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Planmed

By Kate Madden Yee

At the RSNA show, Planmed will highlight two mammography systems: Planmed Nuance Classic and the work-in-progress Planmed Nuance FFDM. Nuance Classic is an analog system that can be upgraded to full-field digital, while Nuance FFDM has the option to add a computer-aided detection capability.

November 9, 2004

Philips Medical Systems

By Kate Madden Yee

Multimodality vendor Philips Medical Systems of Andover, MA, is planning to enter the market for full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems with MammoDiagnost MD, a flat-panel digital mammography system. Philips says the system will be a direct digital unit with a pixel size of 50 microns in screening mode and 25 microns in diagnostic mode.

November 9, 2004

MaxxVision

By Kate Madden Yee

MaxxVision will feature its low-cost alternative to full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems: iView Feature Finder, a palm-sized digital wand that can be used with screen-film images mounted on a lightbox.

November 9, 2004

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging USA

By Kate Madden Yee

Konica Minolta will introduce its work-in-progress phase contrast mammography (PCM) system, which is based on computed radiography. PCM uses what Konica calls a phase-shift technique to generate sharp contrasts at the edge of a region of interest.

November 9, 2004

Internazionale Medico Scientifica (IMS)

By Kate Madden Yee

Bologna, Italy-based Internazionale Medico Scientifica (IMS) and its partner Giotto USA will showcase Giotto Image, which in a departure from traditional mammography systems features a movable gantry that can be rotated in different positions around the patient.

November 9, 2004

Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI)

By Kate Madden Yee

Imaging Diagnostic Systems will feature its Computed Tomography Laser Breast Imaging System (CTLM) at the RSNA show. The company describes the unit, currently being shown as a work-in-progress, as a noninvasive adjunct to mammography.

November 9, 2004

iCAD

By Kate Madden Yee

At the RSNA show, iCAD will display its Second Look line of products, all of which have been cleared by the FDA. The product line ranges from an offering designed for low-volume breast imaging sites to a system that supports both mammography and breast MRI images.

November 9, 2004

Hologic

By Kate Madden Yee

Hologic plans to emphasize its main women's imaging businesses, breast cancer detection and osteoporosis assessment, at this year's RSNA show. The Bedford, MA, company's booth will showcase SecurView, a new multimodality workstation, as well as CAD applications on the company's Lorad Selenia full-field digital mammography (FFDM) workstation.

November 9, 2004

GE Healthcare

By Kate Madden Yee

GE Healthcare will highlight its full-field digital mammography (FFDM) offerings, including Senographe DS, a new FFDM system that debuted at last year's RSNA show. The Waukesha, WI-based company will also showcase its original FFDM system, Senographe 2000D.

November 9, 2004

GE Lunar

By Kate Madden Yee

GE Lunar, the bone densitometry division of GE Healthcare of Waukesha, WI, will showcase Lunar Prodigy Advance Plus, a direct-to-digital bone densitometry system with a cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) detector. Prodigy's technology detects bone changes in a variety of clinical applications, and provides advanced hip assessments and dual-energy vertebral assessments, according to the company.

November 9, 2004

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA

By Kate Madden Yee

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA will highlight its Fuji CR for Mammography (FCR-M) technology and a new workstation that can be used with FCR-M and full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems, as well as other modalities. Unlike dedicated FFDM diagnostic workstations, the Synapse Multi-modality Breast Imaging Workstation Configuration can be used for any imaging exam, which contributes to improved productivity and workflow, according to Stamford, CT-based Fuji.

November 9, 2004

Fischer Imaging

By Kate Madden Yee

Fischer Imaging plans to present a new version of its full-field digital mammography (FFDM) unit, SenoScan, at this year's RSNA show. SenoScan2 will continue to incorporate slot-scanning technology, cesium iodide CCD detectors, and 25-micron resolution, but will boast workflow improvements such as smart technique automatic response (STAR), wheelchair access, automatic paddle recognition, and an expanded family of soft-copy review workstations, SenoView and SenoView Plus.

November 9, 2004

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