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Aurora breast MRI goes mobile in Italy
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Aurora Imaging Technology of North Andover, MA, said its mobile Aurora 1.5-tesla dedicated breast MRI system is heading for Italy.
August 8, 2007
Decision rules useful for selecting women for bone mineral density testing
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 1 - Four previously validated decision rules are useful in clinical practice for identifying postmenopausal women likely to have osteoporosis who should undergo bone mineral density (BMD) screening, Spanish researchers report in the June issue of the Journal of Rheumatology.
July 31, 2007
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Additional double reading of screening mammograms boosts accuracy
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jul 26 - Double reading of mammograms by radiologic technologists in addition to double reading by radiologists -- i.e., quadruple reading -- can improve breast cancer detection without substantially increasing referral rates, Dutch researchers report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute for August 1st.
July 25, 2007
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Breast cancer target 'failing patients' in U.K.
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), Jul 13 - An increasing number of women with breast cancer are waiting too long to see a specialist doctor because of problems caused by a government target, research published on Friday said. Under NHS guidelines introduced in 1999, all patients with suspected breast cancer should be seen by an expert within two weeks of being referred by a general practitioner in a bid to cut long waiting lists and delays in treatment
July 12, 2007
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Merge ships new Merge Mammo version in Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare of Milwaukee has begun shipments in Europe of the newest version of the company's Merge Mammo breast imaging workstation.
July 1, 2007
Medipattern inks partnership with GE
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Medipattern of Toronto has landed a big fish for its ultrasound CAD software -- GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K.
June 26, 2007
Sectra gets grant for low-dose mammography
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra has received a grant for 3.6 million euros ($4.8 million) to investigate low-dose high-resolution mammography technology.
June 13, 2007
GE inks deal with International Aid
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has signed an agreement with global humanitarian agency International Aid covering the distribution of medical equipment to communities in developing countries.
June 11, 2007
Irish BreastCheck program orders FFDM units
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Irish National Cancer Screening Service's BreastCheck program is ordering 29 full-field digital mammography (FFDM) units as part of its plan to improve access to mammography services in the country.
June 10, 2007
GE to supply FFDM to Irish breast cancer screening program
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., said it has signed an agreement with the Irish National Cancer Screening Service to provide 13 of 29 digital mammography units to be installed across Ireland as part of that country's national breast cancer screening program, BreastCheck.
June 5, 2007
Sectra reports record sales
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Increased direct sales and growing volume in support contracts in its medical systems business helped propel Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra to record sales in its 2006/2007 fiscal year.
May 22, 2007
Sectra signs Capio for FFDM
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has signed an agreement to digitize the mammography operations of European laboratory and radiology services provider Capio Diagnostics.
April 22, 2007
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