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Sectra inks Irish PACS, mammo deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Swedish PACS vendor Sectra will be providing its Sectra PACS for Breast Imaging and its low-dose full-field digital mammography (FFDM) product, Sectra MicroDose Mammography, to Ireland's national breast screening program.

January 3, 2005

Imaging Diagnostic nets Turkish distributor

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CT laser mammography (CTLM) developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has named Kurt & Kurt as its exclusive distributor in Turkey.

January 3, 2005

Mammo-screened tumors require less toxic treatment

By Shalmali Pal

Women with breast cancer spotted on a screening mammogram may be spared highly invasive and toxic treatment regimens, according to a study in the latest issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

December 28, 2004

iCAD releases image zoom option

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD has released a new image zoom feature called ClearLook for its CAD workstations.

December 22, 2004

Imaging Diagnostic signs dealer in Poland

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CT laser mammography developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems has signed a deal to distribute its products in Poland.

December 21, 2004

Kodak shows strong mammo printer sales

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Eastman Kodak Health Imaging of Rochester, NY, has reported strong customer demand for its DryView 8900 laser imaging system with a software upgrade for printing digital mammography images.

December 21, 2004

Breast US readers need more practice with postop changes

By Shalmali Pal

Potential investigators for the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) 6666 breast ultrasound trial must continue to hone their skills in interpreting postoperative images, according to a presentation at the 2004 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

December 21, 2004

Imaging Diagnostic adds Czech distributor

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CT laser mammography developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems has selected Edomed of Prague, Czech Republic, as its exclusive distributor in that country.

December 20, 2004

OmniCorder adds Karolinska Institute

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Infrared imaging technology developer OmniCorder Technologies has shipped its BioScanIR system to Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.

December 20, 2004

IDSI signs Catholic University

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CT laser mammography developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems has inked a clinical collaboration agreement with Catholic University in Rome.

December 19, 2004

Breast imagers fare better with hands-on approach to screening ultrasound

By Shalmali Pal

Even experienced breast imagers can benefit from feedback when it comes to reading breast ultrasound exams, according to the latest data from the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) 6666 trial.

December 16, 2004

MammoSite gets HCPCS codes

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Radiation therapy developer Proxima Therapeutics said that its MammoSite balloon catheter device has been assigned new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for placement of the product.

December 15, 2004

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