Stryker of Kalamazoo, Mich., will acquire Concentric Medical in an all cash transaction for $135 million.

Journal of American College of Radiology issued a wake-up call for radiologists in its September issue, reminding them that a collective $1.5 billion in incentives, or $44,000 per individual radiologist, is at stake with meaningful use (MU) reporting.

Sectra has completed its mammography-modality deal with Royal Philips Electronics.

Bayer HealthCare, along with its affiliate, Medrad, has acquired Pathway Medical Technologies, of Kirkland, Wash. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Six leaders from academic and private practice radiology have been appointed by the American College of Radiology (ACR) to serve on the board of directors for ACRs Radiology Leadership Institute (RLI).

While voice recognition dictation systems hold many benefits, the systems are a double-edged sword because of their many pitfalls, including high error rates, according to research published in the August edition of the Journal of Digital Imaging.

Reston Radiology Consultants in Reston, Va., Washington Radiology Associates in Washington, D.C., Shady Grove Radiological Consultants in Germantown, Md., and Advanced Diagnostic Radiology in Cumberland, Md., have selected Merge RIS to meet meaningful use (MU) requirements.

Baxter International, maker of intravenous (IV) devices, is intending to buy Baxa, which makes devices used to prepare liquid medication. Baxter is headquartered in Deerfield, Ill., and is worth around $18 billion, according to public records.