vRad, ICON Medical Imaging Form Clinical Trials Partnership

Julie Ritzer Ross | | Radiology Business | Business Intelligence
Virtual Radiologic (vRad), a technology-enabled national radiology practice, yesterday announced that it has formed a radiology partnership with ICON Medical Imaging (ICON), the medical imaging division of ICON plc. ICON Medical Imaging provides medical imaging-based product development services to the pharmaceutical biotechnology and medical device industries. The partnership with vRad will enable ICON Medical Imaging to leverage vRad’s subspecialty expertise and to obtain high-quality interpretations provided by vRad’s fellowship-trained radiologists, according to the companies. The first clinical trial involving vRad launched in September, with more expected to rapidly follow. To read the press release, click here: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/vrad-announces-clinical-trials-partnership-with-icon-medical-imaging-2011-10-17

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