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Mammography is tops for breast cancer detection -- in men
By Shalmali Pal
MIAMI BEACH, FL - Mammography may have its pitfalls when it comes to imaging women’s breasts, but in men, the modality has an impressive sensitivity and specificity, according to two presentations Monday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
May 2, 2004
Sectra buys Mamea
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra has moved to increase its focus on mammography, acquiring nearly all the shares of its digital mammography development partner Mamea Imaging.
April 29, 2004
Premier, R2 ink mammography deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Members of U.S. group purchasing organization Premier of San Diego will get preferred pricing for ImageChecker mammography CAD products offered by R2 Technology of Sunnyvale, CA.
April 27, 2004
Varian receives 510(k) for brachytherapy afterloader
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Varian Medical Systems of Palo Alto, CA, has received 510(k) marketing clearance from the Food and Drug Administration for a new single-channel device for delivering high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy.
April 26, 2004
Thermal firm CTI gets Canadian OK
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Thermal breast imaging developer Computerized Thermal Imaging has received a medical device license from Health Canada to market its breast cancer imaging system (BCS2100) in that country.
April 26, 2004
Dilon begins marketing breast gamma camera
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dilon Technologies of Newport News, VA, has begun commercial production and sales of a new dedicated breast imaging gamma camera.
April 22, 2004
Scintimammography augments traditional cancer detection methods
By Shalmali Pal
Radiographically dense breasts continue to pose a challenge to women's imaging specialists. The alternative imaging options that have been proposed include computed radiography for mammography, as well as ultrasound, MRI, and scintimammography. A study in the latest issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine has suggested taking the latter modality one step further, with a dedicated breast camera.
April 19, 2004
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Imaging Diagnostic Systems CEO retires
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Linda Grable, CEO, chairman of the board, and co-founder of laser breast imaging developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems of Plantation, FL, has retired as of April 15, according to the company.
April 15, 2004
ACRIN updates multiple breast cancer trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Data accrual in the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) has been completed, with mammograms obtained from 49,528 women.
April 14, 2004
Fischer completes accounting restatement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Fischer Imaging of Denver has completed its restatement of financial results for the years 2000 through 2003.
April 14, 2004
R2 gets FDA OK for use with Hologic FFDM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women’s imaging vendor Hologic and computer-aided detection (CAD) developer R2 Technology have reported that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of R2's CAD technology customized for use with Hologic's Selenia full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system.
April 13, 2004
Consorta signs deal with Hologic
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Group purchasing organization Consorta of Rolling Meadows, IL, has signed a purchasing agreement with Hologic of Bedford, MA, covering bone densitometry and mammography equipment.
April 12, 2004
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