Mammography

Responding in part to concerns that screening mammography exposes women to unnecessary radiation, Sweden-based Sectra has developed a work-in-progress digital system that it claims can reduce x-ray exposure by up to 80%.The system, which has not been

Trex Medical has hired Dr. Joel Gray as vice president of business and clinical development. Gray was hired for his imaging expertise as the company prepares for premarket approval of its full-field digital mammography system this year, said

Mainstream medicine ready for computer-aided diagnosis First products likely in cardiology and cancer Computer-aided diagnostics—the use of software-based data analysis to enhance clinical diagnoses, often at the point of

Dr. Lim Cheung has joined DOBI Medical Systems to advance the company's Dynamic Optical Breast Imaging system after spending six years at Trex Medical, where he developed that company's digital mammography unit.Cheung took over last month as the New

Fischer Imaging's revenue is down as it prepares an FDA submission for its SenoScan full-field digital mammography system.Revenue decreased 3% to $13.7 for the first quarter of 2000 (end April 2) compared to $14.2 million for the first quarter of

Although GE Medical Systems was the only company at the American College of Radiology’s National Conference on Breast Cancer this month that sells digital mammography units in the U.S., other exhibitors showing their systems have already asked for

With Food and Drug Administration approval for a full-field digital mammography system finally arriving this year, the new imaging technique will be a hot topic at the American College of Radiology’s 29th conference on breast cancer in San

Industry predictions proved correct last month when GE Medical Systems received premarket approval from the Food and Drug Administration for its full-field digital mammography unit, Senographe 2000D. The news made GE the first company to win the right to

The full-field digital mammography landscape shifted with breathtaking speed last month when the Food and Drug Administration’s Radiological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee unanimously recommended clearance for GE Medical

Digital mammography developers received a surprise at the RSNA show this year when GE announced that it had filed a premarket approval application (PMA) in October for its unit, Senographe 2000D. The news changed the digital mammography landscape

Senographe 2000D wins expedited review In September, the Food and Drug Administration sparked controversy with its suggestion that full-field digital mammography vendors submit a premarket approval application (PMA) for their devices, rather than

PMAs will require post-approval screening trial With its latest communication on the regulatory process for full-field digital mammography to some vendors last month, the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological

FDA offers regulatory alternative to digital mammography vendorsCDRH proposes PMA for clearanceSome full-field digital mammography developers received a shock this month when the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and

Agency claims full-scale study needed for 510(k)Some full-field digital mammography developers received a shock this month when the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health articulated its latest position on

GE Medical Systems has made its first commercial installation of Senographe 2000D, the company’s full-field digital mammography system. The unit received the CE Mark for European regulatory clearance this spring (SCAN 3/17/99), and on Sept. 2

TDMS application no longer under review by agencyTrex Medical’s commitment to digital mammography in the U.S. has been tested yet again. This month the Danbury, CT, company received more bad news about its Trex Digital Mammography System

Company joins Trex Medical as only firms with approvalGE Medical Systems has begun European shipments of its Senographe 2000D full-field digital mammography system, the company announced at last week’s European Congress of Radiology in

Company faces lower 1999 earnings after U.S. Surgical deal diesThe weeks in December between the Radiological Society of North America meeting and the New Year are usually times for medical imaging companies to relax. Not so for Trex Medical last

Despite continued disappointment at the Food and Drug Administration’s reluctance to clear full-field digital mammography systems, vendors at the RSNA conference were optimistic about the development of digital and other emerging technologies. In

Firm seeks low-cost solution for large-format imagingAs full-field digital mammography vendors continue their slow progress toward Food and Drug Administration clearance, a new company has appeared on the horizon with a unique approach to digital

TDMS clearance is first for a full-field digital mammography deviceOnce again, Europeans will be the first to gain access to cutting-edge technology developed in the U.S. for digital mammography. This time, the technology involved is a full-field

New rules could affect regulatory submissions of full-field systemsThe Food and Drug Administration plans to revise its 1996 guidelines governing 510(k) submissions for full-field digital mammography systems, the agency has said. Digital

Company has big plans in digital mammographySchick Technologies has some grand ambitions, and potentially the technology to achieve them. The six-year-old company, headquartered in Long Island City, NY, is using digital x-ray technology, developed

This Finnish company (Hall B, #7142) is developing a full-field digital mammography system that it plans to offer as a retrofit to its installed base of Sophie screening units. Sophie Digital uses charge-coupled device (CCD) technology and a

Instrumentarium Imaging (Hall B, #8303) has kept a lower profile than some of its mammography competitors regarding the development of digital mammography technology, but that will begin to change at this year's meeting. The Milwaukee company will

X-ray vendor Trex Medical (Hall A, #3500) has completed the clinical trials required for a regulatory submission of its full-field digital mammography detector and is planning to submit a 510(k) filing for the product some time around the RSNA show,

DICOM committee votes to keep compression group aliveDigital mammography group also formedThe DICOM standards committee voted at its August meeting to keep active its working group charged with developing standards to cover new lossy

Vendor hopes to leapfrog CCD-based detectorsGE Medical Systems in March found an influential audience with whom to discuss its ongoing work on full-field digital mammography. The Milwaukee vendor presented the progress of its full-field R&D to

Nuclear Associates of Carle Place, NY, has begun marketing a digitalmammography phantom that makes it easier to compare the imagequality of digital and conventional mammography biopsy systems.Due to the phantom's small size (6.7 x 6.4 cm, with a 4-cm

A California start-up called PrimeX General Imaging (PGI) has won a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Army to build a prototype next-generation full-view digital mammography device. If technological hurdles are overcome, the PGI device could be the