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Anyone who doubted the future of digital mammography must be thinkingtwice after this year's Radiological Society of North Americameeting. Digital systems were featured prominently on the exhibitfloor. Fischer Imaging and Lorad displayed

It's a long way from Star Wars to the war on breast cancer, butnot too far for mammography vendor Fischer Imaging. The Denvercompany this month signed an agreement with the Department ofEnergy to develop a full-field-of-view digital mammography unit.The

Fischer Imaging is hot on the heels of competitor Lorad in therace to develop a full-breast digital mammography system. Denver-basedFischer plans to display a full-view digital system as a works-in-progressat the Radiological Society of North America

A technological jump-start from its parent company has aided Lorad'squest to develop a digital mammography system capable of full-viewbreast imaging. Lorad plans to show images from a prototype systemat this year's Radiological Society of North America

Fischer Imaging has jumped ahead of competitors Bennett X-Rayand Lorad Medical Systems in the digital mammography race (SCAN2/12/92). The three companies are working on charge-coupled device(CCD) x-ray systems for mammographic applications. Fuji

Although mammography's resolution requirements have kept thatmodality bound to film, efforts are under way to bridge the digitalgap. Both Bennett X-ray and Lorad displayed works-in-progressdigital mammography technology at the 1991 RSNA exhibition.