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Multivendor digital mammo project makes mark in Germany

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Digital mammography is often deployed in a heterogeneous IT environment with different developers' RIS, PACS, and archive products interacting with the modality, presenting a host of integration concerns. A group of information systems administrators in Germany recently faced the challenge of bringing CR mammography online and discovered that successfully assimilating the modality into the enterprise is not just an issue of interfacing the technology.

April 15, 2007

IDSI drops China distributor

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has modified its China distribution arrangements to accelerate market penetration of its CT Laser Mammography (CTLM) system.

April 10, 2007

Sectra to distribute iCAD

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD of Nashua, NH, said that it has signed a distribution agreement with healthcare technology developer Sectra of Linkoping, Sweden.

April 9, 2007

Measuring breast's electromagnetic properties ups contrast

By Shalmali Pal

The electromagnetic properties of breast tissue offer high contrast for depicting malignancies, and electromagnetic imaging can boost the contrast between normal tissue and abnormal findings, according to Dartmouth University-based researchers. But their prototype scanners still require fine-tuning before they'll be useful in a high-throughput clinical setting.

April 9, 2007

NEJM study pans CAD, draws attention and criticism

By Erik L. Ridley

Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology has long shown promise, both scientifically and anecdotally, for increasing breast cancer detection. Given that experience, the mammography community is sure to be rocked by a large study published in today's New England Journal of Medicine that found CAD to actually have a negative effect on screening mammogram interpretation.

April 4, 2007

Breast imaging expert: ACP mammo screening policy teeming with misinformation

The American College of Physicians (ACP) released new guidelines this week suggesting that women ages 40-49 may not benefit from annual mammography screening. While the ACP claims to be champions of informed decision-making, they continue to ignore the facts and mislead women, according to Dr. Daniel Kopans, who explains why he considers the ACP's recommendation that screening be based on an individual's risk level to be unsupportable.

April 4, 2007