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R2 nabs Alaska install, 1,000 mark for ImageChecker
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm R2 Technology has delivered its ImageChecker CAD system to Providence Imaging of Anchorage, AK, giving the Sunnyvale, CA, company ImageChecker installations in all 50 U.S. states.
September 17, 2003
U.S. approves GE’s purchase of Instrumentarium
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Justice has given the green light to GE’s acquisition of Finnish medical device and software developer Instrumentarium.
September 16, 2003
U.K. study to examine CAD’s effectiveness
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A group of hospitals in the U.K. has launched a study of the effectiveness of computer-aided detection (CAD) in a mammography screening environment.
September 16, 2003
MammoSite RTS treats first Canadian patient
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation-therapy developer Proxima Therapeutics said the first patient in Canada has been treated with its catheter-based radiation treatment device, MammoSite RTS.
September 16, 2003
FDA OKs ACR as Selenia accrediting body
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the American College of Radiology (ACR) as the accrediting body for the Lorad Selenia full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system.
September 16, 2003
MDCT detects breast tumors missed by mammography and US
By Tracie L. Thompson
In their study of 147 women, MDCT depicted the tumor invasion of invasive lobular carcinoma more accurately than mammography or sonography, according to researchers from the Kinki University School of Medicine.
September 16, 2003
Malpractice fears may initiate more false-positive mammograms in North America
By Bruce Sylvester
Community-based mammography screening programs in North America produce a higher percentage of false-positive readings than similar programs in other countries, researchers report in the September 17 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
September 15, 2003
Confirma releases CADstream 3.0
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Confirma has released the next iteration of its CADstream MRI CAD application.
September 15, 2003
Kodak debuts new mammo film-screen system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Imaging of Rochester, NY, has released a new mammography film-screen system, the Min-R EV.
September 14, 2003
SourceOne switches CAD partners
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare distributor SourceOne Healthcare Technologies has a new CAD partner, with the company inking a deal with CADx Systems. SourceOne will no longer distribute CAD workstations made by R2 Technology.
September 11, 2003
Schering starts testing optical mammo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Schering has begun a phase I trial for an optical mammography contrast agent that it developed jointly with Fuji Photo Film.
September 11, 2003
Size does matter in digital mammography
By Brian Casey
A new study has found that digital mammography systems with larger detectors might be the best choice for high-volume mobile screening programs.
September 9, 2003
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