Womens Imaging: Page 515

U.K. expert questions routine Down syndrome screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The usefulness of fetal nuchal thickness as a technique to diagnose Down syndrome in obstetric ultrasound is overstated, according to a piece published in Ultrasound, the Journal of the British Medical Ultrasound Society.
August 15, 2007
Presence of invasive cancer may cause MR-guided biopsy to miss DCIS
By Shalmali Pal
MRI-guided vacuum-assisted breast biopsy has been deemed safe, fast, and accurate for evaluating MRI-detected lesions, but the procedure may fail to completely characterize the target lesion, even when a 9-gauge device is used, according to a group from Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), who assessed the underestimation rate of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) with MR biopsy.
August 15, 2007
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BSD Medical signs Duke license deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brachytherapy and hyperthermia therapy developer BSD Medical of Salt Lake City has signed an exclusive patent license agreement with Duke University in Durham, NC, for the rights to Duke's hyperthermia therapy breast cancer treatment system.
August 13, 2007
Breast gamma imaging spots DCIS better than mammo, MR
By Shalmali Pal
A dedicated breast gamma camera beat both mammography and MRI for the detection of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), posting higher sensitivity ratings, according to a new study by Washington, DC, researchers. The study could add further fuel to the growing debate over the best modality to use when working up suspicious lesions detected on screening mammography.
August 12, 2007
Carestream wins CAD orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health announced that it has signed contracts for its Kodak mammography computer-aided detection (CAD) system with five breast imaging centers across the U.S.
August 12, 2007
iCAD posts revenue growth in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nashua, NH-based computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD saw revenues grow and its net loss shrink for its second quarter of 2007 (end-June 30).
August 8, 2007
Aurora breast MRI goes mobile in Italy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Aurora Imaging Technology of North Andover, MA, said its mobile Aurora 1.5-tesla dedicated breast MRI system is heading for Italy.
August 8, 2007
GA-oriented morphology boosts fetal US malformation workup
By Erik L. Ridley
Incorporating gestational age (GA)-oriented morphology in biometry data could significantly increase the yield for ultrasound scanning of fetal malformations during the 6-16 weeks gestational age, according to research from the Ironfan-International Registry of Fetal Anomalies at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City.
August 8, 2007
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TechniScan gets SBIR grant extension
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound imaging technology developer TechniScan Medical Systems has received an extension of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for its ultrasound breast imaging technology.
August 7, 2007
Aurora lands Mississippi install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Aurora Imaging Technology of North Andover, MA, has made an installation of its dedicated breast MRI scanner at a women's imaging clinic in Mississippi.
August 6, 2007
Cook debuts SonoBiopsy catheter
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology firm Cook Medical has released its Goldstein SonoBiopsy catheter.
August 5, 2007
iCAD offers SecondLook 300 upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD of Nashua, NH, has released an upgrade to its SecondLook CAD system.
August 5, 2007
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