Womens Imaging: Page 548

Breast CAD put to the test in high-volume community practice

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Computer-aided detection (CAD) for mammography has demonstrated its utility in a number of studies since its introduction in 1998. In what may be the largest test for the technology to date, radiologists at a hospital-based community practice in San Francisco used CAD in more than 100,000 consecutive screening mammograms at a single site over a period of 46 months.

June 25, 2006

Study: Few older American women get mammos

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The rate of mammography screening among elderly American women is significantly lower than what the women themselves are reporting.

June 22, 2006

ART files with Health Canada

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian optical molecular imaging developer ART Advanced Research Technologies said it has filed a Medical Device License Application with Health Canada to begin the commercialization of its SoftScan breast imaging device.

June 21, 2006

Intact Medical gets patent

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Intact Medical of Natick, MA, said that it has been awarded a U.S. patent for technology related to its Intact Breast Lesion Excision System.

June 21, 2006

InSightec to bring Exablate to Australia, Taiwan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Israeli focused-ultrasound developer InSightec has received regulatory approval from the Australian and Taiwanese governments for the commercial distribution of its ExAblate 2000 MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) system.

June 20, 2006

Streaming US, elastography US give clearer picture of breast lesions

By Shalmali Pal

Advanced breast ultrasound applications offer valuable information on lesion elasticity and fluidity, helping clinicians differentiate between masses and cysts, as well as benign and malignant lesions. In two recent studies, U.S. radiologists used streaming detection to further evaluate indeterminate sonographic breast masses, while a group from Japan explored the diagnostic application of ultrasound elastography.

June 15, 2006