banner

Password Magazine — Issue 14: Healthcare


Trends in Healthcare

A clear vision for medical imaging and patient monitoring

+ Download
+ Useful links
+ More information

Healhcare

Jacques Souquet (Chief Technology Officer for Philips Medical Systems) and Rob Gossink (manager of the Healthcare Systems program at Philips Research) explain how an aggressive policy of acquisitions, supported by leading-edge systems knowledge and fundamental research, has positioned Philips Medical Systems as one of the world's top-three medical-imaging companies. Maintaining this position means keeping abreast of the latest trends in healthcare and anticipating the changing needs of the market.

Healthcare

With the diagnosis and treatment of disease already involving several imaging modalities such as X-ray, Magnetic Resonance (MR) and Computed Tomography (CT), and with healthcare facilities demanding total system solutions, equipment suppliers must offer a broad portfolio of products, supported by leading-edge software systems, service and support.


Download

PDF-file of complete article (100 kb)

+ Inside picture - pdf


Useful links

+ Philips Medical Systems
+ Aging (World Health Organization)

Medical Imaging, how it works:
+ CT Scanners
+ MRI Scanners
+ Ultrasound Scanners
+ Nuclear Medicine



For more information

Dr Rob Gossink
Managing Director Philips Research Germany
Email: rob.gossink@philips.com

Dr Jacques Souquet
Chief Scientific and Technology Officer Philips Medical Systems
Email: jacques.souquet@philips.com