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Fischer revenues slip in first quarter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
X-ray and mammography vendor Fischer Imaging reported first-quarter revenues of $11.2 million, down 18.2% from the $13.7 million in sales posted in 2000.
April 25, 2001
GE gets warning letter for Senographe 2000D
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Medical Systems has received a Food and Drug Administration warning letter regarding deficient procedures at the manufacturing facility in Buc, France, where the vendor's Senographe 2000D full-field digital mammography system is manufactured.
April 24, 2001
Swedish study affirms risk reduction in mammography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A woman’s risk of dying from breast cancer has been reduced from 30% to 63% because of regular mammography screening, according to a study to be published in the May issue of Cancer.
April 23, 2001
Lesbians may be at greater risk for breast cancer
By Shalmali Pal
Lesbian and bisexual women are less likely to undergo routine breast cancer screening, in part because the healthcare system is geared towards heterosexual women, according to a study in the April American Journal of Public Health.
April 13, 2001
MRI matched with BI-RADS could increase true positive rate for breast biopsy
By Shalmali Pal
Aiming to reduce the number of false positive breast biopsies, German mammographers looked for a link between the positive predictive value of MRI characteristics and BI-RADS categories.
April 3, 2001
Grassroots groups address high breast cancer rate among immigrants
Healthcare advocacy organizations worldwide are looking for ways to address the disconnect between foreign-born women and their doctors on the issue of breast cancer. AuntMinnie.com spoke to representatives from some of these organizations about their outreach programs, both to women at risk and to the medical community.
March 29, 2001
R2 lands Latin American distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Technology of Los Altos, CA, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with MD International.
March 28, 2001
Full-field digital mammography offers higher sensitivity, lower doses
By Eric Barnes
Since the FDA approved the first full-field digital mammography system in January 2000, debate has centered on whether the expensive new technology really performs better, or even as well as, standard screen-film mammography. Three studies from the 2001 European Congress of Radiology say digital does it better, and at lower radiation doses.
March 27, 2001
Mammography standards compliance draws FDA's ire
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ensuring compliance with mammography standards apparently takes up a big chunk of the Food and Drug Administration's time.
March 26, 2001
BioLucent unveils mammography pad
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patient comfort products firm BioLucent has released Woman's Touch MammoPad, a pad designed to make mammography more comfortable. MammoPad is a soft foam cushion made of radiolucent material, according to Aliso Viejo, CA-based BioLucent.
March 26, 2001
Fischer signs deal with Broadlane
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Denver x-ray and mammography developer Fischer Imaging has signed a product distribution deal with Broadlane, a supply chain management firm based in San Francisco and Dallas.
March 22, 2001
Siemens nets clearance for diagnostic use of Opdima
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Medical Systems has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for diagnostic use of its Opdima digital spot mammography module.
March 22, 2001
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