Unilabs buys Belgian teleradilology firm
Swiss diagnostic services firm Unilab has acquired Belgium’s EuradConsult BVBA, a provider of teleradiology services.
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Carestream supports Ebay for radiologists
Carestream Health is to provide technical infrastructure to the European Union-funded project to create an Ebay-style online market for radiology services.
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Nij Smellinghe hospital to install Carestream archiving
Nij Smellinghe Hospital in Drachten, The Netherlands, has chosen Carestream Health to provide it with a hosted information management system to enable it to remotely archive patient diagnostic imaging data.
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Barco upgrades 3D imaging software
Image from Version 6.3 of Voxar 3D Belgium medical imaging specialist Barco has released an updated version of its Voxar 3D advanced visualisation software suite, integrated into Agfa’s IMPAX picture archiving and communication system. Version 6.3 of Voxar is said to provide streamlined imaging workflow, enabling physicians to read and report their studies faster and […]
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Canada’s Infoway says 254 EHR projects underway
Canada’s electronic health record projects have quadrupled since 2004, according to the head of the Canadian health IT agency. Investment in EHRs is said to have increased by 12% in the past year alone. Canada Health Infoway – an independent, not-for-profit organization funded by the Canadian government – jointly invests with every province or territory […]
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iSoft reveals European and UK deals
iSoft has announced that it has secured new business and renewal of contracts worth €8.4m in the UK and central Europe over the past month. iSoft Northern Europe says it has secured new orders worth €3.1 m, while iSoft UK and Ireland has agreed contract extensions worth £4.22m for ongoing maintenance and support. New orders […]
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Satellite-linked robot does ultrasound at sea
French robotic specialist Robosoft has partnered with the European Mobile and Robotised Telechography (MARTE) project, to carry out the first robotic tele-ultrasound examination via satellite. The company used its remotely controlled Estele robot with a wireless handset and developed using a robuBox software development kit, to perform an ultrasound from different locations, observed by a […]
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Picis to deploy theatre systems across Madrid
The Madrid Health Ministry has chosen Picis to supply software to seven new hospitals in the region.
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Eastern Europe explores PFI for medical imaging
Public hospitals in Eastern Europe are exploring private finance service (PFI) approaches to enable them to invest in medical imaging equipment. According to a new report from Frost & Sullivan the market for Eastern European medical imaging modalities will double from €195m in 2007 to reach €411.8m by 2014. "Healthcare financing and a burgeoning private sector […]
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Agfa to expand Chinese PACS/RIS deal
Agfa HealthCare is to implement a second phase radiology information and system (RIS) and picture archiving and communications system (PACS) program at the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University. The deal follows the initial roll-out of the hospital’s original RIS/PACS in 2006. The new collaboration with Agfa Healthcare, which is planned to start this […]
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