Womens Imaging: Page 529

Hansen re-ups with IDSI
CT laser mammography (CTLM) developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has renewed the contract of CEO Tim Hansen through January 2010.
January 22, 2007
From staging to lymph node status: Studies look to refine cervical cancer diagnosis, treatment
By Shalmali Pal
Several new studies examined the roles of imaging and radiotherapy for cervical cancer staging and treatment. Canadian researchers sought a connection between interstitial fluid pressure and MR-derived kinetic-modeling parameters, while U.S. investigators in a national trial compared CT to MRI for presurgical assessment. A third study in Italy scrutinized lymph node involvement and preoperative chemoradiation.
January 22, 2007
Tumor regrowth generally calls for second UAE procedure
By Shalmali Pal
Incomplete tumor infarction is the main reason that some patients undergo uterine artery embolization (UAE) a second time, according to a study that looked at the indications and technical reasons for another UAE procedure. In addition, many of these "repeat customers" will require ovarian artery embolization (OAE) as well.
January 22, 2007
Sectra receives first Spanish mammo order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish healthcare technology and device developer Sectra has received an order from Clinica Tesla, a mammography clinic in Alicante, Spain, for the Linkoping-based firm's full-field MicroDose digital mammography system.
January 21, 2007
Kodak, Confirma ink deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Group and computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Confirma have signed an integration and reseller agreement.
January 16, 2007
Isilon signs Texas center chain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital storage developer Isilon Systems of Seattle said that the Austin Radiological Association (ARA) has deployed its Isilon IQ storage system for storing digital mammography images.
January 15, 2007
Global Resource files microwave thermotherapy patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Global Resource, a West Berlin, NJ-based microwave device developer, reported that it has completed its filing for U.S. and international patents for microwave thermotherapy technology for treating cancerous tumors, particularly breast tumors.
January 15, 2007
GE lands Mississippi Senographe install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has completed installation of its DS Senographe digital mammography product at Oceans Springs Hospital in Ocean Springs, MS.
January 11, 2007
Breast MR shows exceptional sensitivity for spotting DCIS
By Shalmali Pal
MRI has been unfairly labeled as insensitive for diagnosing ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). In fact, DCIS cases found on MR are reflective of an advanced biological disease profile and not necessarily overdiagnosis, according to researchers in Germany. They performed a study of more than 5,000 women, comparing MRI to mammography for DCIS diagnosis.
January 11, 2007
Breast imagers have the edge, but general rads hold their own in mammo reads
By Shalmali Pal
In a community practice setting, breast imaging specialists detect more cancers than general radiologists who do some mammographic interpretation, but the major difference ends there, according to a study in the American Journal of Roentgenology. The San Francisco-based investigators also found that both readers identified more early-stage, favorable-prognosis cancers in the screening population.
January 10, 2007
Part 3 - Learn how to enhance breast MRI image processing workflow
Join Dr. Steven Harms and Aurora Imaging Technology for a free, sponsor-supplied Online Symposium discussing how the AuroraCADâ„¢ system enhances your breast MRI viewing and image processing workflow.
January 10, 2007
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Prostheses, pride, and profit: Hospital offers one-stop shopping for women with breast cancer
Designed to alleviate patients' discomfort associated with physical and emotional changes, Missys' Mirror is a 1,000-sq-ft in-hospital boutique where breast cancer patients can practice a little retail therapy. Located on the same floor as St. Luke's Cancer Institute medical oncology and gynecological oncology practices, the Kansas City, MO-based shop caters to the specific needs of these women.
January 9, 2007
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