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Acuson reports stable first quarter
Ultrasound vendor Acuson of Mountain View, CA, reported single-digit growth in sales for its first quarter (end-April), while net income dipped slightly. The company reported that U.S. sales remain stable, while international shipments increased 4%
Ultrasound vendor Acuson of Mountain View, CA, reported single-digit growth in sales for its first quarter (end-April), while net income dipped slightly. The company reported that U.S. sales remain stable, while international shipments increased 4% thanks to the shipment of a large order to China.
For the period, Acuson logged $119 million in sales, up 2.8% compared with $115.8 million in revenues in the first quarter of 1998. The company posted net income of $5.5 million in the quarter, compared with net income of $5.7 million in the corresponding quarter a year ago. Acusons operating income was higher this quarter than a year ago, but the companys net profit was reduced by a $1 million charge for interest expense.
MRI-Based AI Radiomics Model Offers 'Robust' Prediction of Perineural Invasion in Prostate Cancer
July 26th 2024A model that combines MRI-based deep learning radiomics and clinical factors demonstrated an 84.8 percent ROC AUC and a 92.6 percent precision-recall AUC for predicting perineural invasion in prostate cancer cases.
Breast MRI Study Examines Common Factors with False Negatives and False Positives
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