Kodak CAD nears market
The FDA has issued an approvable letter for a mammography CAD device developed by Kodak. Approvable letters usually precede final FDA consent for marketing, provided certain criteria are met. Kodak plans to offer the CAD technology as a stand-alone
The FDA has issued an approvable letter for a mammography CAD device developed by Kodak. Approvable letters usually precede final FDA consent for marketing, provided certain criteria are met. Kodak plans to offer the CAD technology as a stand-alone product and as a component of its digital capture and image-and-information management systems. According to the company, clinical trial results submitted to the FDA suggest that 39.4% of missed breast cancers would be detected 14.8 months earlier if Kodak's new technology were used.
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.
