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U-Systems taps new VP
Breast ultrasound vendor U-Systems has appointed veteran ultrasound executive Bob Thompson as vice president of marketing and business development.
September 17, 2007
Aurora society forms China partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast MRI advocacy group Aurora Breast MRI Society (ABMS) is collaborating with the China Medical Women's Association on a professional exchange program.
September 17, 2007
Beekley debuts Blossoms line
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Beekley of Bristol, CT, has introduced a new line of mammography skin markers called Blossoms.
September 9, 2007
Accelerated breast radiotherapy leads to less toxicity, radiation exposure
By Shalmali Pal
The standard radiation treatment regimen for breast cancer is no walk in the park: Whole-breast radiotherapy is usually delivered over a six-week period, with daily treatment sessions. But several new studies have put shorter regimens to the test. The first compared induced toxicity with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and the traditional wedge method. Two other studies assessed performing accelerated therapy with the patient in the prone position to minimize heart and lung exposure.
September 9, 2007
Cedara launches C4-enabled I-ReadMammo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging software and services provider Cedara Software has debuted a version of its I-ReadMammo software that includes support for its C4 middleware.
September 5, 2007
Patient Comfort introduces new MRI pads
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patient Comfort Systems of Hayward, CA, has introduced a new table pad and set of positioning devices for MR-guided stereotactic breast biopsies.
September 5, 2007
Sectra adds Spanish install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has received an order from Oncológico Hospital in San Sebastian, Spain.
September 4, 2007
IDSI sends CTLM unit to Malaysia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) of Plantation, FL, has shipped its CT Laser Mammography (CTLM) system to the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
September 4, 2007
New CR technology boosts resolution, bags R&D award
By Brian Casey
U.S. researchers have developed a new type of computed radiography (CR) technology that they believe could yield much higher resolution than existing CR systems. One prominent scientific magazine thought enough of their research to name it one of the top 100 scientific innovations for 2007.
September 2, 2007
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ACR's withdrawal from NAPBC draws mixed response
By Kate Madden Yee
Earlier this month, the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) withdrew from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC). The move effectively ended a two-year collaboration with the NAPBC designed to establish guidelines for breast disease treatment from a multidisciplinary perspective. The ACR's decision has resulted in mixed reactions from other radiology organizations and imaging center administrators.
August 29, 2007
Experimental US tomography runs circles around dense breast tissue
By Kathlyn Stone
Using water as a conductor between a ring-shaped transducer and breast tissue, a Michigan-based group is experimenting with ultrasound tomography for breast cancer screening. Benefits of this technique include the ability to scan dense breasts and, of course, a lack of radiation, according to the researchers who presented their work at the 2007 American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting in Minneapolis.
August 29, 2007
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Digital technology makes headway for breast cancer screening
By Shalmali Pal
Using computed radiography (CR) and full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems for breast cancer screening cut the radiation dose in half while maintaining a respectable detection rate, according to German breast cancer specialists, who evaluated the first year of their national digital screening program. And researchers from Norway have published follow-up results from the Oslo II study, which compared film-screen mammography (FSM) to FFDM with soft-copy reading in nearly 24,000 women.
August 28, 2007
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