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Dexela, Three Palm ink distribution agreement

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Breast imaging developer Dexela has entered into a distribution agreement with software developer Three Palm Software.

January 21, 2009

CAD can boost double-reading detection rate

By Erik L. Ridley

Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology may yield breast cancer detection improvements in an independent double-reading mammography screening practice, according to a research team led by Dr. Per Skaane, Ph.D., of Ullevål University Hospital in Oslo, Norway.

January 21, 2009

New breast imaging applications show diagnostic promise

By Kate Madden Yee

Three up-and-coming breast imaging applications could help clinicians make diagnoses with greater accuracy -- good news not only for patient care, but also for a breast imaging center's bottom line.

January 19, 2009

Three Palm nets CE Mark

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Three Palm Software has received the CE Mark for its WorkstationOne and CadOne mammography software products.

January 19, 2009

Carestream nets 2,000th CR mammo install

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Carestream Health has installed its 2,000th high-resolution computed radiography (CR) system for mammography at a German hospital.

January 15, 2009

Genistein safely improves bone formation in osteopenic, postmenopausal women

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 15 - Genistein aglycone improves bone formation without adversely affecting the breast in postmenopausal women with osteopenia, according to a report in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

January 14, 2009

Uterine fibroid embolization does not prevent future pregnancy

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 8 - Uterine artery embolization for the treatment of myomata is not contraindicated in young women who want to preserve their fertility, according to results of a prospective study conducted in Spain.

January 7, 2009

FFDM performs well versus analog for screening, studies show

By Kate Madden Yee

At the RSNA meeting in Chicago, researchers from Europe and the University of California, Los Angeles presented studies that support full-field digital mammography (FFDM) as being equal to or better than analog for screening programs, with users of several different types of FFDM technology reporting good results.

January 5, 2009

iCAD debuts SecondLook with Planmed FFDM

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD announced that its SecondLook digital CAD technology is now available outside the U.S. with Planmed's Nuance full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system.

December 30, 2008

Internal mammary node biopsies needed for better RT planning

By Cynthia E. Keen

A large study of breast cancer patients reveals that only 5% of patients with cancer-positive internal mammary nodes who receive radiation therapy (RT) will die of breast cancer recurrence within five years. This survival rate is comparable to patients with positive axillary lymph nodes who receive radiation therapy.

December 30, 2008

iCAD supports Agfa CR in Europe

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD has launched in Europe a version of its SecondLook software that analyzes images acquired by computed radiography (CR) mammography systems from Agfa HealthCare.

December 28, 2008

Interactive use of mammo CAD may improve mass detection

By Erik L. Ridley

Interactively employing computer-aided detection (CAD) technology while reading mammograms may lead to increased detection of breast masses, according to research from Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands.

December 21, 2008

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