Carestream, Philips, Sectra and 5 more industry names in the news of late

GE Healthcare debuts all-digital PET/CT system, Omni Legend (Oct. 16).

Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas celebrates Emory Healthcare researcher for winning two awards with the company’s AI analysis tool for diagnosing shoulder injury on digital radiography (Oct. 14).

Philips markets ClarifEye augmented reality surgical navigation in Japan (Oct. 13).

ANregiomed healthcare network of Ansbach, Germany, taps imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra (Linköping, Sweden) for enterprise imaging software and services (Oct. 12).

Aftermarket parts and service supplier DirectMed (San Diego) acquires MRI coil vendor ScanMed of Omaha, Neb. (Oct. 11).

Medical isotope specialists Eckert & Ziegler (Berlin, Germany) building Actinium-225 production line for nuclear medicine supplier NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes of Beloit, Wis. (Oct. 11).

Market research and analysis firm Brandon Hall Group of Delray Beach, Fla., recognizes Carestream Health (Rochester, N.Y.) for excellence in leadership development (Oct. 11).

FDA releases final guidance documents on device post-approval studies and postmarket device surveillance (Oct. 7).

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