Thoratec's previous move to sell its International Technidyne Corporation division to Danaher for $110 million has been terminated, after the companies failed to agree on the terms of the transaction, particularly surrounding its regulatory filings and system quality.

Diagnostic imaging provider Insight Imaging has completed the previously announced acquisitions of eight imaging centers in the areas of Phoenix, El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated, quipped Mark Twain after learning that his obituary had been published in a British newspaper. While the commoditization of the RIS/PACS market does not spell death, it does spell change.

Nonclinical contributions to the radiology practice are measurable and can play a valuable role in the practice assessment process, according to an article in this month's Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Celestica has signed a definitive agreement to acquire medical imaging company Allied Panels for an undisclosed sum.

NovaRad was awarded a three-year vendor contract by group purchasing organization MAGNET Cooperative (Mid-Atlantic Group Network of Shared Services) for the companys radiology product line.

Russo Radiology of Fairfield County, Conn., has deployed MedInformatixs RIS, as well as its revenue cycle management partner ZirMed, for reimbursement services across its six-location network.

Corgenix Medical, a developer and marketer of diagnostic test kits, and the ELITech Group, a Paris-based group of companies and a distributor of in-vitro diagnostic equipment and reagents, have signed an alliance that includes investment, distribution and product development.