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Hitachi to sell CADx system in Japan
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CADx Medical Systems of Laval, Quebec has signed an agreement with Hitachi Medical of Tokyo covering sales of CADx's Second Look computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system in Japan.
November 12, 2001
AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #1: Mammography procedures per mammography unit
Respondents to IMV's 2000 Market Research Study of Mammography Sites indicate that the average annual volume of procedures performed per mammography imaging unit increases with hospital size.
November 7, 2001
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Breast conserving therapy rates may depend on access
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - For doctors who treat breast cancer, a new study brings troubling, if nebulous, implications. Researchers at Duke University found that the decision to treat with mastectomy rather than breast conserving therapy may be more closely associated with referral patterns than with clinical factors.
November 5, 2001
Sanarus debuts ultrasound-guided breast biopsy unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sanarus Medical of Pleasanton, CA, has introduced Centrica, a rotational core biopsy system.
November 4, 2001
Hologic gets 510(k) for entry-level mammography system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
While it awaits FDA premarket approval for its full-field digital mammography system, Hologic of Bedford, MA, has received 510(k) clearance of an entry-level film-screen product, Lorad Affinity.
October 31, 2001
FDA allows MRI-guided breast tumor ablation trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The FDA has approved phase III clinical testing of a new breast cancer treatment system based on high-frequency ultrasound (HIFUS) tumor ablation, performed under MRI guidance. The system, called ExAblate, was developed by InSightec of Tirat Carmel, Israel.
October 28, 2001
PET offers important benefits in breast cancer imaging
By Eric Barnes
FDG-PET can diagnose suspicious mammographic findings better than all of the anatomical imaging modalities put together. That's the conclusion of Dr. Johannes Czernin of UCLA, who spoke at a news conference on Friday at the Academy of Molecular Imaging meeting in Orlando, FL.
October 28, 2001
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Hologic gets FFDM approvable letter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hologic's Lorad division has received an approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Full-Field Digital Mammography system.
October 25, 2001
Breast cancer screening gets boost when potential loss is pointed out
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women who are told what they could lose by not being screened for breast cancer were almost seven times more likely to get a mammogram than those not exposed to such a message, according to Florida State University researchers.
October 24, 2001
ACR disputes Danish mammo study
By Shalmali Pal
The American College of Radiology has denounced the Nordic Cochrane Center mammography study, calling it an "incompetent statistical analysis." The Danish report, released by the Cochrane Center earlier this week and summarized in The Lancet, questions the efficacy of mammography screening for reducing death from breast cancer.
October 24, 2001
Minority women may have mammography screening disadvantage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
More women than ever are getting mammography screening, and cancer mortality rates are declining. However, a growing trend shows that minority and elderly women are far less likely to have regular mammograms.
October 24, 2001
Danish mammographers exclude dissenting opinion
By Shalmali Pal
The world's most controversial breast cancer researchers have apparently outdone themselves. This year's report not only repeats the message that screening mammography doesn't increase survival, but creates more controversy by omitting a dissenting conclusion from the group that reviewed the research.
October 22, 2001
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