X-ray and mammography vendorFischer Imaging adopted a stockholders' rights plan after receivingseveral unsolicited acquisition inquiries in recent weeks, theDenver company reported this month. Potential suitors reportedlyare attracted by Fischer's
X-ray and mammography vendorFischer Imaging adopted a stockholders' rights plan after receivingseveral unsolicited acquisition inquiries in recent weeks, theDenver company reported this month. Potential suitors reportedlyare attracted by Fischer's relatively low stock price, which closedat 5 1/8 on Nov. 14.
In other Fischer news, the company last week announced a restructuringto better position the firm in line with lower demand for medicalimaging equipment. The restructuring resulted in a one-time chargeof $2.5 million against earnings in the third quarter (end-October).
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December 8th 2023In a new study examining population attributable risk proportions (PARPs) based on data from over three million screening mammography exams, researchers found that postmenopausal Black women had the highest BMI-related PARP and premenopausal Asian and Pacific Islander women had the highest breast density-related PARP for advanced breast cancer.
Study: Contrast-Enhanced Mammography Changes Surgical Plan in 22.5 Percent of Breast Cancer Cases
December 7th 2023Contrast-enhanced mammography detected additional lesions in 43 percent of patients and led to additional biopsies in 18.2 percent of patients, over half of whom had malignant lesions, according to a study of over 500 women presented at the recent Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.