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Breast MRI with USPIO contrast helps assess lymph node metastases
By Cynthia E. Keen
Austrian researchers have found that breast MRI with a contrast medium based on ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO) particles could help avoid mastectomy for women whose breast cancer has not spread to the lymph nodes. But further development of the technique could be limited by the investigational nature of the contrast agent.
April 24, 2008
Carestream scores 7 Canadian contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health of Rochester, NY, has signed seven contracts for its computed radiography-based mammography products with healthcare providers in Canada.
April 23, 2008
Grable returns to IDSI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Linda B. Grable, co-founder of Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI), has come out of retirement to again become chairman and CEO of the Plantation, FL, company.
April 23, 2008
Medipattern to bring B-CAD to China
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Medipattern has received State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) clearance to market its B-CAD offering in China.
April 21, 2008
Pilot study: DBT's role needs further research
By Kate Madden Yee
While digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) shows great potential, more research is needed to define the technology's role in the clinical setting, according to the authors of a new pilot study. They assessed ergonomic and diagnostic performance issues with reading DBT exams, and found that visualization tools and training need to be developed to help radiologists accurately interpret the multiple images DBT generates.
April 17, 2008
Siemens wins Scottish FFDM contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has earned a contract to install multiple full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems in Scottish hospitals, the Erlangen, Germany-based firm reported.
April 16, 2008
Carestream hits DryView milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has shipped its 50,000th Kodak DryView laser printer, the Rochester, NY-based company reported.
April 16, 2008
Medipattern signs NY practice
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Medipattern has installed its B-CAD software at Suffolk Medical Imaging and Mid-Island Medical Imaging in the state of New York.
April 13, 2008
AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
April 13, 2008
Dilon nets nine Q1 orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Scintimammography developer Dilon Technologies of Newport News, VA, received orders for nine Dilon 6800 gamma cameras in the first quarter.
April 10, 2008
IMS gets Canadian install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Italian mammography firm Internazionale Medico Scientifica (IMS) and Canadian distributor BCL X-Ray Canada have installed IMS' Giotto digital mammography system at Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston, Ontario.
April 9, 2008
U.S. House bill filed for minimum mammo fees
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Legislation has been introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives that would establish a minimum fee for mammography services.
April 8, 2008
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