Breast: Page 520

Making the most of breast sonography with the right equipment, techniques
By Shalmali Pal
SAN FRANCISCO - When it comes to mammograms, it’s relatively easy to obtain the images; it’s the interpretation of those images that can be tricky. With breast ultrasound, the opposite holds true, explained Cindy Rapp during a presentation Friday at the Current Trends in Breast Ultrasound meeting, sponsored by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
August 24, 2003
Aurora adds breast biopsy capability
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiologists using Aurora Imaging Technology’s Aurora dedicated breast MRI system can now also utilize Suros Surgical Systems’ ATEC breast biopsy and excision system, according to Aurora of North Andover, MA.
August 24, 2003
Sonography finds lesions in dense breasts, according to new study
By Ultrasound Review
(Ultrasound Review) Researchers in Israel evaluated the role of ultrasound imaging as a secondary diagnostic modality in women with mammographically dense breasts. Over a two-year period, they studied 1,517 women with dense breast tissue and normal mammographic results.
August 19, 2003
ACR to accredit SenoScan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the American College of Radiology to serve as the official accreditation agency for Fischer Imaging's SenoScan full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system.
August 17, 2003
CADx gets FDA nod for Second Look systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection developer CADx Systems has received Food and Drug Administration clearance for its Second Look Digital and Second Look AD systems.
August 12, 2003
Fischer, Philips to develop mammo/US prototype
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography vendor Fischer Imaging and the ultrasound division of Bothell, WA-based Philips Medical Systems are collaborating to develop a prototype system to simultaneously acquire breast ultrasound and digital mammography images.
August 11, 2003
Poor lesion visualization accounts for stereotactic biopsy failure
(Radiology Review) Doctors from the Palo Alto Medical Center in California performed a retrospective study to determine which breast lesions apparent on mammography could undergo prone, stereotactic biopsy.
August 11, 2003
iCAD sales up, losses down for Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD has reported 2003 second-quarter (end-June 30) sales of medical imaging products of $1.3 million, compared with medical products sales of $486,000 for the same period in the previous year.
August 6, 2003
Aurora receives 510(k) for increased field strength
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast MRI developer Aurora Imaging Technology of North Andover, MA, has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) marketing clearance for a new, 1.5-tesla version of its dedicated breast MRI scanner.
August 6, 2003
Hologic Q3 revenues, income up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hologic reported fiscal third-quarter revenues of $52.4 million, up 9% compared with the $48 million booked in the 2002 fiscal third quarter.
August 6, 2003
iCAD rolls out fee-per-use program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection provider iCAD is offering its new IQ breast cancer CAD system via a fee-per-procedure program called ClickCAD.
August 5, 2003
R2 hits milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection firm R2 Technology has installed its 1,000th ImageChecker CAD system.
August 5, 2003
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