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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
Gene profiling could refine breast imaging
By Dan Krotz
A genetic test that determines whether breast cancer is hereditary may someday help radiologists determine who should receive more frequent and highly sensitive follow-up imaging procedures.
March 21, 2001
U.S. senators introduce bill to raise screening mammography payments 30%
By Brian Casey
Saying they want to head off a crisis in women's access to mammograms, two U.S. senators have introduced legislation to raise the reimbursement rate Medicare pays for screening mammography. The bill would boost payments from $69 to $90, an increase of 30%.
March 18, 2001
Fischer files PMA for SenoScan full-field digital mammography system
By Erik L. Ridley
The U.S. digital mammography market may soon gain another participant. Fischer Imaging has submitted a premarket approval (PMA) application to the Food and Drug Administration for the company's SenoScan full-field digital mammography system.
March 14, 2001
Start-up enters breast imaging arena with scintimammography, PET offerings
In light of the medical community’s interest in PET and other breast cancer imaging technologies, a new company, Positron Emission Mammography (PEM) Technologies of Bethesda, MD, has begun developing PET scanners specifically for breast imaging.
March 13, 2001
Packer retires as CTI's president/COO
Computerized Thermal Imaging president and COO David Packer is retiring.
March 11, 2001
U.S. mammography procedures grow 6% in 2000
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography procedure volume in the U.S. climbed 6% in 2000, according to a report recently published by market research and consulting firm IMV Medical Information Division.
March 8, 2001
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