imaging data and information across different medical centers and information systems from multiple vendors.
January 15, 2003
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