Howtek has integrated a computer-aided detection (CAD) system called Second Look into its MultiRAD 850 film digitizer. Second Look, which is being provided by CADx Medical Systems, will offer radiologists a second opinion on the detection of breast
Howtek has integrated a computer-aided detection (CAD) system called Second Look into its MultiRAD 850 film digitizer. Second Look, which is being provided by CADx Medical Systems, will offer radiologists a second opinion on the detection of breast cancer, according to company officials.
CADx Medical Systems of Quebec develops and markets systems to be used with mammography and other imaging applications. The Second Look system, which is undergoing clinical trials in the U.S., is already being sold in Europe, Latin America, Canada, and Asia.
Howtek of Hudson, NH, designs, engineers, and manufactures digital image scanners, film digitizers, and related software for applications in medical imaging, graphic arts, and photography.
A patients mammography film is fed into the digitizer and Second Looks software analyzes it using proprietary algorithms. Second Look produces a printed paper image, called the Mammograph, which highlights potential areas of concern. After reviewing the mammogram, radiologists can use the Mammograph to assist with a diagnosis.
Second Look will be available in the U.S. when it gains FDA approval. CADx will file for FDA premarket clearance after clinical trials are complete at the end of the summer, said Bill Bussler, CADx spokesperson. Clinical trials are under way at 11 U.S. sites, including Johns Hopkins University and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
MRI-Based AI Radiomics Model Offers 'Robust' Prediction of Perineural Invasion in Prostate Cancer
July 26th 2024A model that combines MRI-based deep learning radiomics and clinical factors demonstrated an 84.8 percent ROC AUC and a 92.6 percent precision-recall AUC for predicting perineural invasion in prostate cancer cases.
Breast MRI Study Examines Common Factors with False Negatives and False Positives
July 24th 2024The absence of ipsilateral breast hypervascularity is three times more likely to be associated with false-negative findings on breast MRI and non-mass enhancement lesions have a 4.5-fold likelihood of being linked to false-positive results, according to new research.
Can Polyenergetic Reconstruction Help Resolve Streak Artifacts in Photon Counting CT?
July 22nd 2024New research looking at photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) demonstrated significantly reduced variation and tracheal air density attenuation with polyenergetic reconstruction in contrast to monoenergetic reconstruction on chest CT.