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Siemens gets FDA nod for digital mammo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Solutions has received an approvable letter from the Food and Drug Administration for its Mammomat Novation DR full-field digital mammography system
June 30, 2004
Honing MRI, PET/CT protocols for larger patients
By Shalmali Pal
Excess body weight has been linked to a number of serious health complications, such as obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and a menu of cancers. It's a safe bet that imaging specialists are going to have to contend with these heavier patients at some point. Two recent papers focused on the role of weight-related imaging.
June 29, 2004
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Mamassist inks CAD deal with MedAssets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CAD services provider Mamassist of Statesville, NC, has signed an agreement with group purchasing organization MedAssets of Atlanta.
June 28, 2004
In Canada, breast screening programs yield better outcomes
By Eric Barnes
MONTREAL - As in the rest of the world, breast cancer is the most common cause of cancer among Canadian women. But Canada has comprehensive breast cancer screening programs in each of its provinces and territories save for Nunavut. Could this enormous national screening and follow-up effort, begun in 1992, be part of the reason death rates are starting to fall?
June 25, 2004
Totoku gets FDA OK for flat-panel display
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Display manufacturer Totoku Electric has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for the use of its ME511L five-megapixel flat-panel display in the diagnostic reading of mammography images in PACS applications.
June 23, 2004
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
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