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CoActiv launches mammo archive

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PACS vendor CoActiv Medical Business Solutions has launched a new version of its software designed to support archiving of mammography images.

June 23, 2009

Medipattern nets New York deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Medipattern has signed a B-CAD-For-Life contract with Long Island Radiology Associates.

June 23, 2009

RFA of breast could replace radiation therapy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) may be a feasible option in lieu of radiation therapy for treating breast cancer patients following a lumpectomy, according to early outcomes from a phase II trial.

June 18, 2009

Radiologists prefer graphical formats for mammo benchmark data

By Kate Madden Yee

Radiologists think that most audit statistics for mammography performance are useful, but presenting performance data graphically -- with clear benchmark data included -- makes the information easiest to grasp, according to a study to be published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

June 18, 2009

FDA clears Hologic mammo software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Women's imaging vendor Hologic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for its R2 DigitalNow HD software, designed to process digitized film-screen mammograms for comparison.

June 16, 2009

PET/MRI breast imaging prototype shows early promise

By Wayne Forrest

TORONTO - Preliminary results of a new PET/MRI prototype breast imaging system show that the hybrid technology could produce images with enough clarity to more accurately classify lesions.

June 15, 2009