Latest Mammography Stories

Younger Women Being Diagnosed With Advanced Breast Cancer At Alarming Rate

2013-02-27 08:11:20

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Breast cancer in the US is the second most deadly form of cancer in women and is expected to kill more than 39,000 Americans in 2013, according to the National Cancer Institute [NCI]. Many of those deaths could come from the younger generation as a new study points out an unsettling trend: an uptick in diagnoses of metastatic breast cancer in women ages 25 to 39. While progress has been made in overall reduction of cancers in the...

Quantason Names Dr. Ellen B. Mendelson, Medical Director

2013-02-26 08:28:59

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Quantason, the innovator in screening technologies for the early detection of high-risk breast lesions, has named Dr. Mendelson, as Medical Director. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20121022/LA97501LOGO) Dr. Mendelson is Lee F. Rogers Professor of Radiology and Medical Education at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Section Chief and Fellowship Program Director in Breast and Women's Imaging at Northwestern...

Hologic to Showcase Game-Changing Breast Tomosynthesis Technology and Other Product Innovations at the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna

2013-02-25 20:21:30

Company to host special ECR symposium and workshops to mark significant advances in its tomosynthesis development program BEDFORD, Mass., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (Nasdaq: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics products, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, will display an extensive suite of healthcare solutions for breast cancer screening and...

Matakina Expands Sales Team with Breast Imaging Veteran Steve Moseley

2013-02-19 23:02:33

Expands Sales Force to respond to growing interest in objective measurement of dense breast tissue. Wellington, New Zealand (PRWEB) February 19, 2013 Responding to growing interest in breast density and demand for its Volpara™ objective breast density measurement software, Matakina International today announced the expansion of its sales force with the appointment of medical imaging industry veteran Steve Moseley. “With extensive experience with some of the industry’s leading...

Dune Medical Devices Announces European Union Approval of the MarginProbe® System Type 1.2

2013-02-19 08:33:02

BOSTON, Feb. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dune Medical Devices announced today that it has received CE approval for compliance with the European Union's medical directive for its next generation MarginProbe System console. The MarginProbe System Type 1.2 is a more compact and portable version of the MarginProbe System console which will allow users greater flexibility while locating the hardware component of the MarginProbe System in their operating theaters. In addition to its...

Imaging for Women Enters Second Year of Meaningful Use Participation

2013-02-14 12:25:31

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Using the MedInformatix Radiology Information System (RIS), Imaging for Women has furthered its reputation for delivering diagnostic imaging services with exceptional urgency and has become one of the few practices in the region to satisfy the first phase of the U.S. federal government's Stage 1 Meaningful Use (MU) effort. A provision of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the Meaningful Use program encourages...

Study Results of Dune Medical's Breast Biopsy System Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Israel Society of Breast Imaging

2013-02-14 08:29:18

BOSTON, Feb. 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dune Medical Devices, Inc., announced today that its breakthrough tissue assessment tool for use with currently available vacuum assisted breast biopsy systems was the subject of a presentation to the Israel Society of Breast Imaging at the annual meeting of the society held in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, February 6, 2013. During his presentation, Dr. Iddo Geltner, Core Technology Director, described the results of Dune's development effort in...

Montage Healthcare and Mammography Reporting Systems Partner to Enrich Mammography Quality Efforts

2013-02-12 08:31:45

PHILADELPHIA and SEATTLE, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Montage Healthcare Solutions, a provider of search-driven Radiology clinical quality analytics tools, and Mammography Reporting Systems (MRS), a provider of breast imaging, procedure reporting, patient tracking and risk assessment tools, have announced a partnership that will provide Montage's analytics tool to MRS customers, as well as enable MRS to resell the Montage Search and Analytics(TM) solution. MRS users can now...

Medical Doctor and Cancer Survivor Hails ForeCYTE as an Invaluable Tool

2013-02-11 23:04:58

Clarity ForeCYTE Breast Health Test hailed at Pri-Med South Annual Conference for increasing early detection of precancerous breast conditions. Fort Lauderdale. FL (PRWEB) February 11, 2013 Dr. Mardi Bishop, Pri-Med attendee and cancer survivor has hailed ForeCYTE Breast Health Test as an invaluable tool in the war on breast cancer. The test was officially introduced on February 8 at the Broward County Convention Center in South Florida and promises to deliver a severe blow to female...

ForeCYTE Delivers Blow in the War Against Breast Cancer

2013-02-09 23:02:04

Clarity ForeCYTE breast health test that increases early detection of precancerous breast conditions introduced at Pri-Med South Annual Conference. Boca Raton, FL (PRWEB) February 09, 2013 The big news in the war on breast cancer is Clarity ForeCYTE Breast Health Test that was officially introduced today (February 8) at the Broward County Convention Center in South Florida and promises to deliver a severe blow to female breast cancer. Clarity Women's Health (a division of Diagnostic...