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Medisys acquires Canadian imaging services
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Private healthcare services provider Medisys of Montreal said it has signed letters of intent to acquire two medical imaging clinics in eastern Canada.
January 30, 2006
MR overordered by primary physicians for back pain
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Lower back pain is one of the more common adult patient presentations to primary care physicians in the U.S. And when it comes to the modality most frequently requested by primary care physicians for imaging lower back pain, MRI is rapidly becoming their modality of choice, although it is not always clinically indicated.
January 30, 2006
Advanced Magnetics to defend Cytogen suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MR contrast developer Advanced Magnetics said the lawsuit filed against it by partner Cytogen is without merit, and that it plans to conduct a vigorous defense.
January 29, 2006
Siemens U.S. employees indicted
Multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions, two Siemens employees, and a joint-venture business partner have been indicted on federal fraud charges related to a radiology equipment contract in the Chicago area that required minority participation.
January 26, 2006
Corgan named VP of MSN
Billing and medical business management firm Management Services Network (MSN) has named Terry Corgan as its vice president of sales.
January 26, 2006
AuntMinnieTV: NAI launches MDR video-to-DVD recorder
Move your analog dynamic imaging modalities into the digital age with the Medical Digital Recorder (MDR) video-to-DVD recorder from NAI Tech Products. Designed specifically for medical applications, MDR captures high-line-rate or RGB video and burns it to DVD-R or CD-R media in a DICOM-compatible format.
January 26, 2006
Fischer signs service deal with Kodak
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fischer Imaging of Denver has inked a contract with Eastman Kodak Health Group for the Rochester, NY-based company to offer service and support to the worldwide installed base of Fischer's mammography products.
January 25, 2006
Cytogen sues Advanced Magnetics
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cytogen said it has filed a lawsuit against partner and MRI contrast developer Advanced Magnetics alleging breach of contract, fraud, unjust enrichment, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
January 25, 2006
Burns named Medical Insight president
Danish PACS firm Medical Insight has appointed William Burns as its president.
January 24, 2006
Echoserve expands into field service
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound repair firm Echoserve has expanded its operations into multivendor ultrasound field service.
January 24, 2006
M.B.A. education for physicians: cross-training options
Recent decades have seen an explosion of interest in executive education for medical professionals. The U.S. trend appears to be driven by an avalanche of changes in the organization of the healthcare system. Dr. Frank Lexa, guest editor of health policy for the American Journal of Roentgenology, describes the options for physicians who seek business education to enhance their medical careers.
January 24, 2006
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Vachon to lead diagnostic imaging at GE
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has named Mark Vachon as president and CEO of its Waukesha, WI-based diagnostic imaging business.
January 23, 2006
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