CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 2004--GE Healthcare announced today at the Radiological Society of North America's (RSNA) 90th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, that it recently signed contracts with two new customers in the United States to build all-digital community hospitals over the next two to three years. These new customers represent GE's leadership in creating focused solutions to digitize general care community hospitals.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2004--GE Healthcare today announced that it has developed the world's first high definition magnetic resonance (HDMR) system. This breakthrough technology was launched at the Radiological Society of North America's 90th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 2004--GE Healthcare announced today that its next-generation volume computed tomography (CT) scanner, the LightSpeed VCT, has set the record for fastest volumetric imaging in the world. The LightSpeed VCT with its 0.35 second rotation and 40 millimeter coverage allows for true volumetric scanning of the heart in only five beats. This breakthrough technology is being showcased at the Radiological Society of North America's 90th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting this week in Chicago, Illinois.
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2004--GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), today kicked off its participation in the 2004 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference in Chicago with the unveiling of its 2015 Future Technology Pavilion. During the conference, GE will showcase technologies that will enable personalized healthcare in the future, resulting in the earlier detection of disease and treatments tailored to individual patients.
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CHALFONT ST GILES, United Kingdom--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 22, 2004--GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric (NYSE:GE), today announced that it has signed a contract with Fujitsu Services Ltd., the designated Local Service Provider for the southern region of the National Health Service's (NHS's) National Programme for IT.
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MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2004--GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), today announced a unique industry collaboration that will advance women's healthcare and transform the way doctors treat uterine fibroids, a condition that affects up to 70 percent of all reproductive age women, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 2004--GE Healthcare is the largest provider of mammography systems worldwide and offers a full range of additional important technologies used in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.
The company is offering the following resources to journalists for your Breast Cancer Awareness Month and National Mammography Day (October 15) stories:
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WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2004--GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), announced today the kick-off of their second annual Women's Health and Wellness Tour (WHWT), which aims to provide free medical screenings and information to thousands of women across the nation. The complimentary health screenings will be provided in conjunction with interactive discussions with leading health experts as the GE tour travels throughout the country this fall.
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