Medical device company and endoscope manufacturer Olympus Corp. of the Americas has agreed to pay a total of $646 million plus interest to resolve two separate government investigations related to providing physicians and hospitals with kickbacks.

Toshiba is attempting to sell its entire medical equipment unit, Toshiba Medical Systems Corp., and it may sell for even more than the previous estimate of $3.5 billion, according to a new report from Reuters. 

Digirad released its fourth-quarter earnings this week, and the numbers showed that total revenues were $15.6 million, up from $14.1 million during the same time last year.

Medical device company Mindray Medical International has announced that its shareholders voted in favor of a merger with Excelsior Union Limited and its subsidiary, Solid Union. 

inviCRO, a Boston-based imaging company founded in 2008, announced this week that it has acquired Molecular NeuroImaging (MNI) and the two companies are merging all activities under the name inviCRO. MNI will operate as a division within inviCRO.  

Consolidation is beginning to intensify in the U.S. radiology market, according to recent analysis published by Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. But owners of smaller practices have an option that doesn’t involve giving up power to corporate entities: work together. 

McKesson announced it has signed definitive agreements to purchase both Vantage Oncology and Biologics for a combined total of $1.2 billion. 

Expanded ICD-10 codes for billing for low-dose CT lung cancer screening for individuals who smoke or have a history of smoking are on their way, according to the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA).