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Select Gowns launches mammo, ob/gyn product lines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Specialty exam gown distributor Select Gowns has launched new product lines for mammography and ob/gyn patients that emphasize patient care and comfort.
November 29, 2006
AIT raises $2.5 million
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast ultrasound developer Advanced Imaging Technologies (AIT) of Richland, WA, announced it has raised $2.5 million in series A private equity financing.
November 29, 2006
Hypnosis appears to relieve pain, anxiety in breast biopsy patients
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Performing self-hypnotic relaxation sessions at the operating table significantly reduces pain and anxiety in patients who are undergoing large-core breast biopsy with local anesthesia, researchers said Wednesday at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 29, 2006
US-guided percutaneous placement of PBI balloon catheter is safe, efficient
CHICAGO - Data from a small series of patients suggest that percutaneous ultrasound-guided placement of a partial-breast irradiation (PBI) balloon is a safe and efficient option to whole-breast radiation following lumpectomy for treatment of early-stage breast cancer, according to researchers who presented their findings Wednesday at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 29, 2006
Automated breast US proves to be sensitive screening tool in dense breasts
By Shalmali Pal
CHICAGO - Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) can detect new breast lesions as well as confirm findings previously spotted on mammography, according to the phase II results of a screening trial at the Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic in Rochester, NY. Lead investigator Dr. Stamatia Destounis presented her group's findings Wednesday at the RSNA meeting.
November 28, 2006
Fuji brokers new alliances
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA clinched a number of new alliances this month, including a U.S. distribution agreement with Siemens Medical Solutions.
November 28, 2006
Medipattern reports Q1 results, customizes B-CAD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software firm Medipattern of Toronto has reported that its newly focused marketing and sales strategy resulted in an increase in revenues and a decrease in losses for the first quarter of the company's 2007 fiscal year.
November 28, 2006
Cedara partners with AIT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cedara Software, a subsidiary of Milwaukee-based Merge Healthcare, has inked a development agreement with Advanced Imaging Technologies (AIT) of Richland, WA, which markets the Aria breast imaging system.
November 27, 2006
Breast tomo shows greater sensitivity for cancer detection, also preferred by patients
By Shalmali Pal
CHICAGO - Although it's still in the investigational stage, breast tomosynthesis seems to offer the proverbial win-win situation, improving the sensitivity and specificity of cancer diagnosis, while also earning high marks from patients as a more comfortable exam, according to two studies presented Tuesday at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 27, 2006
Dilon enters Asian market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma camera developer Dilon Technologies of Newport News, VA, has expanded its reach to the Asian market with a distribution agreement for its Dilon 6800 gamma camera with radiology products distributor Hongwoo Medico of South Korea.
November 27, 2006
US elasticity testing could cut breast biopsies by half
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Fifty percent or more of the negative breast cancer biopsies performed in the U.S. might be eliminated using ultrasound "elasticity" testing, according to a preliminary study presented at the 2006 RSNA meeting.
November 27, 2006
IDSI forms Italian CT laser mammography firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT laser mammography (CTLM) developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has inked a multiyear distribution deal with CTLM Italia, a new company established to market IDSI's CTLM imaging system in Italy.
November 26, 2006
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