Womens Imaging: Page 523

ACS study cites mammo use behind cancer drop
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study issued by the American Cancer Society (ACS) this week states that breast cancer rates began falling long before the suspension of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) -- and the study credits mammography screening with contributing to the decline.
May 2, 2007
TeraRecon rolls out Aquarius tools for breast MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Advanced visualization firm TeraRecon has released a set of time-intensity analysis tools for breast MRI studies as a standard feature of its AquariusNET thin-client server.
May 1, 2007
Tracking glucose benefits diabetic women with angiographic coronary disease
By Shalmali Pal
Women with higher fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels are at increased risk for myocardial infarction, especially when they have angiographically proven coronary artery disease, according to a study in the Journal of Women's Health.
May 1, 2007
Hologic notches record growth in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Powered by the installation of 282 Selenia full-field digital mammography systems, women's imaging vendor Hologic posted record revenues and earnings in its second fiscal quarter (end-March 31).
April 30, 2007
Clario inks breast MR deal with BlinkRadiology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging processing developer Clario Medical Imaging of Seattle has signed a deal with BlinkRadiology of Springfield, IL, to combine technology from the companies into an improved tool for reading breast MR images.
April 26, 2007
Xoft reaches milestone
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brachytherapy device developer Xoft said that its Axxent electronic brachytherapy system has been used to treat early stage breast cancer at WellStar Kennestone Hospital and The Breast Center in Marietta, GA.
April 24, 2007
iCAD's SecondLook receives Japanese approval
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD of Nashua, NH, has received approval from Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare for its SecondLook digital CAD system to support full-field digital mammography products from GE Healthcare.
April 23, 2007
Sectra signs Capio for FFDM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has signed an agreement to digitize the mammography operations of European laboratory and radiology services provider Capio Diagnostics.
April 22, 2007
Bush signs screening legislation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
President George W. Bush on Friday signed legislation that extends a program providing federal funding for screening exams for breast and cervical cancer.
April 19, 2007
Mammography still offers advantages over breast MR in DCIS
By Shalmali Pal
In its new guideline for breast MR, the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends against routine use of the modality in women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). The results of a recent study jibe with the ACS' assessment: The Italian authors said that MRI could not be used as a diagnostic tool for evaluating microcalcifications, but that it did have other uses in DCIS. On the same subject, Dr. Philippe Sebag from the Centre de Senologie in Nice, France, outlined why mammography is the gold standard test for DCIS.
April 19, 2007
Sectra adds Swedish FFDM order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has received an order for its MicroDose Mammography full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems from the County Council in Örebro, Sweden.
April 17, 2007
Suros Celero debuts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Suros Surgical Systems, an Indianapolis-based subsidiary of women's imaging vendor Hologic, has launched Suros Celero, a spring-loaded, vacuum-assisted core biopsy device for breast ultrasound.
April 17, 2007
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