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Planar gets 510(k) for flat-panel mammo display
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Monitor manufacturer Planar Systems has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for a 5-megapixel flat-panel display designed for use with full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems.
June 22, 2004
DOBI inks deal for India sales
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical breast imaging developer DOBI Medical Systems of Mahwah, NJ, has inked a deal for distribution of its ComfortScan system in India.
June 22, 2004
Women fail to return for annual mammograms
By Shalmali Pal
Despite high-profile promotions for breast cancer screening, few women in the U.S. actually undergo mammography every year, according to researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The group looked at nearly two decade's worth of screening records for more than 70,000 women at MGH and found that only 6% turned up on an annual basis.
June 22, 2004
Agfa lands Dutch digital mammo contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has been commissioned by the Dutch breast cancer screening organization BBNN to install a mobile mammography van with its Embrace DR mammography product, according to the Mortsel, Belgium-based vendor.
June 16, 2004
Cedara, Medipattern team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian medical imaging software developer Cedara Software has formed a strategic partnership with computer-aided-detection developer Medipattern.
June 16, 2004
Sectra acquires rest of Mamea
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra has purchased the remaining shares in its digital mammography unit, Mamea Imaging.
June 15, 2004
Barco mammo display gets FDA OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Monitor provider Barco has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) marketing clearance for its cathode ray tube-based MGD 521M dedicated mammography display.
June 14, 2004
ACR rejects Institute of Medicine's mammo tech proposal
By Tracie L. Thompson
The Washington, DC-based institute had not even released its report last week before the American College of Radiology sent out a press statement announcing its opposition to the reading suggestion. The proposal is one of 10 recommendations made in an IOM report titled "Saving Women's Lives: Strategies for Improving Breast Cancer Detection and Diagnosis."
June 14, 2004
Reports to FDA allege damage to breast implants during screening
By Shalmali Pal
When a woman with breast implants arrives for mammography, there's a chance the imaging specialists will have to contend with a rupture, leakage, or at the very least, more demanding positioning requirements. But how often do adverse events involving breast implants occur during mammography?
June 14, 2004
Fischer signs San Francisco General
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Fischer Imaging will be installing three of its SenoScan full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems and two physician-review workstations at the Avon Foundation Comprehensive Breast Center at San Francisco General Hospital.
June 9, 2004
DOBI reaches agreement with FDA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical imaging developer DOBI Medical International has reached agreement with the Food and Drug Administration on a clinical study to be conducted with regard to a pre-market approval (PMA) application.
June 7, 2004
MRI shows strength in breast tumor detection and quantification
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
NEW ORLEANS - Data from the International Breast MRI Consortium (IBMC), presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting, showed MRI to be significantly better than traditional mammography for detecting the presence and extent of disease in patients who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
June 6, 2004
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