Mid-field MRI develops premium end
February 16th 1994Sluggish results in the high-field segment of the U.S. MRI marketlast year vindicated Toshiba's decision to focus on developmentof a premium mid-field scanner, according to Bill Carrano, directorof MRI marketing for Toshiba America Medical Systems. This
Vendors face growing pressure on R&D costs
February 16th 1994Medical imaging manufacturers face an R&D dilemma. Health-careproviders in the U.S. will likely remain focused on trimming costsand improving productivity over the next three to five years,according to veteran imaging industry executive and
Health-care shifts bring hospitals to the market
February 16th 1994Hospitals will play a stronger role in large scanner acquisitionsin the 1990s, according to David L. Higgins, president and CEOof medical financing firm DVI. Several trends underlie the swingto hospital purchasing: the decline of referring-physician
Management buy-out privatizes Esaote Biomedica
February 16th 1994No changes are expected in Esaote Biomedica's ultrasound marketingstrategy or its emerging niche MRI effort, following a managementbuy-out of the firm, according to Fabrizio Landi, deputy generalmanager. Landi is one of four senior managers involved in
X-ray installed base upgrade due
February 16th 1994With MRI sales withering under politicoeconomic heat in the U.S.,market prospects for general radiographic and radiography/fluoroscopyequipment are relatively sanguine, according to Jack E. Price,vice president of marketing for Philips Medical Systems
Interface firm builds OEM business
February 2nd 1994Signal Stream Technologies of Novato, CA, finalized its firstOEM supply contract with GE Medical Systems last month, providingadditional momentum to an already rapid business launch. The medicalimaging interface and image management company was started
Positron goes public with $16 million IPO
February 2nd 1994For the past year proponents of PET have been facing the unsettlingprospect of a reformed health-care system without room for mega-tickettechnologies like PET. PET developer Positron, however, has notlet uncertainty over PET's prospects interfere with
R Squared, MEDIQ Merger Heralds Powerhouse ISO
January 19th 1994The largest medical imaging independent service organization is about to get larger. MMI, parent of ISO leader R Squared Scan Systems, launched a plan last month to purchase its main competitor, MEDIQ Equipment and Maintenance (MEMS), a subsidiary of
Mammo System Displays Unique Design
January 19th 1994A new exhibitor at last year's Radiological Society of North Americameeting piqued interest with a versatile mammography system itis introducing into the U.S. market. While Medical Marketing International's(MMI) booth space at the conference was small,
Otsuka Plans Effort With Kontron to Launch MRI System in Europe
January 19th 1994MRI supplier Otsuka Electronics of Fort Collins, CO, plans toenter the European market this year through a distribution agreementwith Kontron Instruments of France, according to John Ariatti,Otsuka sales & marketing director. An agreement in
Philips compact MRI receives FDA go-ahead
December 29th 1993Philips Medical Systems received Food and Drug Administrationmarketing clearance last week for its 0.5-tesla and 1.5-teslaGyroscan NT MRI systems introduced at the Radiological Societyof North America meeting earlier this month. Both systems
New Siemens U.S. chief rationalizes production
December 29th 1993Victory in the battle for U.S. medical imaging sales will go tothose vendors that can produce advanced equipment at reduced cost.The days of technical glitz at almost any price--fading sincethe onset of DRGs--are over. Imaging suppliers now vie for
ISG expands OEM sales strategy
December 15th 1993Medical image processing vendor ISG Technologies opened the doorsfor a peek at its expanded stable of OEM partners during the 1993RSNA meeting. ISG hardware and software was shown at about a dozenoriginal-equipment market suppliers on the show's exhibit
Nuclear sales shine in a declining market
December 15th 1993Nuclear medicine equipment vendors are having the last laugh overcritics who predicted in the 1980s the eventual demise of thegamma camera market. As 1993 comes to a close, it appears thatnuclear medicine will be the fastest growing segment of the
Picker adds momentum to digital SPECT conversion
December 15th 1993Picker International took the plunge into digital scintillationcamera design with the introduction of sweeping changes to itsPrism SPECT camera series introduced at the RSNA meeting thismonth. Digital components were featured on the Picker