Health Images MRI scanner gets FDA nod
The Food and Drug Administration has given 510(k) marketing clearanceto Health Images of Atlanta for its HI Star 0.6-tesla MRI scanner.HI Star will replace the company's HI Standard system as the scannerof choice for its network of 54 imaging clinics.
The Food and Drug Administration has given 510(k) marketing clearanceto Health Images of Atlanta for its HI Star 0.6-tesla MRI scanner.HI Star will replace the company's HI Standard system as the scannerof choice for its network of 54 imaging clinics. The system willalso be marketed outside HI's network, especially in Latin Americaand Asia, according to the company.
What a New Mammography Study Reveals About BMI, Race, Ethnicity and Advanced Breast Cancer Risk
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.
