Breast: Page 534

BRCA carrier mammograms benefit from digital fine-tuning
Women who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genetic mutation are eight times likelier than the general population to develop breast cancer. Could it be due to higher breast density in women with the mutation? Researchers in Chicago and Philadelphia set out to test the theory.
October 23, 2002
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Fischer gets extension to delisting stay
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography vendor Fischer Imaging has received an extension to its stay of delisting from the Nasdaq Stock Market until November 14.
October 23, 2002
Suros debuts petite breast needle
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional firm Suros Surgical Systems has introduced a 9-gauge petite needle for its ATEC breast biopsy and excision system product line.
October 22, 2002
iCAD releases new breast CAD software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
iCAD Medical Systems of Laval, Quebec has released a new version of its breast CAD imaging software designed to enhance workflow and productivity.
October 20, 2002
Cardle joins Fischer Imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging veteran Peter Cardle has joined Fischer Imaging of Denver as the company’s vice president and general manager of European operations.
October 20, 2002
U.K. team proposes new SLN detection technique with body outline
By Shalmali Pal
Gamma cameras that are equipped with a gadolinium-153 line source for attenuation correction can do double-duty as body outliners for localizing sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) prior to breast surgery, according to U.K. researchers.
October 20, 2002
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A silver lining for mammography?
By Brian Casey
National Mammography Day will be a bittersweet occasion in the U.S. this year.
October 17, 2002
CADx and Qualia merge
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer CADx Medical Systems of Laval, Quebec, has merged with its long-time R&D partner, Qualia Computing.
October 16, 2002
Innovative programs cut through mammography's crisis
By Robert Bruce
Many radiologists and healthcare planners believe that screening mammography in the U.S. is in crisis. While the scenario might seem bleak, there are signs that better organization and increased use of new technology can revive mammography.
October 16, 2002
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IBM, Oxford, U.K. to build breast cancer computing grid
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
IBM, Oxford, and the government of the United Kingdom have joined forces to build a large-scale computing grid designed to support breast cancer screening and diagnosis.
October 15, 2002
FDA sets new review date for thermal breast imaging system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Food and Drug Administration has rescheduled its radiological devices advisory panel meeting to review Computerized Thermal Imaging’s breast imaging system.
October 15, 2002
Ultrasound localizes benign breast masses
By Shalmali Pal
Breast imagers from South Korea and Boston report on two cases of benign hemangioma. In both cases, ultrasound was able to aid in the formulation of a differential diagnosis.
October 15, 2002
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