The Diagnostic Imaging mammography modality focus page provides information, videos, podcasts, and the latest news about industry product developments, trial results, screening guidelines, and protocol guidance that touch on the use of mammography, including 2D digital mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis, and breast ultrasound.
May 5th 2024
The presence of fat-enlarged axillary lymph nodes on mammography screening exams is associated with a fourfold higher risk of type 2 diabetes and a 2.6-fold higher risk for cardiovascular disease, according to new research presented at the ARRS Annual Meeting.
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Digital mammography vendors start looking to next step
August 8th 2001Full-field digital mammography is receiving a full-court press by imaging vendors, several of which are in various stages of device testing or FDA review. But regulatory approval is only the first hurdle. More serious is the challenge to show a clearcut
Fischer gets approvable letter for digital mammography
August 8th 2001Just four months after filing a premarket approval application with the FDA, Fischer Imaging has received an approvable letter for its SenoScan full-field digital mammography system.Once final approval is received—Fischer executives hope as early
Computer-aided detection inches closer to widespread acceptance
May 23rd 2001Specificity has long been the weak spot of computer-aided detection. Pattern-matching algorithms have traditionally marked everything suspicious, leading radiologists to complain that CAD systems did little more than redirect them to do a second read.CAD
GE responds to warning letter regarding digital mammography unit
May 9th 2001The FDA has warned GE Medical Systems that certain procedures surrounding the manufacture, packaging, and shipping of GE’s digital mammography system are not adequate. The allegations, made in an April 10 warning letter, followed a routine
Universities prepare national digital mammography archive
April 9th 2001Designers of a project called the National Digital Mammography Archive are assembling a prototype national database comprising thousands of digital mammograms. Their goal is to assist and improve breast cancer detection and diagnosis. The NDMA, a
Screen-film still leads practice developments in mammography
February 28th 2001While full-breast digital mammography continues to garner attention in medical meetings and technical conversations, screen-film mammography remains the industry's bread and butter technology-at least for the moment. Although digital technology has
Kodak leverages DR systems into full-field digital mammo
December 20th 2000Eastman Kodak is moving aggressively into digital imaging with two new systems developed with Hologic and plans to market a full-field digital mammography system in the near future.Both systems have amorphous selenium detectors developed by Hologic's
Digital mammography payments bill splits vendors and ACR
October 25th 2000Proposals in Congress to increase payments for digital mammography procedures have led to a split between the American College of Radiology on one side and vendors and an advocacy group on the other.With Congress poised to adjourn this week, the
Sectra adds low-dose digital mammography to product offerings
October 25th 2000Responding 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
Gray accepts VP position with Trex Medical
June 21st 2000Trex 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
June 14th 2000Mainstream 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
DOBI Medical names new engineering VP
June 7th 2000Dr. 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 C-arm pact offsets lower revenue
May 24th 2000Fischer 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
Digital mammography vendors wait for FDA clearance
April 26th 2000Although 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
ACR meeting to highlight digital mammography
March 29th 2000With 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
FDA clears GE’s digital mammography system
February 16th 2000Industry 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
FDA committee recommends clearance for GE’s digital mammography unit
January 12th 2000The 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
RSNA show abuzz with talk of digital mammography clearance
January 12th 2000Digital 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
GE files PMA application for digital mammography unit
December 15th 1999Senographe 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
FDA offers regulatory alternative to digital mammography vendors
October 1st 1999FDA 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
FDA proposes PMA alternative for digital mammography systems
September 29th 1999Agency 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 scores first Senographe installation
September 15th 1999GE 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
FDA rejects Trex’s digital mammography system as not equivalent to analog units
August 18th 1999TDMS 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
GE Medical Systems begins European shipments of Senographe 2000D digital mammography unit
March 17th 1999Company 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
Turbulence hits Trex as Kirshner quits, FDA rejects digital mammography filing
January 13th 1999Company 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
Mammography CAD programs take spotlight at RSNA meeting
January 7th 1999Despite 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
New stitching algorithm contributes to Sensor Plus digital mammography
October 28th 1998Firm 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
Trex CE Mark gives European patients access to digital mammography before those in the U.S.
October 14th 1998TDMS 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
FDA to revamp 510(k) guidelines for digital mammography systems
September 16th 1998New 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