Neurosurgical device manufacturer Nico Corp. and surgical ultrasound provider Hitachi Aloka Medical America Inc. have collaborated to provide neurosurgeons real-time, intraoperative imaging to assist with greater extent of resection when accessing brain tumors using the Nico BrainPath.

Seno Medical Instruments Inc. (Seno) announced it has completed the final phase of the company's U.S.-based PIONEER pivotal study of the Imagio breast imaging system. The system utilizes optoacoustic technology as a new tool to improve the process of diagnosing breast cancer.

Adult survivors of childhood brain tumors have lower working memory performance compared to healthy adults, according to researchers at Georgia State University and Emory University using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

A costly tool used on nearly all mammograms does not increase cancer detection rates and should no longer be covered by Medicare, argues Joshua Fenton, a family physician and comparative effectiveness researcher.