HONOLULU and WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 20, 2002--GE Medical Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today unveiled a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner capable of operating up to four times faster than any other commercially available system. The breakthrough is being described as the most significant MRI advancement in more than 10 years and is expected to dramatically expand the capabilities and increase the use of MRI as a diagnostic tool.
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ORLANDO, Fla. & WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2002--GE Medical Systems announced that it is installing its 55th Discovery LS PET/CT system at Florida Hospital, marking a significant milestone for this new technology. In only seven months, the clinical value of the images produced by Discovery LS has fostered rapid adoption of PET/CT imaging in medical communities around the world.
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ORLANDO, Fla. & WAUKESHA, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2002--GE Medical Systems announced that it is installing its 55th Discovery LS PET/CT system at Florida Hospital, marking a significant milestone for this new technology. In only seven months, the clinical value of the images produced by Discovery LS has fostered rapid adoption of PET/CT imaging in medical communities around the world.
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LOS ANGELES and MILWAUKEE--(BW HealthWire)--May 8, 2002--GE Medical Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), today unveiled new ultrasound technology that displays clinical images of the human body, allowing physicians and patients to see revolutionary "4D images." The fourth dimension is "real-time motion" added to three-dimensional images. This technology has the potential to expand diagnostic capabilities, therapy planning and ultrasound-guided minimally invasive diagnostic procedures such as biopsies.
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WAUKESHA, Wis. and HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 7, 2002--GE Medical Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today the signing of a collaborative agreement with Healthlink Inc. aimed at improving both business and clinical processes in healthcare. By uniting forces, two leading organizations will apply comprehensive solutions and process improvement techniques to healthcare providers facing compliance issues related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
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WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 2002--GE Medical Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), and Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) will showcase See and Treat(TM) Cancer Care technology before members of Congress attending the National Dialogue on Cancer's "Capitol Hill Showcase of Medical Technologies for Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer." GE Medical Systems is the manufacturer of the first commercially available combination Positron Emission Tomography (PET) /Computed Tomography (CT) scanner.
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WAUKESHA, Wis. & LAWRENCE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 9, 2002--GE Medical Systems, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Visualization Technology, Inc. (VTI), a pioneer in electromagnetic (EM) based image guided surgery (IGS) systems. EM technology allows continuous navigation during surgical procedures regardless of the patient's position or location of the surgical instruments. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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