Planmed highlighted its Nuance full field digital mammography system at RSNA 2006. The FFDM system for screening and diagnostic mammography is fully DICOM compatible with PACS connectivity. It offers a conservative footprint, requiring only minimum space in the facility. According to Planmed, it has completed patient accrual in the U.S, and FDA clearance is pending.
            
The unit features a precision amorphous selenium detector, integrated MaxView Breast Positioning System and two detector sizes. It is upgradeable to stereotactic breast biopsy and designed for advanced applications. The acquisition workstation offers modality work list, QC and image viewing tools. The review workstation offers Nuance SoftView Review Software, customizable workflow, DigiPad shortcut keypad for faster review and optional multi-modality support and CAD connectivity.