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Ultrasound continues to make inroads in breast imaging
By Shalmali Pal
A pair of recent studies focused on advanced techniques in sonography for breast imaging. First, researchers from the University of Chicago share their preliminary experience with an automated whole-breast ultrasound device (WhoBUS). In the second study, researchers from Korea and the U.S. compare tissue harmonic imaging (THI) to conventional sonography in characterizing solid breast masses.
February 5, 2007
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Fischer vets aim to revive company
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Less than a year after mammography and x-ray vendor Fischer Imaging filed Chapter 11, a group of company veterans is looking to revive the firm's brand.
February 1, 2007
Mammography CAD beats double reading in Norwegian study
By Erik L. Ridley
Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology may improve the breast cancer detection rate for full-field digital mammography (FFDM) and film-screen mammography exams in facilities employing double reading, according to a new study by researchers in Norway.
February 1, 2007
Hologic revenues surge in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Record sales of its Selenia full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems helped propel Hologic to record revenues and earnings in its 2007 fiscal first quarter.
January 30, 2007
NovaRad gets mammo clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor NovaRad has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for reading and interpreting mammography studies on its NovaPACS product.
January 23, 2007
Hansen re-ups with IDSI
CT laser mammography (CTLM) developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has renewed the contract of CEO Tim Hansen through January 2010.
January 22, 2007
Sectra receives first Spanish mammo order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish healthcare technology and device developer Sectra has received an order from Clinica Tesla, a mammography clinic in Alicante, Spain, for the Linkoping-based firm's full-field MicroDose digital mammography system.
January 21, 2007
Kodak, Confirma ink deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Group and computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Confirma have signed an integration and reseller agreement.
January 16, 2007
Isilon signs Texas center chain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital storage developer Isilon Systems of Seattle said that the Austin Radiological Association (ARA) has deployed its Isilon IQ storage system for storing digital mammography images.
January 15, 2007
Global Resource files microwave thermotherapy patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Global Resource, a West Berlin, NJ-based microwave device developer, reported that it has completed its filing for U.S. and international patents for microwave thermotherapy technology for treating cancerous tumors, particularly breast tumors.
January 15, 2007
GE lands Mississippi Senographe install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has completed installation of its DS Senographe digital mammography product at Oceans Springs Hospital in Ocean Springs, MS.
January 11, 2007
Breast MR shows exceptional sensitivity for spotting DCIS
By Shalmali Pal
MRI has been unfairly labeled as insensitive for diagnosing ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). In fact, DCIS cases found on MR are reflective of an advanced biological disease profile and not necessarily overdiagnosis, according to researchers in Germany. They performed a study of more than 5,000 women, comparing MRI to mammography for DCIS diagnosis.
January 11, 2007
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