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GE expands CADx relationship, debuts Premium View
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems has signed an agreement with CADx Systems to distribute the new Second Look Digital and Second Look AD computer-aided detection (CAD) systems.
July 17, 2003
Diffractive ultrasound spots solid breast lesions
DUS combines two ultrasound beams to form a 3-D holographic pattern of the breast. Investigators from Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle found DUS and mammography to be superior to conventional sonography and mammography for identifying solid breast masses, but inferior for detecting cystic lesions.
July 17, 2003
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Fischer offers restated results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography vendor Fischer Imaging of Denver has reported unaudited results of financial restatements for its fourth quarter and full year 2002 and the first quarter of 2003.
July 16, 2003
U.K. group advocates breast screening at age 47
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging experts from Cancer Research U.K. believe that mammography screening should start earlier than age 50, the age recommended in most clinical guidelines.
July 16, 2003
iCAD to debut low-volume CAD system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD of Nashua, NH, is scheduled to begin shipping its new iQ CAD system, designed for clinics that perform fewer than 10-15 mammography procedures per day.
July 14, 2003
Reimbursement gains, competition prime CAD market
By Erik L. Ridley
The U.S. computer-aided detection (CAD) market more than doubled in 2002, turning in $65.2 million in revenues, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan. Frost segmented the CAD market into mammography, chest/lung, and virtual colonoscopy applications.
July 14, 2003
U.K. group accuses breast cancer screening advocates of disinformation
By Shalmali Pal
Breast cancer screening is under attack once again. This time, a U.K. group suggests that "paternalistic agents of the state" are more concerned with achieving large-scale screening results than letting women know about the risks of mammography.
July 10, 2003
Breast US expert reiterates modality’s role as adjunct to mammography
In October 2002, Dr. Thomas Kolb and colleagues published the results of their study comparing screening mammography, physical examination, and breast ultrasound in Radiology. In an editorial opinion, Dr. Daniel Kopans expressed reservations about the outcome of this study. The study authors now respond.
July 10, 2003
R2 responds to iCAD lawsuit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer R2 Technology of Sunnyvale, CA, today said it would vigorously defend itself against a patent infringement lawsuit filed by competitor iCAD.
July 1, 2003
iCAD files suit against R2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD has charged CAD firm R2 Technology with infringing on its patents.
June 30, 2003
Clinical community continues to assess mammo CAD’s efficacy
By Kate Madden Yee
Two recent studies addressed issues regarding CAD results and reliable reproducibility, and the question of whether CAD for mammography increases recall rates with a high incidence of false-positive results.
June 29, 2003
Armor wins mammo coach contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The CDC Foundation, a not-for-profit organization created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has selected Armor Mobile Systems, a subsidiary of Cincinnati-based Armor Metal Group, to be the sole supplier of its mobile screening mammography coaches.
June 19, 2003
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