Womens Imaging: Page 427

Delphinus raises venture capital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Tomographic ultrasound developer Delphinus Medical Technologies has received $8 million in venture capital.
May 25, 2010
Naviscan touts PEM study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan said that a recent study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting showed that its positron emission mammography (PEM) technology helped evaluate response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
May 25, 2010
Costs impact Sectra profit in 2009-2010
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Negative effects from exchange-rate fluctuations eroded gains in operating profit for PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra in its 2009-2010 fiscal year.
May 24, 2010
Siemens takes U.K. mammo order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received an order for six Mammomat Inspiration units at Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the U.K.
May 23, 2010
Elderly early-stage breast cancer patients don't need RT
By Cynthia E. Keen
Few women older than 70 who are diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer without lymph node involvement need radiation therapy (RT) after having a lumpectomy, according to the most recent findings of a large multi-institutional trial to be presented next month at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting.
May 20, 2010
U-Systems touts breast density study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A national survey of U.S. women ages 40 and older found that 95% of women in this age group do not know their breast density and nearly 90% do not know it increases the risk of developing breast cancer, according to ultrasound developer U-Systems.
May 20, 2010
Breast-conserving therapy appropriate for black women
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast-conserving therapy is a viable treatment option for African-American women, who tend to present with more advanced breast cancer, researchers from Michigan recently reported in the journal Cancer.
May 19, 2010
Study: Does radiation increase breast cancer risk?
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiation exposure can alter the environment surrounding breast tissue cells so that future cells may become cancerous, according to a new study published in the online journal Breast Cancer Research.
May 17, 2010
Nucletron, ART add AccuBoost customer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology vendor Nucletron and women's health firm Advanced Radiation Therapy (ART) are teaming up to provide an AccuBoost breast brachytherapy system to Cook County Radiation Oncology at Jackson Park Hospital in Chicago.
May 16, 2010
Medison launches MySono U5
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound vendor Medison has released its new MySono U5 ultrasound system specifically designed to provide 3D/4D imaging in a compact platform for ob/gyn applications.
May 16, 2010
Ga. hospital asks for police investigation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An attorney for the Georgia hospital that discovered an employee had marked hundreds of unread mammograms as complete has asked local police to begin an investigation, according to the hospital's parent company.
May 13, 2010
Rates of osteoporosis screening rise in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The proportion of women ages 65 and older on Medicare who said that they had been screened for osteoporosis with bone densitometry increased from 34% in 2001 to 64% in 2006, according to a statement from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
May 13, 2010
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