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Aurora to support cancer walk
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Aurora Imaging Technology of North Andover, MA, has become a flagship sponsor of this year's American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Boston.
August 27, 2007
FDA clears GE FFDM unit for mobile use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market its Senographe Essential full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system for mobile use.
August 21, 2007
Fused MRI and PET improve specificity of breast MRI
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers at New York University's School of Medicine have found that the combination of functional information from F-18 FDG-PET and anatomic localization from MR imaging can provide a valuable diagnostic method for the detection of primary and recurrent breast cancer. The study noted that fused PET and MRI images substantially increased the specificity of MRI, but, at the same time, decreased MRI's sensitivity in the group of patients analyzed.
August 16, 2007
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Confirma to launch breast MRI CME program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Confirma said it will work with the International Center for Postgraduate Medical Education (ICPME) to develop a curriculum of continuing medical education for breast MRI.
August 15, 2007
ART posts 2007 Q2 loss
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Montreal-based medical device firm ART Advanced Research Technologies announced its second quarter 2007 (end-June 30) results, posting a loss due to lower revenues while highlighting a new marketing approach for its fluorescence optical imaging system eXplore Optix.
August 15, 2007
Presence of invasive cancer may cause MR-guided biopsy to miss DCIS
By Shalmali Pal
MRI-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy has been deemed safe, fast, and accurate for evaluating MRI-detected lesions, but the procedure may fail to completely characterize the target lesion, even when a 9-gauge device is used, according to a group from Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), who assessed the underestimation rate of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) with MR biopsy.
August 15, 2007
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BSD Medical signs Duke license deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brachytherapy and hyperthermia therapy developer BSD Medical of Salt Lake City has signed an exclusive patent license agreement with Duke University in Durham, NC, for the rights to Duke's hyperthermia therapy breast cancer treatment system.
August 13, 2007
Breast gamma imaging spots DCIS better than mammo, MR
By Shalmali Pal
A dedicated breast gamma camera beat both mammography and MRI for the detection of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), posting higher sensitivity ratings, according to a new study by Washington, DC, researchers. The study could add further fuel to the growing debate over the best modality to use when working up suspicious lesions detected on screening mammography.
August 12, 2007
Carestream wins CAD orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health announced that it has signed contracts for its Kodak mammography computer-aided detection (CAD) system with five breast imaging centers across the U.S.
August 12, 2007
iCAD posts revenue growth in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nashua, NH-based computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD saw revenues grow and its net loss shrink for its second quarter of 2007 (end-June 30).
August 8, 2007
Aurora breast MRI goes mobile in Italy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Aurora Imaging Technology of North Andover, MA, said its mobile Aurora 1.5-tesla dedicated breast MRI system is heading for Italy.
August 8, 2007
TechniScan gets SBIR grant extension
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound imaging technology developer TechniScan Medical Systems has received an extension of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for its ultrasound breast imaging technology.
August 7, 2007
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