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iCAD sales dip in fourth quarter, year-end
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection firm iCAD posted a decline in 2010 fourth-quarter revenues and profits, which the firm attributed to transaction costs sustained from its purchase of brachytherapy device developer Xoft.
March 23, 2011
Are breast parenchymal patterns linked to cancer risk?
By Kate Madden Yee
Measuring breast tissue density by analyzing mammographic parenchymal patterns could help clinicians better determine a woman's breast cancer risk, according to a new study published online in Radiology. It could also lead to better patient care by enabling more accurate density measurements.
March 23, 2011
Adverse events reported in electronic brachytherapy patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
A form of intraoperative radiation therapy for breast cancer is making headlines this week following news reports of adverse events in patients treated with the technique. The reports indicate that tungsten particles were left behind in patients, and at least one lawsuit has been filed.
March 23, 2011
ART lands Ga. AccuBoost install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's health firm Advanced Radiation Therapy (ART) and radiation oncology firm Nucletron have won a contract to install an AccuBoost breast brachytherapy system at a cancer center in Georgia.
March 22, 2011
Naviscan nets Stereo Navigator sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan has installed its Stereo Navigator position emission mammography-guided biopsy system at the Center for Advanced Breast Care in Arlington Heights, IL.
March 21, 2011
Better radiologist-RT relationships boost imaging center success
By Kate Madden Yee
At a busy breast imaging center, radiologists and radiologic technologists (RTs) work side by side, often with stressful workloads. It's crucial that they work together smoothly: If relations are rocky, the quality of patient care can suffer, and tension can lead to attrition.
March 21, 2011
Naviscan highlights new PEM data
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan is touting clinical results presented at last week's National Consortium of Breast Centers meeting. According to the company, its positron emission mammography (PEM) technology demonstrated higher specificity for detecting cancer in the contralateral breast than MRI, with equal sensitivity.
March 20, 2011
Dilon touts clinical study results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) developer Dilon Diagnostics is touting study results showing that the improved photon sensitivity of new detector technologies should be capable of reducing the radiation dose patients receive from BSGI and molecular breast imaging exams.
March 16, 2011
Fuji submits DR-based FFDM for FDA review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has submitted a 510(k) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Aspire HD, a full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system based on digital radiography (DR) technology.
March 15, 2011
PenRad inks deal with Matakina
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography information systems developer PenRad Technologies has signed a letter of intent covering a technology integration deal with breast imaging software developer Matakina International.
March 15, 2011
Medical audits help breast centers track performance
By Kate Madden Yee
LAS VEGAS - Just hearing the word "audit" can make radiologists at even the most organized imaging practices start to sweat. But if an audit is done well, it can actually support -- and even promote -- a facility's radiology services, according to a presentation at the National Consortium of Breast Centers meeting this week.
March 14, 2011
Report projects strong breast imaging growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Set to recover from the economic recession, the U.S. breast imaging and mammography markets are expected to almost double in value to reach more than $1 billion by 2017, according to a report from market research firm iData Research.
March 14, 2011
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