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GE, i3Archive partner up

GE Medical Systems has signed an agreement with storage technology provider i3Archive of Philadelphia to offer its National Digital Mammography Archive (NDMA) to healthcare facilities in the U.S.

January 21, 2004

Kirwan named as Fischer CFO

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fischer Imaging of Denver has appointed David Kirwan as its senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO) of the company.

January 19, 2004

Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra has signed a partnership agreement with computer-aided detection (CAD) provider R2 Technology. R2’s CAD technology will be customized for use with Sectra’s MicroDose full-field digital mammography system.

January 18, 2004

Study outlines mammographic predictors of invasive carcinomas

By Radiology Review

(Radiology Review) Around half of clinically occult breast carcinomas are characterized by microcalcifications, according to a study by Dr. Paul Stomper and colleagues at the State University of New York, Buffalo.

January 15, 2004

European investigators forge ahead to prove value of FFDM

By Shalmali Pal

Four international trials involving full-field digital mammography (FFDM) offered recent updates on the modality, lauding it as a user-friendly method of detecting and following up breast cancer.

January 15, 2004

New Web site planned for young breast cancer patients

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Vancouver-based Canadian Breast Cancer Network (CBCN) will launch a Web site next month for young women with breast cancer.

January 14, 2004

R2, University of Chicago ink development deal

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer R2 Technology and the University of Chicago Medical Center have signed an exclusive license agreement to accelerate development of a mammographic CAD workstation reference library for the early detection of breast cancer, according to the Sunnyvale, CA-based company.

January 14, 2004

Fuji gets FDA nod for FFDM printing

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to deploy its DryPix dry laser imagers for full-field digital mammography (FFDM) use.

January 14, 2004

Foundations laid, CAD technology builds mainstream support

By Kate Madden Yee

Developed more than 30 years ago, computer-aided detection (CAD) technology has continued to evolve as computers have become more powerful. Although clinical applications of the technology have traditionally been limited to mammography, companies are rapidly developing techniques for use with other modalities.

January 12, 2004

AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider

By Shalmali Pal

In our Women’s Imaging Insider exclusive, you can catch up on the latest results from FFDM studies out of Norway, the Netherlands, and Germany.

January 11, 2004

Turkish women up-to-date on breast cancer, but still shy about mammograms

By Shalmali Pal

Women in Ayfon, Turkey wield an impressive knowledge of breast cancer, but screening compliance remains low, according to researchers from the Afyon Kocatepe University School of Medicine.

December 25, 2003

Nields resigns from Fischer

Fischer Imaging founder and chief technology officer Morgan Nields has resigned from his post, and from the company’s board of directors, effective December 31.

December 22, 2003

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