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Fundamentals of Mammography

Although Fundamentals of Mammography gives a singularly U.K. perspective, it would serve as a valuable companion manual for established practitioners in any country.

January 9, 2005

DOBI adds European distributors

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Optical breast imaging firm DOBI Medical International has expanded its international presence by signing new distribution agreements with Biomedica Life Sciences in Athens, Greece, and Nova-Logic in Montreux, Switzerland, for its ComfortScan system.

January 5, 2005

Aurora raises $10 million

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast MRI developer Aurora Imaging Technology has completed a $3 million preferred stock offering, and concurrently converted approximately $7.7 million of existing debt into preferred stock and common stock.

January 5, 2005

Neuroradiotracer may be useful in scintimammography

By Shalmali Pal

Researchers from Sweden compared the uptake of 99mTc-exametazime to that of 99mTc-sestamibi in known breast tumors and found the two radiotracers to be comparable, making the lipophilic agent a possible contender for enhancing scintimammography.

January 5, 2005

Tumor type, breast profile determine value of mammo, US, and MR

By Shalmali Pal

The strengths and weaknesses of multiple modalities in breast imaging depend largely on the type of breast tissue involved. Ultrasound and MRI may be more sensitive to invasive cancer than mammography in dense breasts, but are of little value in fatty breasts. A combination of all three will mean a greater sensitivity to malignancy, but there are still some pitfalls, according to a report in Radiology.

January 5, 2005

i3Archive adds UPenn to customer list

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Mammography archive provider i3Archive has recently installed its breast image archiving product, National Digital Mammography Archive (NDMA), at the Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Health System.

January 4, 2005

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

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