Wayne, NJ, January 29, 2014 – Konica Minolta Medical Imaging announced today that for the eighth year in a row, the company is the top rated CR solutions vendor in the U.S. according to MD Buyline survey results. MD Buyline is a leading, independent provider of evidence-based information and vendor rankings are based on actual user satisfaction composite ratings.

Newton, Mass.—January 28, 2013—lifeIMAGE announced today that it has been named the “Category Leader” for Image Exchange in “2013 Best in KLAS Awards: Software & Services,” January 2014, a new report due out later this week*. lifeIMAGE earned a score of 89.2, the highest in the report’s newly incorporated industry segment.

Tustin, Calif., Jan. 29, 2014 – Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital in Binghamton, N.Y. is providing its clinicians with a streamlined, worry-free experience by replacing its entire ultrasound fleet with 14 AplioTM 500s from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. By selecting one system type, Lourdes clinicians have a consistent and easy-to-use platform across all exams, including breast, echocardiograms and vascular ultrasound studies.

Reston, Va. (Jan. 30, 2014) — American College of Radiology (ACR) members will benefit from a new program that can lower medical student loan debt through refinancing available exclusively through Social Finance, Inc. (SoFi).      

BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 29, 2014-- Decision Resources Group finds that global markets for diagnostic imaging systems -- including computed tomography (CT), general radiography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound systems -- differ considerably by region. 

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France - January 29, 2014 - MEDIAN Technologies (ALMDT), a leading medical imaging software solutions developer and a service provider for image interpretation and management in oncology clinical trials, today announced that it has been selected to provide imaging services in a phase III clinical trial. The study is sponsored by a US-based specialty pharmaceutical company.  The anticipated amount for the project is €639K (eq. $ 870,400).

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 26, 2014 -- Vital Images, Inc., a Toshiba Medical Systems Group Company and leading provider of advanced visualization and analysis solutions for healthcare providers, was selected by two leading university hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to solve their enterprise advanced visualization challenges. Both King Fahad Hospital in Jeddah and King Faisal Specialty Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh selected Vital's PACS integrated VitreaAdvanced® for its clinical applications to serve its radiology, cardiology and other specialty physician community.

LONDON, UK, 23 January 2014 - Both China and India’s diagnostic ultrasound market values will experience significant growth over the coming years, achieving respective Compound Annual Growth Rates (CAGRs) of 7.1% and 9.6% between 2012 and 2019, according to a new report from research and consulting firm GlobalData.