Breast: Page 498

Aurora ships first breast MRI unit outside U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast MRI technology developer Aurora Imaging Technology has installed its first dedicated breast MRI system outside of the U.S.
October 25, 2004
IHS brings mobile mammo to High Plains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Indian Health Service (IHS) will be dedicating a mobile women's health clinic next week in Belcourt, ND, to serve women in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska.
October 19, 2004
Fischer, Philips partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography vendor Fischer Imaging and multimodality vendor Philips Medical Systems have signed a three-year global agreement under which Philips will sell, service, and support a specialized version of Fischer's digital mammography system integrated with Philips' Unique image processing and user interface.
October 14, 2004
OmniCorder scores Italian install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Infrared imaging technology provider OmniCorder Technologies has delivered its BioScanIR system to Italy's National Tumor Institute in Milan, according to the East Setauket, NY-based vendor.
October 14, 2004
Will Etheridge's breast cancer up screening in gay community?
By Shalmali Pal
Melissa Etheridge's publicist announced last week that the singer has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Will Etheridge's cancer scare spur the lesbian community, which has a history of underutilizing screening, to take more interest in their breast health? Health researchers who study the community offer their opinions.
October 14, 2004
2002 09 30 15 13 07 706
Fischer names new audit firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography vendor Fischer Imaging of Denver has named a new audit firm, Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman, to succeed Ernst & Young, the company's auditor for the past two years.
October 12, 2004
MR more likely than mammo to expose multiple malignancies in dense breasts
By Shalmali Pal
MRI is considerably more sensitive than mammography for detecting multiple malignant foci in women with extremely dense breasts, according to a study in the American Journal of Roentgenology. However, the modality doesn’t quite hit the mark in women with fatty breasts.
October 12, 2004
2002 09 30 15 13 07 706
GE's Wellness Tour hits the road
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor GE Healthcare launched its second annual Women's Health and Wellness Tour on October 1 in conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness month.
October 11, 2004
MammoSite completes patient registry
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Breast Surgeons reported that it has completed enrollment of its MammoSite Patient Registry, a U.S. data collection program designed to analyze the efficacy of accelerated partial breast irradiation with the MammoSite balloon catheter device from radiation therapy developer Proxima Therapeutics of Alpharetta, GA.
October 11, 2004
TeraView steps closer to market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging developer TeraView of Cambridge, U.K., said it is conducting a series of studies with Addenbrooke's Hospital Cambridge, imaging healthy and cancerous breast tissues.
October 11, 2004
Novation, R2 ink deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer R2 Technology has signed an agreement with group purchasing organization Novation for the vendor's ImageChecker CAD system for mammography and ImageChecker CT system for lung nodule detection on multidetector CT (MDCT) exams.
October 11, 2004
MQSA reauthorized by U.S. Congress
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The House of Representatives passed the Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Act of 2004 (H.R. 4555) last week.
October 11, 2004
Previous Page
Page 498 of 574
Next Page