Varian signs deal to buy Eureka X-Ray assets Dentsply International said this month that it plans to divestits medical operations in a move to concentrate on its core dentalbusiness. The company has put x-ray vendor Gendex Medical,

E-Systems insider says deal is close to completionE-Systems continuesto make waves in the PACS and teleradiology industry. The firmis close to completing a deal to acquire teleradiology vendorImage Data, according to sources within the company.

Concord group prepares to resume shipmentsThe oncology unit of Siemens Medical Systems appears close topulling itself out of one of the worst quagmires a medical devicecompany can stumble into. After nearly a year of suspended domesticsales of

Changes continue at E-Systems,the parent of PACS developer Advanced Video Products (AVP). TheDallas-based firm has acquired two archival companies and mergedthem into a new subsidiary, EMASS. The new subsidiary will developproducts that will have

ADAC pays $2 million as part of settlement Nuclear medicine vendorsADAC Laboratories and Elscint went down to the wire in their legalfight over gamma camera patents, but in the end decided to settleout of court rather than proceed to trial. As

The Food and Drug Administrationcleared Philips' ThoraVision computed radiography system lastmonth, setting the stage for a pitched battle between the Dutchvendor and Fuji Medical Systems, which has dominated CR for years. Philips introduced

GE sponsors cardiac work at Milwaukee clinicOne of the most promising new applications for MRI lies in cardiacimaging. The increasing speed of MR image acquisition and processingprotocols have enabled MRI scanners to conduct cardiac

Imaging veteran Southard hired; Sohval departsIsraeli-based vendorElscint made sweeping changes to its executive lineup this month.The changes, one of which was the departure of president and CEOShmuel Parag, are part of the company's ongoing

A round of job cuts at PACS developerAdvanced Video Products (AVP) has industry observers guessingat the intentions of parent E-Systems, which bought AVP in 1992(SCAN 11/4/92). About 13 AVP employees were let go, includingat least two high-ranking

PACS firm Olicon is preparingto release a software-only version of its teleradiology workstationsoftware. The product, which does not yet have a commercial name,runs on off-the-shelf PCs and will enable radiologists and referringphysicians to set up a

Scitex Medical Systems isretooling its sales organization to give the company more marketingclout in the U.S. The Israeli firm, which markets a line of plain-paperprinters, has moved vice president Michael Braunold from corporateheadquarters in Herzlia,

CT developer Imatron is makingthe most of three articles published in the September editionof Radiology. The articles, two of which were written by NationalInstitutes of Health researchers, add to a growing body of researchsupporting the use of Imatron's

New firm plans debut of scalable version of MDISLoral and Siemens Gammasonics finally tied the knot last month.The firms announced the signing of a definitive merger agreementin which Loral will acquire all Gammasonics stock from parentSiemens.

Integrated solution is one of few on marketComputer giant Hewlett-Packard is looking to expand its positionin medical image and information management. In cooperation withtwo software developers, HP's Health Care Information Systemsunit has

PET may also get a boost from FDA certification of FDGThe soundyou hear may be gridlock breaking. Positron emission tomographypassed two regulatory milestones last month that could help breathelife into moribund sales of this high-end nuclear

Physicians are eager for latest technologyA Food and Drug Administrationadvisory panel has recommended changes to the way the agency regulatesdevices used in picture archiving and communication systems. Ifadopted, the revised regulations could

Trade representative sets 60-day process in motionThe Clinton administration moved into high gear in its negotiationswith Japan over medical technology market access last month. Bycharging that Japan discriminates against U.S. medical and

Advanced NMR Systems this month finalized an agreement with GEMedical Systems governing the MRI technology development relationshipbetween the firms. Advanced NMR has expanded its strategic alliancewith GE, moving from supplying InstaScan components for

Toshiba America Medical Systemsreceived Food and Drug Administration clearance this month forXvision, its mid-tier helical CT scanner. Toshiba, of Tustin,CA, has been revamping its helical CT line since rolling out thepremium Xpress/SX scanner last year

Vendor shows that CompreCare is no pilot project If there wereany questions about GE Medical Systems' commitment to multivendorservice, they were answered at this month's American HealthcareRadiology Administrators' meeting in Las Vegas. GE's