Visage, Viatronix to market virtual colonoscopy product

Visage Imaging, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercury Computer Systems, has signed a marketing agreement with Viatronix, a developer of 2D/3D medical imaging and diagnostic software.

Under the agreement, Visage will act as a representative for the Stonybrook, N.Y.-based Viatronix’s V3D-Colon virtual colonoscopy product in the United States.

The agreement expands Viatronix’s domestic marketing arm, while extending Visage’s applications portfolio for advanced visualization products, according to both companies.

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