Womens Imaging: Page 505

Dilon hires new sales VP

Scintimammography developer Dilon Technologies of Newport News, VA, has hired a new vice president in charge of sales and business development.

November 18, 2007

Merge receives another Nasdaq notice

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare has received another notice regarding compliance with listing requirements on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

November 18, 2007

CAD vs. radiologist second reads: What's better for screening mammograms?

By Kate Madden Yee

After years of gaining clinical approval, computer-aided detection (CAD) for mammography has hit a rough patch of late, with insurance payors pondering cuts to CAD reimbursement. The question for insurers and clinicians is whether CAD is effective in detecting more cancers. Boston researchers recently addressed this issue by comparing a human second reader of screening mammograms with CAD for reducing false-negative cases by a primary radiologist.

November 15, 2007

Revenues dip, net loss shrinks at ART

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical device firm ART Advanced Research Technologies of Montreal reported financial results for the company's third quarter.

November 14, 2007

Parascript enters mammo CAD market

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Image analysis firm Parascript has introduced AccuDetect, a computer-aided detection (CAD) package for film-based or digital mammography exams.

November 13, 2007

Matrox wins Cedara contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian software firm Cedara Software of Mississauga, Ontario, has selected Matrox Graphics' 10-bit MED Series display controller boards to develop a 10-bit version of Cedara's I-ReadMammo 6.2 mammography software.

November 7, 2007

Vote on MQSA oversight of breast biopsy split by specialty

By Marty Graham

Earlier this week, the National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee advised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) program to cover stereotactic breast biopsy. But the vote was not unanimous, with one group arguing that regulation was necessary, while others called it cumbersome.

November 7, 2007

FDA panel votes for stereotactic breast biopsy in MQSA

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee has advised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expand the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) program to cover stereotactic breast biopsy.

November 5, 2007

Hologic notches record Q4 results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Increasing sales of its Selenia full-field digital mammography system produced positive results for Hologic in its fiscal fourth-quarter and fiscal year-end financial report (end-September 29).

November 5, 2007

Toshiba America Medical Systems

By Cheryl Hall Harris, R.N.

(Booth 7130) Look for Tustin, CA-based Toshiba America Medical Systems to launch 4D volume imaging applications at the 2007 RSNA show, along with a microconvex transducer and an upgrade to its Xario XG scanner.

November 4, 2007

Shimadzu Medical Systems North America

By Cheryl Hall Harris, R.N.

(Booth 4739) Shimadzu Medical Systems North America of Torrance, CA, will highlight the SDU-1100 and SDU-2200 ultrasound scanners as works-in-progress in the company's RSNA booth.

November 4, 2007

DatCard Systems

By Cheryl Hall Harris, R.N.

(Booth 8528) DatCard Systems of Irvine, CA, will use its RSNA appearance to exhibit BabySmart, an educational CD product for use with referred obstetric patients.

November 4, 2007

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