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FDA takes baby steps in reclassifying FFDM, CAD systems
By Kate Madden Yee
Waiting for change from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration often requires the patience of Job. Vendors of full-field digital mammography (FFDM) and computer-aided detection (CAD) products are learning this firsthand, as the agency slowly moves toward easing its regulatory approval process for the technologies.
November 22, 2009
Sectra to show new products at RSNA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra is planning a range of new product introductions and upgrades at the upcoming RSNA meeting in Chicago.
November 18, 2009
Three Palm updates WorkstationOne
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging software developer Three Palm Software will showcase version 1.4 of its WorkstationOne mammography reading software at the 2009 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
November 18, 2009
ACR lauds HHS mammo support
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) in Reston, VA, praised Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for reaffirming that mammography screening is a vital tool in the battle against breast cancer.
November 18, 2009
HHS states support for younger mammo screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. government's screening mammography policies will remain unchanged, despite new recommendations announced this week by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force to start screening at age 50 rather than 40, according to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
November 18, 2009
Study: Biennial mammo screening works just fine
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Biennial mammography screening achieves most of the benefit of annual screening with less harm, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the breast cancer working group of the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network.
November 18, 2009
NovaRad to debut breast imaging viewer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS and PACS vendor NovaRad will introduce its NovaMG breast imaging viewer at the 2009 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
November 17, 2009
Carestream to show expanded mammo line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health will unveil new works-in-progress screens for its computed radiography (CR) mammography imaging systems at this month's RSNA annual meeting.
November 17, 2009
Karmanos launches breast US spin-off
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute has launched a spin-off company to market an ultrasound breast cancer screening device.
November 16, 2009
USPSTF ups mammo screening age to 50
November 15, 2009
USPSTF ups mammography screening age to 50
By Brian Casey
In a blow to mammography advocates, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) today changed its recommendation on mammography screening to advise women to start at age 50 rather than at 40.
November 15, 2009
Amicas to tout mammo PACS at RSNA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Boston-based PACS vendor Amicas will debut a new version of its PACS software that includes intrinsic mammography workflow and visualization tools, the company said.
November 12, 2009
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