Trex 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
Trex 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 William Webb, Trex president and CEO.
Gray will oversee the final stages of development of Lorads digital mammography unit. Lorad is Trexs mammography division.
Gray was a medical physicist in the Mayo Clinics radiology department for 20 years. For the past four years, he has been an independent consultant in medical technology management and assessment, medical physics, and imaging sciences for healthcare organizations and the medical imaging industry. He also worked with several overseas organizations to promote quality medical imaging.
Trex Medical, owned by Thermo Electron, is up for sale. Thermo Electron announced earlier this year it would seek a buyer.
European Society of Breast Imaging Issues Updated Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations
April 24th 2024One of the recommendations from the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) is annual breast MRI exams starting at 25 years of age for women deemed to be at high risk for breast cancer.
New Research Examines Socioeconomic Factors with Mammography No-Shows
April 10th 2024Patients with Medicaid or means-tested insurance were over 27 percent more likely to miss mammography appointments, and only 65 percent of women with three of more adverse social determinants of health had a mammography exam in a two-year period covering 2020 and 2021, according to new research and a report from the CDC.
Mammography Study: AI Improves Breast Cancer Detection and Reduces Reading Time with DBT
April 3rd 2024An emerging artificial intelligence (AI) model demonstrated more than 12 percent higher specificity and reduced image reading time by nearly six seconds in comparison to unassisted radiologist interpretation of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) images.