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MQSA reauthorization: What to expect and how to prepare
In September 2007, the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) will be reauthorized, a process that could bring many changes for your facility. Although 2007 may sound like a long way off, your facility should start preparing for reauthorization by tuning in to the discussions and watching for signs of what may come.
April 12, 2006
Breast surgeon expresses reservations about screening US
Ultrasound has made significant inroads into many areas of medicine, but breast cancer screening is not one of them, according to a presenter at the 2006 American Society of Breast Surgeons meeting in Baltimore last week.
April 12, 2006
R2 inks HPG deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm R2 Technology has received a two-year contract from HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG).
April 11, 2006
R2 notches Northside sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer R2 Technology of Sunnyvale, CA, said that Northside Hospital in Atlanta has purchased seven of its ImageChecker CAD systems.
April 10, 2006
Expanded role looms for 3D in breast imaging
By Cynthia E. Keen
The increasing utilization of cross-sectional modalities and digital mammography will drive breast imaging practices to switch to soft-copy reading within the next five years, according to Dr. Mitchell Schnall from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. And as part of this transition, mammographers will find 3D visualization tools to be a growing part of their daily activities.
April 10, 2006
Aurora installs breast MRI at Texas center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast MRI technology developer Aurora Imaging Technology said its Aurora 1.5-tesla dedicated breast MRI system has been installed and is operating at the Elizabeth Jekot, M.D. Breast Imaging Center of Richardson, TX.
April 4, 2006
How the legal system stacks the deck against mammography
By René Jackson
Radiologists are becoming popular targets for medical malpractice suits, with failure to diagnose breast cancer on mammography a common accusation. René Jackson, R.N., co-author of The Death of Mammography, outlines how the legal system has stacked the deck against mammography, creating a perfect storm of wily plaintiffs' attorneys, juries with unrealistic expectations, and mammography providers caught in the middle.
April 2, 2006
Medipattern lands private placement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Medipattern has made a private placement of company stock valued at $2.5 million ($2.2 million U.S.).
March 30, 2006
ART begins SoftScan trial at UCSD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian optical molecular imaging developer ART Advanced Research Technologies has initiated clinical trials of its SoftScan optical breast imaging system at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego.
March 29, 2006
AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #40: Lead time for scheduling a screening mammography appointment
As of this 2005 study of approximately 1,000 hospital and nonhospital sites performing mammography procedures in the U.S., 21% of the sites indicate that the typical lead time to schedule a screening mammography appointment is less than a day, 52% from one day to one week, 20% from one week to one month, and 7% have a typical lead time of over one month.
March 29, 2006
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AIE, Hologic highlight research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image processing software developer Advanced Image Enhancement (AIE) and women's imaging vendor Hologic said that radiologists at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, MA, have reported favorable results using AIE's software with Hologic's Lorad Selenia digital mammography system.
March 28, 2006
Quest touts mammo clearance for Totoku LCD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Monitor distributor Quest International said that Totoku's ME511L has been given U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for use in all digital mammography applications.
March 27, 2006
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