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Medical Imaging EquipmentBack in 1998, Royal Philips Electronics fathered Philips Healthcare Services and appears determined that their "crowned prince" will soon become King of the medical equipment industry. This move apparently came in response to GE Medical Systems’ announcement that it planned on becoming king itself of the ultrasound industry before the year 2000. Not to be outdone, Philips from the first year began an acquisition frenzy in order to expand its subsidiary's product portfolio far beyond its original product line, which started in 1918 with medical x-ray tubes.

• Release Date

  Dec 7, 2008

• Runtime

  04:51