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Cumming named Hologic chairman
Hologic of Bedford, MA, has added chairman to the list of titles held by president and CEO Jack Cumming.
November 19, 2002
Breast-detection market to grow 17% in 2002
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. market for breast-disease detection and diagnostic technology will reach $590 million in sales in 2002, up 17% from the $506 million recorded in 2001, according to a report issued by market research firm Medtech Insight.
November 13, 2002
iCAD losses widen in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection and digitizer firm iCAD reported third-quarter sales of $1.3 million, up 12.9% compared with the $1.1 million posted in the same period last year.
November 13, 2002
Fischer sales fall, firm dips into red
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fischer Imaging's revenues fell and the company dipped into the red in the third quarter (end-September 29).
November 13, 2002
Post-chemo MRI finds residual tumor in breast cancer
By Shalmali Pal
A multidisciplinary team from California looked at the role of MRI for pinpointing residual breast cancer in patients post-chemotherapy. Their imaging protocol in this study increased the sensitivity of MR for detecting post-treatment carcinoma.
November 13, 2002
R2 to provide CAD to EU screening trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
R2 Technology of Sunnyvale, CA, has been selected as the exclusive provider of computer-aided detection technology for the European Union-sponsored SCREEN trial (Soft-Copy Reading Environment) project. The SCREEN trial aims to develop a soft-copy reading protocol that can replace film-based reading in screening mammography programs.
November 12, 2002
Medicare boosts outpatient mammography and colonoscopy payment rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Under a final rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare payments for hospital outpatient procedures will increase in 2003 by almost 6%. Payments for diagnostic mammography and colonoscopy will increase 11% and 10%, respectively.
November 4, 2002
iCAD introduces new MammoReader version
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Boca Raton, FL-based iCAD is introducing a new dual-digitizer version of its MammoReader breast cancer computer-aided detection (CAD) system.
October 31, 2002
Contrast MRI improves cancerous lymph node detection, misses some primary tumors
By Shalmali Pal
Two recent studies in Radiology have continued to explore the role of contrast-enhanced MRI for the preoperative assessment of primary breast cancer, using either gadolinium-enhanced or ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide-enhanced MRI.
October 30, 2002
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iCAD launches lease program
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hudson, NH-based iCAD says its operating-lease program will allow women’s health centers to immediately provide patients the benefit of CAD without large capital outlays.
October 28, 2002
Positron emission mammography shows promise for breast imaging
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
SAN DIEGO - Positive results in mammography and ultrasound don't always correspond to malignancy, so researchers at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, developed a technique that coregisters PET and mammographic images.
October 27, 2002
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GE inks deal with optical imaging firm
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
SAN DIEGO - GE Medical Systems is moving into optical imaging, thanks to a deal with ART Advanced Research Technologies.
October 24, 2002
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