Belgium-based Barco Inc., a global technology company that specializes in display monitors, has acquired UK-based JAOtech, a leading manufacturer of bedside terminals for hospitals.

The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it had reached an agreement on recommendations to reauthorize medical device user fees.

A study that looked at 4.1 million imaging studies performed at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston between 2000 and 2010 indicates that fears that clinicians may reject electronic ordering of imaging studies with built-in computerized decision support may be unfounded.

Canon Europe said Tuesday that it had acquired Dutch-based Delft Digital Imaging, strengthening Canon’s position in the medical imaging arena, according to a press release.

Toshiba America Medical Systems has won FDA clearance for a new CT scanner designed for ultra-low radiation dosage and a fast workflow.

An article in the Feb 7 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology examines the available research on dose exposure for cardiac imaging and finds it lacking

Royal Philips Electronics cited postponed purchases of medical imaging equipment as part of the reason for the company posting fourth quarter losses on Monday, based on an Associated Press article.

Six former Food and Drug Administration doctors and scientists allege FDA officials spied in their personal email accounts in order to build a case for their dismissal. The spying started, they say, after they and three other FDA employees contacted Congress with concerns about the FDA's approval of some diagnostic imaging devices they did not