Lucent transfers assets to HealthCenter, gains ASPMurray Hill, NJ-based Lucent Technologies has agreed to transfer its Electronic Media Network Services group to HealthCenter Internet Services in exchange for a minority equity share in the
Murray Hill, NJ-based Lucent Technologies has agreed to transfer its Electronic Media Network Services group to HealthCenter Internet Services in exchange for a minority equity share in the privately held firm. With the acquisition of Lucents EMNS group, HealthCenter benefits from Lucents Web-hosting expertise and strengthens its ASP offerings. The EMNS group provides Internet services, including custom Web hosting, software development, and call-center management. San Francisco-based HealthCenters products include clinical applications using computer-aided diagnosis and image analysis, networking infrastructure, and consumer health management. Lucent and HealthCenters first offering will be in the cardiac-care market.
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.