Breast: Page 511

New financing for U-Systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Full-field breast ultrasound developer U-Systems has secured $25.6 million in additional venture capital funding. Siemens Venture Capital participated in this financing round, which was led by Sycamore Venture Partners of Princeton, NJ.
December 21, 2003
GE gets FDA nod for Seno Advantage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Seno Advantage multimodality breast imaging review workstation.
December 21, 2003
RSNA 2003: New technology review
The links below provide access to an archived version of an educational Webcast provided by OTech Health Care Technology Solutions in cooperation with AuntMinnie.com. The Webcast originally appeared on OTech's Web site on December 18, 2003.
December 17, 2003
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U.S.-European survey shows confusion about mammography
By Tracie L. Thompson
A telephone survey of more than 4,000 people in four countries indicates that most women significantly overestimate the health benefits of screening mammography -- a finding the researchers describe as potential evidence of inadequate informed consent.
December 16, 2003
'Threatening' article to mammo expert throws malpractice case into disarray
By Tracie L. Thompson
A medical malpractice lawsuit against a Florida radiology group is now in limbo after one of the individual defendants sent a "threatening" article to a prominent radiologist who was testifying for the plaintiffs in her case.
December 15, 2003
Sectra notches breast PACS order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS provider Sectra has received a breast imaging PACS order from Brumammo, a Brussels, Belgium-based breast cancer detection and prevention association.
December 14, 2003
Residents leery of careers in breast imaging
By Shalmali Pal
Just in case you missed it, radiology residents really dislike breast imaging. That’s the word, once again, from a survey by Dr. Brian Englander at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia. Englander presented his work in a poster at the 2003 RSNA show earlier this month.
December 14, 2003
R2 highlights CAD expansion at RSNA show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection developer R2 Technology demonstrated the expansion of its CAD technology into virtual colonoscopy at last week’s RSNA meeting.
December 11, 2003
Frost predicts tripling of non-mammo breast imaging in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The advent of adjunctive imaging modalities such as MRI, nuclear breast imaging, and automated biopsy are supplementing mammography’s role as the gold standard in the early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer, according to a report published by market research firm Frost & Sullivan of San Jose, CA.
December 8, 2003
SenoRx launches new gamma probe
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer interventional device company SenoRx of Aliso Viejo, CA, has debuted a battery-powered gamma detection probe for intraoperative lymph node mapping.
December 8, 2003
Scantek plans Brazilian partnership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast-sensor developer Scantek Medical has entered into a contract with Instituto Cultural Do Trabalho in Brazil for the sale of its BreastCare/BreastAlert differential temperature sensor product.
December 8, 2003
GE sells 80 mammo units to Mexico
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Instituto Mexicano de Seguro Social, a healthcare agency of the Mexican government, has awarded GE Medical Systems of Waukesha, WI, a contract to install and service 80 new mammography systems.
December 8, 2003
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