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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides important information about a woman’s future risk of developing breast cancer, according to a new study published in Radiology. Researchers said the findings support an expanded role for MRI in more personalized approaches to breast cancer screening and prevention.

Blackford Analysis announced that its Smart Localizer product will be officially launched at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

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Fortitude bioresorbable stent (BRS)

Behavioral health technology company Polaris Health Directions and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper have signed a memorandum of understanding to partner on an integrated medical-behavioral health pilot project. The project will use the Apple Watch to capture behavioral data that could affect the courses and outcomes of treatment for breast cancer patients.

State-of-the-art deformable image registration and multimodality imaging techniques continue to drive advances in radiation therapy clinical practice. Novel research into the utility and benefit of such advanced techniques are the topics that the Mirada Medical scientific team and collaborators presented at the 3rd ESTRO (European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology) forum conference, April 24-28 in Barcelona, Spain.

Kalorama Information expects the nearly 25 billion-dollar market for electronic medical records (EMR) to grow well past the period where there are incentives for U.S. healthcare providers, according to a recent report. The healthcare market research publisher said penalties, system upgrades, international sales and continued efficiency improvements will grow the market 7-8 percent each year for the next five years. The market for EMR systems continues to increase as more physicians and hospitals use EMR and acquire EMR systems, and as hospitals and physician groups upgrade existing systems.

Viztek debuted its new Exa Mammo Viewer at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) 2015 meeting. An extension of the Viztek Exa platform which debuted at SIIM in 2014, the Exa Mammo Viewer leverages advanced technologies to bring the benefits of single workstation viewing and remote access for any 2-D or 3-D mammography study to the specialty of breast imaging.

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