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Rads grow lead in breast biopsy procedures
By Brian Casey
January 9, 2006
Superior FFDM image quality seen with wet laser printer
By Shalmali Pal
Everybody loves a bargain, even when it comes to printers for full-field digital mammography (FFDM) images. But as with many things in life, the best price doesn't always equal best quality. Austrian researchers performed a head-to-head comparison of FFDM images printed with a wet laser and a paper printer, and found the wet laser far superior.
January 8, 2006
Permanent seed implants reduce radiotherapy burden in breast cancer
By Shalmali Pal
Permanent breast seed implants were successfully used as the sole adjuvant radiation technique for early-stage breast cancer, according to Canadian researchers. They reported the first use of the technique, in a series of patients, in the January issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
January 4, 2006
CAD results as evidence in Ohio trial may open door to future rulings
By Erik L. Ridley
A recent Ohio Court of Appeals decision to affirm a trial court's admission of computer-aided detection (CAD) results as evidence could have broad legal implications, according to an article in the January issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
January 3, 2006
IDSI names M Squared to monitor clinical trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT laser mammography (CTLM) developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems has selected M Squared Associates of Washington, DC, to audit and monitor the company's clinical trials.
January 2, 2006
CAD Sciences adds BI-RADS support
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI computer-aided detection developer CAD Sciences has added support for BI-RADS ATLAS reporting capability on its WorkSpace image viewer product.
December 21, 2005
Medipattern inks deal with Orison
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Medipattern of Toronto has inked a deal licensing rights to its B-CAD breast imaging software to Orison of Johnson City, TN.
December 21, 2005
Image compression method may make large mammo datasets more manageable
By Shalmali Pal
Using a wavelet-based compression technique, researchers achieved visually lossless digital mammograms and improved tumor localization, according to a study in the January issue of Radiology.
December 21, 2005
Sectra signs Stockholm Söder Hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish imaging informatics and digital mammography vendor Sectra will be installing its breast imaging PACS technology at Stockholm Söder Hospital.
December 20, 2005
Physical, procedural changes boost breast imaging efficiency
By Shalmali Pal
By becoming "pod" people, breast imaging professionals at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, have increased their productivity while streamlining their workload. But such efficiency wasn't always the case at this high-volume screening mammography center.
December 20, 2005
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Breast CT developers aim to 'revolutionize' mammography
By Eric Barnes
Researchers in California are hoping to revolutionize mammography quite literally -- with the aid of a prototype conebeam CT scanner that acquires images in a single revolution around the breast. In a preliminary study, its sensitivity for the detection of breast cancer was comparable to that of two-view mammography.
December 19, 2005
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CTI shifts focus
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Thermal breast imaging developer Computerized Thermal Imaging said it will be taking a new approach, redirecting its energies to its CTI Thermal Imaging Processor (TIP) and its photonic stimulator products.
December 18, 2005
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