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Breast Cancer Survivor Raises Money for State-of-the-Art Digital Mammography Center |
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In 1996 Vicki Adkins channeled her determination into a 2.4 million GBP state-of-the-art breast care unit that provides diagnostic and outpatient services for the women of Hertfordshire, England. |
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Huggins Hospital: A Small Community Hospital with a Big Heart |
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As the only community hospital within the many miles surrounding Wolfeboro, N.H., the staff at Huggins feels a strong commitment to provide their community with the latest and greatest technology. |
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Defining the Standard of Care in Women’s Health: Hologic at RSNA’07 |
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Hologic will be one of the largest exhibitors at the 93rd Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). |
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Hologic Introduces Suros Needle Guide for
Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System |
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Hologic and Aurora Imaging Technology have paired their innovative products for MRI-guided breast biopsy to enable better access to those suspicious areas identified for diagnostic biopsy. |
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Vestfold Hospital One of 1st Breast Care Units in the World to go all Digital |
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It was a bold decision for Vestfold Hospital in Norway to establish an all-digital breast care unit in 2002. Digital breast imaging was in its infancy, and few breast centers in Scandinavia, indeed few in the world, were completely digital. |
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Cost Effectiveness of BMD Testing on Men |
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Osteoporotic fractures are common among elderly men. One in three hip fractures occurs in men, and they are associated with as much morbidity and higher mortality than in women. |
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The Performance of R2 Digital CAD in Detecting Consecutive Cancers
in Digital Mammography Screening
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An independent, peer-reviewed study looking at the performance of computer aided detection in breast cancer screening using a digital mammography system found that CAD correctly marked 99 of 103 consecutive asymptomatic breast cancers, a 96.1% detection rate, with an acceptable false marker rate of 1.8 false CAD marks per patient. |
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Bridging the Distance |
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One of the greatest contributions digital mammography can make is improving access to quality mammography in rural areas, where populations are likely to be underserved. Vans with Hologic Selenia systems are operating in the mountains of Spain, the north sea coast of Germany, the deserts of Saudi Arabia, and a number of places in the United States. |
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More than Just Bare Bones |
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For a radiology practice that performs nearly 250 bone mineral density studies a week, consistent performance is essential. Just ask Tammy Sanchez, RT(R),(M),(QM), quality assurance manager of mammography and bone densitometry at Valley Radiologists in Phoenix, Arizona. |
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Bringing DXA Door to Door in Denver
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Kip Russo, President of DEXA Diagnostics in Colorado has watched fitness trends come and go. He had been successfully servicing the area’s athletic clubs with a suite of mobile hydrostatic body fat testing laboratories, when he realized that dual x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) could provide a more accurate measure of body composition than hydrostatic weighing.
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Hologic Introduces Suros “Second Shape” Biopsy Markers
to Uniquely Identify Multiple Biopsy Sites in the Same Breast
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Hologic today that it has introduced two new second shape titanium breast biopsy markers. The unique “hourglass” shape of the new markers helps clinicians mark and independently identify multiple biopsy sites in the same breast. |
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Digital on the Move: The Woman's Hospital of Baton Rouge
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Last year, the mobile digital mammography van operated by Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge, LA performed 5,000 mammograms. Without that service, three quarters of the women currently being screened by the service would go without mammograms. |
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Best-fit Technology: Dedicated to Doing Better |
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When it comes to breast imaging,
the professionals at West Coast Breast Centers
(WCBC) in Orange County, CA, believe that best-fit
technology equals better care. |
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Digital Mammography Comes to Greensboro |
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In December of 2006, the Breast Center of Greensboro Imaging, located in Greensboro, North Carolina, completed its transition to a completely digital workflow, with the installation of their third Selenia digital mammography unit. |
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Compassion and Technology Equals Victory |
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Frustrated by the time it took for hospitals in the the Bay Area of Houston to acquire technology she felt provided the best possible breast care, Dr. Susan Gaskill mustered her courage, tenacity and vision to open her own breast imaging center in October, 2006. |
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Suros Celero - First Vacuum Assisted, Spring Loaded Core Biopsy Device
for the Breast Ultrasound Market
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Suros Surgical Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of women's imaging leader, Hologic, Inc, announced today the commercial launch of the Suros CeleroT - the first U.S. FDA-cleared spring loaded, vacuum assisted core biopsy device for the breast ultrasound market. |
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On the Vanguard of Technological Advancement |
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Unidade Radiológica Paulista (URP) Diagnósticos Médicos and its medical director, Dr. Aron Belfer of São Paulo, Brazil have been leading the charge for technological advancement in the region, using Hologic mammography and osteoporosis assessment equipment as part of their pioneering efforts. |
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Digital Mammography Helps Pioneering Site Deliver the Best in Patient Care |
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The over-riding philosophy guiding the entire approach to patient care for the Women's Imaging Center of Newton-Wellesley Hospital is the need to create a comprehensive medical environment where a woman can receive all of the services she needs in one location and in one day. |
