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Gamma Medica-Ideas inks Mayo deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera developer Gamma Medica-Ideas has signed an exclusive technology license and commercialization agreement with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
December 15, 2009
Sectra unveils new PACS workstation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra introduced its new breast imaging PACS workstation at the RSNA conference earlier this month.
December 14, 2009
Dilon nets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast-specific gamma imaging developer Dilon Diagnostics has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its GammaLoc lesion localization system.
December 14, 2009
California to raise mammo screening age
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The ongoing financial crisis in California has forced the state to raise to 50 the age at which it begins funding mammography screening exams for low-income women.
December 14, 2009
Majority of radiology residents still leery of breast imaging
By Kate Madden Yee
The majority of radiology residents still do not want to interpret mammograms in their future practices, according to a study from the University of California, Los Angeles presented at last week's RSNA annual meeting in Chicago.
December 14, 2009
FDA releases new mammo standard
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an alternative standard to the Medical Outcomes Audit requirement, part of the Mammography Quality Standards Act.
December 10, 2009
Caution urged on early mammography for high-risk women
By Edward Susman
Women at high risk of breast cancer should be cautious about undergoing mammography or other chest x-ray studies before the age of 30 due to the risk that radiation exposure might trigger cancer, according to research presented at last week's RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 10, 2009
ACR issues alert for mammo coverage changes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is asking healthcare providers to notify the organization if they receive word of any changes in insurance coverage for mammography screening.
December 9, 2009
MRI, mammo help early breast cancer detection
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI coupled with mammography detects almost all cancers at an early stage, thereby reducing the incidence of advanced-stage breast cancer in high-risk women, according to a new study released at this week's San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
December 8, 2009
Study eyes breast screening of minority women
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Substantial percentages of minority women younger than 40 are getting screening mammograms, according to a new study presented this month at the American Association for Cancer Research conference.
December 8, 2009
Sectra sales, profits slip in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Net sales for Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra declined in its second fiscal quarter.
December 7, 2009
Medipattern, PenRad score install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection firm Medipattern and mammography information systems firm PenRad Technologies have installed their first PenLink connectivity package.
December 7, 2009
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