Sectra has signed an agreement with its distribution partner Electromek Diagnostic Systems to expand the sales coverage area for RIS/PACS platforms into two states: Missouri and Illinois.

Radiology and orthopedic IT company Sectra has secured orders for PACS and RIS upgrades for two Dutch hospitals in multi-year deals.

WellStar Health System of Atlanta has selected Agfa HealthCare's Impax RIS and reporting systems, which will be implemented this year.

Clalit Health Services, which consists of 12 hospitals and 40 imaging centers, has deployed Carestream Health's Vue PACS and Vue Archive.

Vital, part of the Toshiba Medical Systems Group, has released Vitrea Enterprise Suite Version 6.1.

Florida-based healthcare organization Metropolitan Health Networks and primary care physician services provider Continucare have entered a definitive merger agreement under which Metropolitan will acquire Continucare in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $416 million at the time of announcement.

Researchers with the NASA-funded National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) in Houston have developed a guide aimed at enabling astronauts to administer and interpret their own ultrasound exams from space, with the groups experimental research reverberating to rural practices back on the ground as well.

Ultrasound manufacturer Hitachi Aloka Medical is planning to centralize its U.S. business in Wallingford, Conn., where it will conduct all sales, service, marketing and clinical applications support of Aloka American ultrasound equipment and Hitachi ultrasound systems.