R2 Technology to sell ImageChecker in Japan
Mammography computer-aided detection firm R2 Technology’s ImageChecker CAD unit has received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare for use in breast cancer screening in Japan. The unit will be distributed by R2’s partner,
Mammography computer-aided detection firm R2 Technologys ImageChecker CAD unit has received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare for use in breast cancer screening in Japan. The unit will be distributed by R2s partner, Marubeni America, with which R2 signed an agreement last spring (SCAN 6/23/99).
The MHWs decision came as more good news for the Los Altos, CA, company, which is seeing its efforts to establish industry alliances pay off. In 1998, R2 signed an exclusive OEM supply deal with GE Medical Systems of Milwaukee. GE agreed to bundle ImageChecker with the full-field digital mammography system it had under development (SCAN 4/29/98). With the Food and Drug Administrations Jan. 31 approval of GEs Senographe (see story, page 5), R2 comes closer to bringing a digital version of ImageChecker to market.
New PET Study Links Higher Education Level to Speed of Tau Accumulation with Alzheimer’s Disease
July 8th 2025For patients with amyloid β (Aβ)-positive findings on positron emission tomography, higher educational attainment was associated with accelerated accumulation and spread of tau, according to new research.
