Breast: Page 528

iCAD gets OK for new MammoReader software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new version of its MammoReader software improves the detection rates.
March 4, 2003
R2 inks two deals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided-detection (CAD) developer R2 Technology has signed contracts to provide CAD systems to two healthcare groups.
February 26, 2003
U.S. increases CAD reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Beginning March 1, 2003, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will raise the reimbursement levels for the use of computer-aided detection (CAD) in mammography.
February 26, 2003
Productivity is more critical than reimbursement for breast centers
By Deborah R. Dakins
LAS VEGAS - By focusing on productivity instead of reimbursement, breast centers can improve their bottom line, according to a presentation at the National Consortium of Breast Centers conference. Consultant Gerald Kolb discussed performance measures that can help breast centers survive and thrive.
February 26, 2003
Hologic inks deal with Carelift
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hologic has signed a partnership agreement with nonprofit charity Carelift International of Philadelphia.
February 25, 2003
Making mammography more precise
By Brian Casey
Letter from the Editor: Several companies are working on new technologies that could become useful adjuncts to mammography, increasing detection rates and boosting precision by ruling out masses that don’t need to be biopsied.
February 25, 2003
iCAD, Scanis ink licensing, supply deals
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection firm Scanis of Foster City, CA, has signed a series of agreements with fellow CAD developer iCAD.
February 23, 2003
CTI trims loss, ups revenue in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Thermal breast imaging developer Computerized Thermal Imaging of Lake Oswego, OR, posted fiscal 2003 second-quarter revenues of $595,000, a 152% increase over last year.
February 19, 2003
BioLucent picks new president
Mammography pad developer BioLucent has named Jill Anderson as its president.
February 19, 2003
Mammo compliance rate lower among older women, study shows
By Shalmali Pal
University of Michigan researchers have found that older women are less aware of the benefits of mammography screening, according to data collected after the 1991 introduction of Medicare coverage for mammography.
February 18, 2003
Chinese women respond best to doctors' breast cancer screening advice
By Shalmali Pal
Researchers from the Pacific Northwest tracked the habits and perceptions of Chinese women with regard to breast cancer screening. Their results appear in the March 1, 2003 issue of Cancer.
February 18, 2003
Theseus in co-development deal with NCI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
North American Scientific subsidiary Theseus Imaging has signed a clinical trial agreement with the National Cancer Institute for the co-development of the Hynic-Annexin V agent.
February 17, 2003
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