Womens Imaging: Page 590

PEM development picks up pace
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
Although FDG-PET has demonstrated its capability to identify breast lesions, whole-body PET may not be the most efficient technology to image breast cancer. Positron emission mammography (PEM), however, has several potential benefits over whole-body PET for breast imaging, according to researchers from Duke University in Durham, NC.
February 6, 2005
IDSI starts Czech research project
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT laser mammography (CTLM) developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has signed a clinical collaborative agreement with Charles University Hospital in Prague, Czech Republic, to gather data to expand diagnostic applications of its CTLM product.
February 2, 2005
Doppler US predicts severe complications in risky pregnancies
By Erik L. Ridley
Uterine artery Doppler ultrasound does well at predicting abnormal outcomes in high-risk pregnancies, but offers limited value for low-risk patients, according to a pair of papers published in the January issue of Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
February 2, 2005
R2 debuts ImageChecker LS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer R2 Technology has released ImageChecker LS, a CAD system designed for low-volume film-based mammography sites.
February 1, 2005
DOBI adds distributors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Optical breast imaging developer DOBI Medical International has signed distributor agreements with Advanced Imaging in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Tromp Medical Engineering in the Netherlands.
February 1, 2005
Studies decipher mammo trends, explore ways to alleviate patient distress
By Shalmali Pal
U.S. mammography centers are doing a moderate amount of double interpretation of images, and they're also charging double for their overall services, according to a study in the latest American Journal of Roentgenology. Another AJR study examined whether relaxation techniques would ease the pain and anxiety of women undergoing mammography.
February 1, 2005
IDSI inks Abu Dhabi deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT laser mammography (CTLM) developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has sold a CTLM system to be installed at Al Salama Hospital in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
January 31, 2005
Medicare expands PET coverage for cervical cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said it will extend Medicare coverage for the use of an FDG-PET scan for staging newly diagnosed cervical cancer subsequent to conventional imaging that is negative for extrapelvic metastasis.
January 30, 2005
Mediscience adds clinical consultant
Photonic cancer detection device developer Mediscience Technology of Cherry Hill, NJ, said that Dr. Julian Kim of the Cleveland Clinic has joined the firm as a consultant.
January 26, 2005
Implant Sciences gets 510(k) for ytterbium-169
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology and interventional cardiology firm Implant Sciences said it has received clearance of its 510(k) application from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
January 26, 2005
IDSI alters course on FDA PMA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT laser mammography (CTLM) developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) in a letter to shareholders today said that it is altering its course for obtaining U.S. Food and Drug Administration premarket approval (PMA) for its CTLM device.
January 26, 2005
iCAD releases Second Look 700
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD of Nashua, NH, has released its Second Look 700 CAD system.
January 26, 2005
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