Pie Medical Imaging Acquires 3mensio Medical Imaging

Esaote International, NV /Pie Medical Imaging (PMI; Maastricht, The Netherlands) and 3mensio Medical Imaging, BV (3mensio; Bilthoven, The Netherlands) have entered into an agreement pursuant to which Esaote acquires 3mensio in order to strengthen its leading role in healthcare information technology.

Following the acquisition, Pie Medical Imaging BV, a group company of the Esaote group, and 3mensio have reported that they have joined their business activities. "PMI and 3mensio have a shared vision on how to develop highly innovative technological software solutions to support healthcare providers. With 3mensio and its 3D/4D visualization technology, we will be able to accelerate the realization of the tools that our customers need for optimal treatment of their patients," said Boudewijn Verstraelen, CEO of PMI.

"We believe that our opportunities for continued growth and expansion will be best realized through the additional scale and resources that Pie Medical Imaging and the Esaote group can provide," said Frank Wessels, 3mensio's founder and CTO, who will continue to lead the technical team.

Paul Sysmans, who will remain involved as consultant to the management following the acquisition, stated, "the combined expertise of the companies in CT [computed tomography], MRI [magnetic resonance imaging], US [ultrasound], and X-ray will lead to new business in the interventional workflow from pre-op planning, assistance during the intervention, to post-op analysis."

According to René Guillaume, director of sales and marketing of PMI, "3mensio's products and expertise in advanced visualization and procedure planning tools will complement PMIs' portfolio of renowned software products. Together, we will be able to offer a comprehensive set of cardiovascular solutions meeting the needs of physicians, allowing them to deliver the best quality of healthcare possible to their patients."

Pie Medical Imaging is a leading worldwide company that develops quantitative analysis software for cardiology and radiology and well known for the CAAS (vascular angiography analysis system) products. Pie Medical Imaging is part of the Esaote group. Esaote SpA is a leading manufacturer of ultrasound equipment and dedicated MRI.

3mensio Medical Imaging originally started developing advanced imaging software for the radiology department, which was based on 3D image reconstruction and analysis of conventional CT angiography (CTA) images. Since 2007, the company focus has moved to creating more dedicated workflows for both endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR), and more recently, for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).

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