Breast: Page 510

Breast cancer patients show characteristics of acute stress disorder
By Shalmali Pal
Women with a history of breast cancer are more likely to suffer from a stress response syndrome that could adversely affect their willingness to participate in routine mammography or follow-up after treatment, according to a study by mental health professionals.
March 2, 2004
IMS sells first Giotto FFDM unit in Germany
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Italian mammography and x-ray firm IMS has sold its first Giotto Image MD full-field digital mammography (FFDM) unit in Germany.
February 26, 2004
Researchers examine power Doppler role in breast ultrasound
By Erik L. Ridley
U.S. researchers found that contrast-enhanced 3-D power Doppler confers additional diagnostic power over standard 2-D and 3-D power Doppler in breast cancer imaging, while a Turkish group found contrast-enhanced power Doppler to be effective only in patients with suspicious lesions, according to separate articles published in the February issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
February 26, 2004
Infrared Sciences gets FDA nod for infrared breast imaging unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Infrared Sciences has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its BreastScan IR digital infrared imaging system.
February 25, 2004
Austrian study finds FFDM, CR equivalent for breast cancer detection
By Shalmali Pal
While full-field digital mammography (FFDM) does offer some advantages over digital storage phosphor mammography (DSPM, also known as CR mammography), ultimately both systems are equal for lesion detection and characterization, according to a group from the University of Vienna.
February 22, 2004
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Bollywood-style song inspires U.K. women to get mammograms
By Shalmali Pal
A U.K. health services organization has produced a series of public-service videos, set to the tune of an old Bollywood hit song, in a campaign to encourage South Asian women to undergo regular screening for breast and cervical cancer.
February 9, 2004
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Siemens, U-Systems to partner on breast US
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions and full-field breast ultrasound (FFBU) developer U-Systems have entered into a partnership agreement.
February 4, 2004
iCAD, SourceOne ink distribution pact
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection firm iCAD and SourceOne Healthcare Technologies have entered into a distribution agreement.
February 4, 2004
Hologic books profitable Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hologic reported 2004 fiscal first-quarter revenues of $49.9 million, up 2% compared with the $49 million turned in during the same period last year.
February 2, 2004
Sectra breast workstation receives 510(k)
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) marketing clearance for its IDS5 dedicated breast imaging workstation.
January 28, 2004
Confirma notches U.S. sales milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Confirma reported that it has sold and installed more than 50 CADstream systems for breast MRI analysis to U.S. customers in the past year.
January 28, 2004
Probability calculator identifies cancers dismissed by mammographers
By Tracie L. Thompson
In its first practical tryout, reported in the latest American Journal of Roentgenology, a program developed at Stanford University automatically measured the concordance of mammographic findings and biopsy results in a series of 92 consecutive patients.
January 28, 2004
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