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Array adds DICOM mammo support
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digitizer provider Array USA of Hampton, NH, has added DICOM conformance for mammography to the newest release of its DICOM Scan Plus Pro software for the company's Array 2905 laser film digitizer.
July 26, 2005
BSD gets favorable patent notice
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Brachytherapy and hyperthermia therapy developer BSD Medical of Salt Lake City has received an official notice of allowance for a new patent expected to be issued by the U.S. Patent Office.
July 25, 2005
Breast biopsy rates hold steady despite new techniques
By Shalmali Pal
The advent of less invasive, more convenient image-guided biopsy techniques has not taken a toll on overall breast biopsy rates, which have remained fairly consistent over a 12-year period in one U.S. state, according to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
July 25, 2005
FDA rejects Biofield data
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Food and Drug Administration has asked breast technology developer Biofield to conduct more clinical testing in support of a regulatory submission for its Breast Cancer Detection System.
July 24, 2005
AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Radiology Insider
By Shalmali Pal
July 24, 2005
Paper: R2 CAD boosts cancer detection
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection developer R2 Technology of Sunnyvale said the results of a paper published in the August issue of Radiology indicate that its technology boosted breast cancer detection by 7.4% in an academic medical setting.
July 24, 2005
Researchers make inroads with breast CT, gear up for clinical test
By Shalmali Pal
Thirty years after breast CT was introduced, abandoned, and then reintroduced, California researchers believe they have a viable breast CT unit that may detect tumors sooner than mammography. The group presented the results of their most recent research Sunday at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Seattle.
July 24, 2005
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A guide to digital and soft-copy mammography
Until now, digital mammogram display has tended to mimic preceding methods of viewing film mammograms on a viewbox. However, the introduction of new technologies has resulted in faster, more accurate image review of digital mammograms. Dr. Murray Reicher, chairman of RIS and PACS developer DR Systems, offers a guide to digital mammography with soft-copy reading, describing its benefits and some of the new software tools.
July 20, 2005
Breast imaging expert accuses major journals of bias against mammo
By Shalmali Pal
Is a new study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI), which questions the benefit of breast cancer screening for reducing mortality, yet another example of how general medical journals are out to undermine the modality? Yes, according to a U.S. breast imaging specialist.
July 19, 2005
Aurora secures financing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast MRI technology developer Aurora Imaging Technology has closed on a credit facility with Bank of America.
July 18, 2005
New draft of MQSA up for public review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a draft of its modifications and additions to the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA). Comments on this latest version must be submitted within 90 days of July 15 to the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH).
July 14, 2005
Part I: Computer-aided detection marking new targets
By Wayne Forrest
When healthcare practitioners think of computer-aided detection (CAD) technology today, they usually consider using it with mammography for early breast cancer detection. As technology and research progress, however, there is a developing consensus among radiologists that CAD can aid in uncovering abnormalities in applications such as breast MRI, lung cancer screening, and virtual colonoscopy exams.
July 13, 2005
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