Torrance, CA – March 10, 2014 – Shimadzu Medical Systems USA, a subsidiary of Shimadzu Corporation, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of advanced diagnostic imaging systems, has announced that it has expanded its product portfolio in Canada to include a new wireless digital mobile radiography system. Shimadzu’s authorized distributor in Canada, Christie InnoMed of Saint-Eustache, Quebec, is now accepting orders for the system. 

TUSTIN, CALIF. — Houston Healthcare is putting patient safety first by offering low dose CT exams with the industry’s best solutions and a comprehensive dose management approach from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. Working in partnership with Toshiba, Houston Healthcare has implemented the PROTECT program, resulting in the lowest possible dose without compromising diagnostic image quality.

HEALTHeLINK, a health information exchange (HIE) serving western New York, announced that 10 percent of recently ordered CT scans could be unnecessary duplicate scans, according to the results of an 18-month study.

This week’s ECR trade fair is the ideal platform for Barco, medical imaging specialist, to formally launch its new Nio Color 2MP LED diagnostic color display system onto the EMEA market.

Confidence ratings and the visual search pattern of expert radiologists appear to be affected by changing prevalence expectations, particularly for normal images, according to a study published in the April issue of Academic Radiology.

Covidien plc (NYSE: COV) today announced that it has closed its acquisition of Given Imaging Ltd., providing the company additional scale and scope to serve a significant medical specialty, the multibillion dollar global gastrointestinal (GI) market.

CHICAGO – March 4, 2014 – NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today its fourth generation of video wall products, capable of delivering brilliant imagery to organizations deploying displays for 24 x 7 use in a variety of digital signage, corporate and broadcast video wall applications.

DEN HAAG, Netherlands, March 4, 2014 -- Vital Images, Inc., a Toshiba Medical Systems Group Company, continues its expansion in the EMEA market with an increasing number of organizations migrating to Vital's VitreaAdvanced® enterprise solution, to help improve efficiency, communication and patient care.