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Anode/filter combination enables lower dose in FFDM
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
VIENNA - The overarching goal of all radiography is to produce high-quality images with the lowest possible radiation dose to the patient. Research unveiled on Sunday at the European Congress of Radiology presented evidence that varying the anode/filter combination can affect both image quality and patient dose in full-field digital mammography (FFDM).
March 5, 2005
US elastography shows promise as mammography adjunct
By Brian Casey
VIENNA - A pair of presentations at Friday's European Congress of Radiology demonstrated good results for ultrasound elastography, a new technique that measures the stiffness of breast tissue as a possible indicator of tumor malignancy.
March 4, 2005
Mercury touts 3D mammo reconstruction gains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mercury Computer Systems said that image reconstruction time for the 3D mammography developed by partner Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston has been cut by five hours to five minutes.
March 3, 2005
CoActiv gets mammo approval for Exam-PACS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS firm CoActiv Medical Business Solutions has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to deploy its Exam-PACS network for primary reading and storage of digital mammography exams.
March 2, 2005
InSiteOne launches breast archiving product
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Archiving services provider InSiteOne of Wallingford, CT, is launching a new archiving product targeted at breast imaging specialists at this week's National Consortium of Breast Centers meeting in Las Vegas.
February 28, 2005
Breast pad allows better images, higher patient volumes
By Shalmali Pal
Using a breast cushioning pad can improve breast positioning and increase the image acquisition, according to a poster presentation this week at the National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) in Las Vegas.
February 28, 2005
Breast Cancer: The Art and Science of Early Detection with Mammography
Breast Cancer can be read quickly as text is used sparingly and teaching points are masterfully illustrated by images, diagrams and charts.
February 28, 2005
Suros sues SenoRx
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Interventional technology developer Suros Surgical Systems has initiated legal action against SenoRx, claiming that the firm's breast biopsy device infringes on Suros' U.S. Patent No. 5,997,560.
February 27, 2005
Siemens gets MammoReport(Plus) clearance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Multimodality vendor Siemens Medical Solutions has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) marketing clearance for its mammography soft-copy reporting workstation, MammoReport(Plus).
February 23, 2005
R2 gets FDA nod for CAD with Mammomat
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer R2 Technology has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to expand the use of its ImageChecker D product for CAD processing of images acquired with Siemens Medical Solutions' Mammomat NovationDR full-field digital mammography system (FFDM) and viewed on Siemens' MammoReportPlus soft-copy reporting workstation.
February 22, 2005
Merry X-Ray nabs Kodak CAD distributorship
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Group reported an agreement under which Merry X-Ray of San Diego will serve as exclusive U.S. distributor for the vendor's mammography computer-aided detection (CAD) system.
February 21, 2005
DALSA inks multimillion-dollar contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian digital imaging developer DALSA of Waterloo, Ontario, said it has received a $2.4 million contract to provide digital x-ray cameras to a digital mammography OEM.
February 21, 2005
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