Company Spotlight: Page 3

PACSGear aims to add documents to PACS

By Erik L. Ridley

PACS users often face the challenge of incorporating paper documents into the digital image management workflow. One company hoping to solve the puzzle is PACSGear, which is introducing a new document scanning application called PacsScan.

November 28, 2002

Novint software lets users reach out and touch images

By Leslie Farnsworth

Novint Technologies of Albuquerque has developed new software called e-Touch that allows users to interact with images -- such as ultrasound, MRI, and CT scans -- as if they were reaching inside the picture to explore and clarify what they see.

July 16, 2002

Acuo launches PACS optimization effort

By Brian Casey

A new company has arrived on the PACS scene with a method of integrating and optimizing digital image management networks. While not a full-service PACS company, Acuo Technologies says its software can help imaging facilities speed up their networks and make them operate more effectively across multiple locations.

May 28, 2002

Misys sets course for integrated PACS, RIS

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Integration is something Misys knows about. The firm's strategy has been to reduce its exposure to any single market, and increase its size by acquiring new businesses.

May 2, 2002

Merge bids to acquire eFilm

By Erik L. Ridley

PACS and connectivity provider Merge Technologies has signed an agreement to acquire Canadian PACS developer eFilm Medical, known primarily for its free workstation software.

April 16, 2002

IDC bids for rebirth with new management, business plan

By Erik L. Ridley

Canadian digital x-ray developer Imaging Dynamics is looking for a fresh start. The vendor has appointed a new CEO, changed its business plan, and is working to finalize a large venture capital investment.

April 10, 2002

Tumor > Benign > AVM > Images > Case2

By Scott Williams

April 2, 2002

VirtuRad looks to broaden DR market with fee-per-use pricing

By Erik L. Ridley

For small nonradiology medical offices, digital radiography systems are generally cost-prohibitive. But a Phoenix startup hopes to open up this market with a fee-per-use model for digital x-ray systems and Web-based PACS software.

March 28, 2002

NightHawk Radiology brings overreading from Down Under

By Erik L. Ridley

U.S. teleradiology reading networks have a spotty history in the market, experiencing some resistance from local radiologists who fear image study "poaching." One firm taking a different approach to teleradiology overreading is NightHawk Radiology Services.

March 20, 2002

TeraMedica targets archiving infrastructure niche

By Erik L. Ridley

As integrated delivery networks eye implementation of enterprise-wide digital image management systems, they often face the considerable challenge of building a suitable infrastructure to handle hefty storage loads and thorny image-access requirements. Hoping to smooth that process is TeraMedica.

March 12, 2002

U-Systems develops CAD tools for breast ultrasound

By Robert Bruce

Mammography remains the primary screening modality for breast cancer. For women with dense breasts, however, ultrasound is increasingly used as an adjunctive diagnostic tool. U-Systems out of San Jose, CA hopes to apply computer-aided detection (CAD) technology to breast ultrasound.

February 26, 2002

TechniScan unveils breast-specific ultrasound

By Kate Madden Yee

Ultrasound has assumed an important role in breast imaging, as an adjunct to diagnostic mammography. A Salt Lake City company hopes to expand on this role by developing an ultrasound-based system optimized for breast imaging.

February 12, 2002

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