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Carestream nets 2,000th CR mammo install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has installed its 2,000th high-resolution computed radiography (CR) system for mammography at a German hospital.
January 15, 2009
NY Times story focuses on CAD approval
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Developers of computer-aided detection (CAD) software are frustrated with the slow pace of new product regulatory approvals at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). But according to a report published this week in the New York Times, agency scientists are using a recent CAD approval as an example that the FDA's approval process is too hasty.
January 14, 2009
Breast centers can manage malpractice risk
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast imaging is a minefield of potential legal exposure, which is one reason many radiologists shy away from the discipline. But mammography malpractice can be managed by taking a few simple steps, according to breast imaging experts.
January 12, 2009
Digital mammograms take longer to read, study suggests
By Kate Madden Yee
Digital mammography has proved equivalent to film-screen in screening programs for most women, along with being even more accurate than film-screen for women with dense breasts. But the technique can take longer to interpret, which can slow a practice's workflow and therefore affect its bottom line.
January 5, 2009
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FFDM performs well versus analog for screening, studies show
By Kate Madden Yee
At the RSNA meeting in Chicago, researchers from Europe and the University of California, Los Angeles presented studies that support full-field digital mammography (FFDM) as being equal to or better than analog for screening programs, with users of several different types of FFDM technology reporting good results.
January 5, 2009
Scantek files for Chapter 11
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast-sensor developer Scantek Medical has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
December 30, 2008
iCAD debuts SecondLook with Planmed FFDM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD announced that its SecondLook digital CAD technology is now available outside the U.S. with Planmed's Nuance full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system.
December 30, 2008
Internal mammary node biopsies needed for better RT planning
By Cynthia E. Keen
A large study of breast cancer patients reveals that only 5% of patients with cancer-positive internal mammary nodes who receive radiation therapy (RT) will die of breast cancer recurrence within five years. This survival rate is comparable to patients with positive axillary lymph nodes who receive radiation therapy.
December 30, 2008
Ultrasound-guided marker placement improves breast lesion identification
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) For patients with mammographically occult breast lesions, an additional lesion marker placed at needle localization may enable immediate confirmation of lesion excision, according to radiologists at New York University School of Medicine in New York City.
December 29, 2008
Pediatric Hodgkin's survivors face high risk of breast cancer as young adults
By Cynthia E. Keen
Girls who received treatment for Hodgkin's disease between 1960 and 1990 and are now adult women have a 37-fold increased risk of developing breast cancer compared to the general population. The U.S. study also found that these patients had a high likelihood of developing bilateral breast cancer at an early age.
December 29, 2008
iCAD supports Agfa CR in Europe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD has launched in Europe a version of its SecondLook software that analyzes images acquired by computed radiography (CR) mammography systems from Agfa HealthCare.
December 28, 2008
U-Systems, Siemens to collaborate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U-Systems has inked a technology licensing agreement with the Ultrasound Business Unit of Siemens Healthcare.
December 21, 2008
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