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i3Archive debuts patient service

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Women's imaging archive provider i3Archive has unveiled myNDMA.com, a program designed to allow women to manage their digital breast health exams and store their personal health information on the firm's National Digital Medical Archive (NDMA).

August 1, 2005

Imaged-guided breast biopsy advances, but referring docs may not buy it

By Shalmali Pal

When it comes to the advantages of percutaneous breast biopsy over surgical excision, breast imaging experts are in the know -- image-guided biopsy can be performed quickly using local anesthesia, ensures better patient compliance, and is cost-effective. Unfortunately, this good news hasn't necessarily made its way to the offices of referring physicians. Two recent studies took a closer look at current techniques and trends in breast biopsy.

July 28, 2005

Hologic's Q3 sales, net jump

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Women's imaging vendor Hologic reported record sales and net income for the company's third quarter (end-June 25).

July 26, 2005

Suros gets Canadian approval for ATEC

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional technology developer Suros Surgical Systems said it has received clearance from the Canadian government to sell its Automated Tissue Excision and Collection (ATEC) system for breast biopsy and excision in that country.

July 26, 2005

Array adds DICOM mammo support

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Digitizer provider Array USA of Hampton, NH, has added DICOM conformance for mammography to the newest release of its DICOM Scan Plus Pro software for the company's Array 2905 laser film digitizer.

July 26, 2005

BSD gets favorable patent notice

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Brachytherapy and hyperthermia therapy developer BSD Medical of Salt Lake City has received an official notice of allowance for a new patent expected to be issued by the U.S. Patent Office.

July 25, 2005

Breast biopsy rates hold steady despite new techniques

By Shalmali Pal

The advent of less invasive, more convenient image-guided biopsy techniques has not taken a toll on overall breast biopsy rates, which have remained fairly consistent over a 12-year period in one U.S. state, according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

July 25, 2005

FDA rejects Biofield data

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Food and Drug Administration has asked breast technology developer Biofield to conduct more clinical testing in support of a regulatory submission for its Breast Cancer Detection System.

July 24, 2005

Paper: R2 CAD boosts cancer detection

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection developer R2 Technology of Sunnyvale said the results of a paper published in the August issue of Radiology indicate that its technology boosted breast cancer detection by 7.4% in an academic medical setting.

July 24, 2005

Researchers make inroads with breast CT, gear up for clinical test

By Shalmali Pal

Thirty years after breast CT was introduced, abandoned, and then reintroduced, California researchers believe they have a viable breast CT unit that may detect tumors sooner than mammography. The group presented the results of their most recent research Sunday at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Seattle.

July 24, 2005

A guide to digital and soft-copy mammography

Until now, digital mammogram display has tended to mimic preceding methods of viewing film mammograms on a viewbox. However, the introduction of new technologies has resulted in faster, more accurate image review of digital mammograms. Dr. Murray Reicher, chairman of RIS and PACS developer DR Systems, offers a guide to digital mammography with soft-copy reading, describing its benefits and some of the new software tools.

July 20, 2005

Breast imaging expert accuses major journals of bias against mammo

By Shalmali Pal

Is a new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI), which questions the benefit of breast cancer screening for reducing mortality, yet another example of how general medical journals are out to undermine the modality? Yes, according to a U.S. breast imaging specialist.

July 19, 2005

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