Cedara's goal to extend its imaging software offerings beyond radiology will be advanced by integration with picture-archiving-and-communications-system (PACS) provider Merge eFilm in a stock-swap valued at more than $390 mil

The Minnesota-based medtech giant has had to yank a software used on its SealthStation platforms used to help surgeons navigate a patient’s brain during surgery. However, minor movements by the patient have been found to give false imaging that could endanger the patient’s life.