TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation announced today that via its newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary, Toshiba Medical Visualization Systems Europe, Ltd. (TMVS), it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Advanced Visualization Imaging System Division (AVIS) of Barco nv, Edinburgh, Scotland. This acquisition brings in-house critical core competencies -- the development of 3D volume rendering and advanced visualization capabilities for all Toshiba modalities.