Breast: Page 395

Interactive use of mammo CAD may improve mass detection
By Erik L. Ridley
Interactively employing computer-aided detection (CAD) technology while reading mammograms may lead to increased detection of breast masses, according to research from Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands.
December 21, 2008
Naviscan ends trial enrollment, gets FDA OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan recently completed enrollment for a 400-patient randomized prospective trial, which the company is sponsoring with the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
December 18, 2008
Breast MRI pinpoints residual disease after chemotherapy
By Caroline Helwick
Breast MRI accurately reflects the pathologic extent of residual disease following neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and tumor size and contrast kinetics measured by MRI may be useful early predictors of treatment response, according to a study presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
December 18, 2008
Medipattern receives China CAD order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Medipattern has received an order for 200 B-CAD systems from the China Primary Health Care Foundation.
December 9, 2008
Echoserve teams with SenoRx
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound and x-ray equipment firm Echoserve has reached a nonexclusive agreement to copromote SenoRx's EnCor minimally invasive vacuum-assisted breast biopsy system.
December 8, 2008
Neoprobe completes financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera probe developer Neoprobe has wrapped up a $3 million investment in convertible preferred stock and warrants by Platinum-Montaur Life Sciences (Montaur).
December 7, 2008
Study: How well does MRI-guided breast biopsy work?
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast MRI has been gaining clinical interest of late, with its high sensitivity rate of 86% to 100% for detecting breast cancer. Philadelphia researchers investigated the outcome of MRI-guided breast biopsy as a function of the indication for MRI and the MRI features of the lesions.
December 4, 2008
CTLM with mammo boosts breast cancer diagnosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT laser mammography (CTLM) system developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) announced that a new study found that its CTLM system increased the accuracy of diagnosing malignant and benign breast lesions when used as an adjunct to mammography.
December 3, 2008
Breast-specific gamma imaging reveals unseen cancers
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - A review of clinical use of breast-specific gamma imaging shows that the function-based technology changed breast cancer treatment options because additional malignancies were pinpointed by the new modality, according to research presented at this week's RSNA conference.
December 3, 2008
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Mammography, US help diagnose male breast cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography and sonography findings can help physicians identify and treat breast cancer in men, according to a new study from the University of Texas M. D. Cancer Center in Houston.
December 3, 2008
PEM may reduce false-positive reports
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Research from Florida suggests that diagnosing suspected breast cancer with positron emission mammography (PEM) has the potential to reduce false positives when compared to MRI.
December 2, 2008
Dexela teams with IMS on breast tomosynthesis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging developer Dexela announced a five-year collaboration and licensing agreement with Italian mammography firm Internazionale Medico Scientifica (IMS) to develop and market a new optimized breast tomosynthesis system.
December 2, 2008
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