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Atirix releases new QC-Track
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical software developer Atirix Medical Systems has released the latest version of its QC-Track mammography quality control software.
May 13, 2009
Avoid pitfalls when integrating digital mammography with PACS
By Kate Madden Yee
For breast imagers, reading digital mammography exams can be a frustrating experience. Many of these headaches can be rectified by integrating digital mammography with PACS, but the process requires much more than just plugging in a network cable, according to Dr. William Poller, who, along with other PACS experts, offers strategies for successful integration.
May 13, 2009
Evaluating threshold screening mammograms: When to recall?
By Cynthia E. Keen
The goal of every radiologist when reading mammograms is to identify the three to four breast cancers statistically known to be lurking within 1,000 screening mammograms. Dr. Edward Sickles from the University of California, San Francisco recently offered some advice on making appropriate recall decisions with difficult screening mammograms.
May 12, 2009
FDA: FFDM installs cross 50% threshold
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) units now make up more than 50% of the installed base of mammography systems in the U.S., according to data from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
May 10, 2009
Medipattern inks New York deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Medipattern has received a contract from Metropolitan Diagnostic Imaging Group for a B-CAD-For-Life managed service contract.
May 7, 2009
ACR launches mammo database; FFDM vs. film-screen
By Brian Casey
May 6, 2009
FFDM equals analog mammography in hard-copy reading
By Kate Madden Yee
A new study from the U.K. confirms previous research regarding the equivalency of full-field digital mammography (FFDM) with analog film-screen mammography. The two techniques had roughly equal detection rates when images were printed and read in a hard-copy environment.
May 6, 2009
ACR introduces National Mammography Database
By Cynthia E. Keen
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is establishing a National Mammography Database, a national registry of comprehensive mammography data designed to help breast imaging facilities improve their quality of care. The database will be launched officially in July 2009.
May 6, 2009
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European mammo market on the rise
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The European mammography systems market produced $219 million in revenue in 2007 and is expected to reach $346 million in 2014, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
May 5, 2009
Hologic posts large loss in Q2, delays tomo review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Write-downs largely related to its acquisition of Cytyc led to a $2.3 billion net loss for women's imaging vendor Hologic in its fiscal second quarter.
May 4, 2009
Digital mammography transition: The agony and the ecstasy
By Kate Madden Yee
The clinical benefits of digital mammography have been well established, but the particulars of how to transition from film-screen to the new technology can be elusive. What exactly does it take to go digital? Two radiologists offer sound advice on making the switch.
May 4, 2009
Mammographers must step up to manage high-risk patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - Women who have a high risk of developing breast cancer need to be identified. But which healthcare professional has this responsibility? And once a high-risk patient is identified, who's responsible for managing her care? The topic was very much on the collective minds of breast imaging specialists at the Society of Breast Imaging's biannual meeting this week.
April 29, 2009
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