Carestream Health is supporting a series of mammography education, training and professional development opportunities, including CE and CME courses, to keep radiologists and technologists updated on breast cancer detection trends.
Fujifilm Medical Systems has unveiled the Aspire CRm full-field digital mammography system, which targets smaller breast imaging centers.
The FDA has issued a 510(k) approval letter for the Planmed Nuance Excell full-field digital mammography system.
Fujifilm Medical Systems Aspire HD Field Digital Mammography (FFDM) system has received FDA 510(k) clearance.
Fujifilm Medical Systems has made available its online continuing education Virtual Library, which is geared to diagnostic imaging professionals, and offers online presentations and tutorials followed by testing to visitors seeking continuing education.
The x-ray market in India, valued at $56.3 million in 2010, is forecasted to reach $94.5 million in 2017, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8 percent. Meanwhile, the Indian mammography market is projected to grow 22 percent in the same time period, according to the "India X-Ray Systems and Mammography Market Briefing to 2017," published by GlobalData.
The transition from film-screen to digital mammography increases the cancer detection rateand recall rate for at least two years, while positive predictive value tends to decrease, according to a study published online July 25 in
Radiology.
Royal Philips Electronics has signed an agreement to purchase Sectra's mammography modality operations for EUR 57.5 million (USD $81.8 million).
SAN ANTONIO—The emergence of digital mammography applications has greatly benefited the early detection of breast cancer while bringing with it an increased responsibility to the clinical engineer, according to Steve Madere of Unisyn Medical Technologies, who presented his company's findings on June 26, during the 2011 Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) conference & expo.
As part of their annual evaluations of U.S. healthcare vendors, KLAS named Toshiba America Medical Systems the best overall medical equipment vendor for 2011, closely followed by Fujifilm Medical Systems and Hitachi Medical Systems.
In May, the FDA approved the Sectra MicroDose L30 full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system for sale in the U.S., opening the door to low-dose, high resolution screening mammography.
