Breast: Page 553

Mexican women face cultural barriers to mammography
By Edward Susman
Women of Mexican descent -- especially recent immigrants and their children -- resist participating in breast cancer screening because they feel "indecent," according to a presentation at the 2001 American Psychological Association meeting in San Francisco in August.
September 4, 2001
Instrumentarium to market MetriScan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography vendor Instrumentarium Imaging of Milwaukee has signed an agreement with Hayward, CA-based Alara to market Alara's MetriScan bone density system to breast imaging centers in the U.S.
September 4, 2001
Cleveland Clinic develops breast shield
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiologists at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio have invented a shield designed to protect healthy breast tissue from radiotherapy scatter-related damage.
August 29, 2001
Instrumentarium and PenRad ink distribution deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Instrumentarium Imaging has entered into an agreement with PenRad Technologies.
August 29, 2001
NCL offers patient breast screening brochure
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Consumers League has released a patient-oriented guide to mammography.
August 29, 2001
Scintimammography finds its place in dense breasts
By Eric Barnes
The accuracy of conventional mammography dips dangerously when it comes to finding cancer in dense breasts. This makes the development of adjunctive screening tools, such as scintimammography, all the more important.
August 29, 2001
Mobile mammographers remember their mission
There's no denying the patient convenience associated with a mobile mammography program. But from the medical professional's point of view, running a mobile unit comes with serious economic and environmental considerations.
August 22, 2001
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CMS floats 10% cut for 2002 mammography reimbursement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Ambulatory Patient Classification (APC) payment rate for screening mammography in 2002 will be $32.54, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a suggested 10% decrease from 2001.
August 20, 2001
Imaging Diagnostic Systems names COO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Laser-based breast imaging developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems has appointed Ed Horton as chief operations officer.
August 19, 2001
Instrumentarium Imaging turns in strong first half
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Finnish firm Instrumentarium reported net sales of $84 million for its medical equipment business in the first six months of 2001.
August 16, 2001
CTI begins in-house manufacturing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computerized Thermal Imaging has begun manufacturing at its new in-house facility in Ogden, UT.
August 14, 2001
FDA guidance on ensuring patient access to mammography records, part I of III
Issued August 14, 2001
When a facility closes, or otherwise ceases to perform mammography, its responsibility to provide patients access to their medical records remains.
August 13, 2001
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