Womens Imaging: Page 549

Naviscan refines PEM technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Visitors to the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) booth of PET developer Naviscan PET Systems of San Diego got a look at a new version of the company's positron emission mammography (PEM) system, which has received a design makeover.
June 6, 2006
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Breast cancer research delves into post-APBI complications, disease risk in black women
By Shalmali Pal
Two studies take a closer look at the epidemiology of breast cancer, as well as a potential complication of treating the disease. First, East Coast investigators reported persistent seroma after accelerated partial-breast irradiation. In the second study, a multidisciplinary team sought out breast subtypes in African-American women.
June 5, 2006
DOBI hit with SEC investigation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical imaging developer DOBI Medical International said that it and certain current and former officers and directors of the company have received subpoenas from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
June 4, 2006
Sectra lands first French MDM order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has received an order for its MicroDose Mammography (MDM) digital mammography system from Le Centre Melunais d'Imagerie Médicale in Melun, France.
June 1, 2006
Correction
In our May 25, 2006, article on the settlement of a lawsuit between breast biopsy firms Suros Surgical Systems of Indianapolis and SenoRx of Viejo, CA, we incorrectly stated that SenoRx had agreed to discontinue the manufacture, use, and sale of the current version of its EnCor product.
May 30, 2006
Fuji mammo CR gets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has received an approvable letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its computed radiography for mammography (FCRm) device.
May 30, 2006
PET/CT shows strength for staging cervical cancer
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Correctly staging cervical cancer is imperative to establish both treatment protocols and prognostic factors for the patient. Now Danish researchers have found that the fusion imaging capabilities of PET/CT provide a powerful tool for cervical cancer staging.
May 30, 2006
Sectra notches Swedish digital mammo sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare information technology and medical device developer Sectra reported that the Söder Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, is purchasing the firm's MicroDose Mammography full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system.
May 29, 2006
Lesbians' neuro response to pheromones unlike straight women's -- and men's
By Shalmali Pal
Based on the results of a PET study, researchers from Sweden found that lesbians have very little in common with their own gender and only some similarities with heterosexual men when it comes to their response to sexual stimuli.
May 29, 2006
Subharmonic breast imaging technique shows potential
By Erik L. Ridley
ATLANTIC CITY - A subharmonic contrast-specific imaging technique can offer specificity advantages over mammography for breast cancer diagnosis, according to a pilot study presented at this week's Leading Edge in Diagnostic Ultrasound conference.
May 25, 2006
Technology, guidelines cement role for breast MR in cancer screening
By Crystal Phend
MRI is more sensitive in identifying breast cancer than mammography, but its role in screening has been controversial and its diagnostic use varied. Better guidelines are needed to increase the modality's value in breast imaging, according to a presenter at the 2006 American Society of Breast Disease (ASBD) symposium in Las Vegas.
May 25, 2006
Ethicon releases Mammotome MR in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional device developer Ethicon Endo-Surgery has released Mammotome MR, an MRI-guided breast biopsy device, in the U.S.
May 24, 2006
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