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Study outlines mammographic predictors of invasive carcinomas
By Radiology Review
(Radiology Review) Around half of clinically occult breast carcinomas are characterized by microcalcifications, according to a study by Dr. Paul Stomper and colleagues at the State University of New York, Buffalo.
January 15, 2004
European investigators forge ahead to prove value of FFDM
By Shalmali Pal
Four international trials involving full-field digital mammography (FFDM) offered recent updates on the modality, lauding it as a user-friendly method of detecting and following up breast cancer.
January 15, 2004
Unexpected cancers validate a PET specialist’s persistence
By Tracie L. Thompson
By flagging the unexpected hot spots in whole-body PET exams, and pestering the referring physicians to follow them up, Dr. Harry Agress Jr., has spurred the identification of 30 completely unsuspected malignant or premalignant tumors in less than two years.
January 15, 2004
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Toshiba, Beth Israel Deaconess to collaborate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Toshiba America Medical Systems has signed an agreement with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center of Boston to collaborate on the clinical and product development of the Tustin, CA-based firm’s Aquilion 16 CFX multislice CT scanners.
January 14, 2004
New Web site planned for young breast cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Vancouver-based Canadian Breast Cancer Network (CBCN) will launch a Web site next month for young women with breast cancer.
January 14, 2004
R2, University of Chicago ink development deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer R2 Technology and the University of Chicago Medical Center have signed an exclusive license agreement to accelerate development of a mammographic CAD workstation reference library for the early detection of breast cancer, according to the Sunnyvale, CA-based company.
January 14, 2004
Partnership to provide 3-D ultrasound keepsakes
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Geddes Keepsake of Phoenix and First Sight Ultrasound of Houston have partnered to provide pregnant patients and their families with 3-D ultrasound images.
January 14, 2004
Fuji gets FDA nod for FFDM printing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to deploy its DryPix dry laser imagers for full-field digital mammography (FFDM) use.
January 14, 2004
DeJarnette, AllHealth join forces
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
DeJarnette Research Systems has signed on a new distribution partner.
January 14, 2004
Echo-planar MR spectroscopy improves mood in depressed patients
By Tracie L. Thompson
Can undergoing MRI have a therapeutic effect? Massachusetts researchers have found that a particular exam frequently improved the mood of bipolar psychiatric patients -- results that weren't replicated when different exams were performed or normal controls were scanned.
January 14, 2004
US combo boosts detection, characterization of perianal inflammation
By Erik L. Ridley
Combining transperineal grayscale and color Doppler ultrasound yields increased detection and comprehensive characterization of perianal abscesses and fistulas, according to research published in the January issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
January 14, 2004
Molecular Imaging names CFO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET services provider Molecular Imaging has appointed Dennis Mulroy as CFO.
January 13, 2004
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