As with any imaging modality, breast MR is known to have some limitations. Ironically, the very thing that makes MR attractive – its high level of detail – reveals myriad structures not visible on X-ray film, many of which befuddle even the most astute radiologists.

For the past two decades, breast cancer awareness has prompted women to take preventive measures that have helped them to beat the odds and live longer after initial diagnosis. But there is no complacency in the fight against breast cancer, and in just the last year, the industry has launched an arsenal of new diagnostic and therapeutic tools aimed specifically at defeating breast cancer.

If space is the final frontier, clearly Premiere Imaging Solutions (Oklahoma City) is way ahead of the game. With seven imaging centers and not a single radiologist on staff or on site, the busy imaging operation moves information across multiple dimensions to keep the wheels of business turning.


In spite of radiology’s rapid evolution to a digital world, many clinicians still rely heavily on film and most likely will continue doing so into the foreseeable future. To them, computer bytes do not yet serve as a substitute for hard copy.

Sourcing, evaluating, selecting and implementing software for any tasks can be one of the most frustrating and mind-boggling issues for clinicians and administrators alike – whether you’re an outpatient surgery center, imaging center or cancer center. Doctors and other clinicians want to focus their attention and time on serving patients at the expense of business decisions, which in today’s healthcare environment is more of a luxury than standard operating procedure.

August 14, 2007 – GlobalMedTek recently announced a revision of its Version 1.0 for its Medical Software Directory Database, providing free software in specialty, application and technology categories and giving access to over 500 vendors in an excess of 2,000 programs.

August 14, 2007 — Carestream Health Inc. announced the recent signing of contracts for its KODAK Mammography CAD System with breast imaging facilities across the nation who reportedly chose the system because of its ease of use, efficient workflow and diagnostic accuracy.
"I appreciate the KODAK Mammography CAD system's ease of use. When a technologist is not available, I can load films myself and continue reading," said David R. Anderson, M.D., Director, Breast Center of Lansing.

The IMPAX Digital Mammography Workstation by AGFA HealthCare provides an enhanced diagnostic process by improving the mammography workflow through multimodality breast imaging displays.
The IMPAX Digital Mammography Workstation, which is DICOM compliant, reportedly supports rapid and simultaneous display of multimodality images and incorporates a data management system that automatically routes relevant data based on a variety of user-definable criteria including modality, patient and referring physician.

The Medipattern Corp., developer of computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) technologies for medical imaging recently announced the installation of its latest version of B-CAD.
B-CAD 1.2 for breast ultrasound imaging associates multiple views of the same breast lesion and can track multiple lesions for the same patient in one record. It performs CAD and electronically analyzes breast masses using the American College of Radiology (ACR) BI-RADS (Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System) feature categories and their descriptors to help increase accuracy and consistency.

August 13, 2007 — A recent opinion poll conducted by Sage Products Inc., found that infection control practitioners’ (ICPs) top priority is preventing hospital-associated infections (HAI).

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