Breast: Page 513

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
Hologic reveals new breast imaging technology at RSNA show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
At the 2003 RSNA show, Bedford, MA-based Hologic displayed a new, work-in-progress device it calls a full-field digital breast tomosynthesis research system.
December 2, 2003
Investigators find x-ray dose reduction varies widely among digital mammo machines
By Shalmali Pal
CHICAGO – Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) delivers a lower radiation dose to breast tissue than screen-film mammography (SFM), although it does require more exposures, according to results from the national Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST).
December 2, 2003
Leading CAD companies announce merger
By Robert Bruce
CHICAGO - In a move bound to shake up the industry, two of the top three CAD developers have announced a merger. Nashua, NH-based iCAD will continue to trade on NASDAQ, while privately held CADx of Beavercreek, OH and its parent company, Qualia, will operate independently as a subsidiary of iCAD, at least until the new company decides exactly how it wants to integrate its operations.
November 30, 2003
15O-water PET shows persistence of blood flow in chemo-resistant breast tumors
By Tracie L. Thompson
Molecular imaging specialists may have unraveled part of the mystery as to why some locally advanced breast cancers (LABC) are impervious to initial chemotherapy -- a discovery that could help oncologists change treatment plans in the short term and develop much better treatments down the road.
November 27, 2003
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MRI Devices readies breast CAD offering
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI Devices will be debuting a breast MRI computer-aided detection system at next week’s 2003 RSNA meeting in Chicago. DynaCAD consists of five modules, according to the Waukesha, WI-based vendor.
November 25, 2003
Hologic, InSiteOne partner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women’s imaging provider Hologic has signed a distribution agreement with archiving services firm InSiteOne of Wallingford, CT.
November 25, 2003
Ethicon expands Mammotome use
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ethicon Endo-Surgery has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to expand the use of its Mammotome breast biopsy system.
November 25, 2003
Your guide to the Super Bowl of radiology
By Brian Casey
If radiology were a sport, the annual RSNA conference would surely be the Super Bowl. It’s big, loud, and at times overwhelming. Without a good playbook, it can be easy to be thrown for a loss.
November 25, 2003
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