Angiogenesis

CT Laser Mammography Study Cites Importance of Assessing Breast Angiogenesis in Cancer Cases

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, April 29th, 2007

Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Inc., (BULLETIN BOARD: IMDS) , a pioneer in laser optical breast imaging systems, announced the publication of a significant medical study, "Role of CTLM in Early Detection of Vascular Breast Lesions." The paper, by Mohammed Emad E. Eid, M.D., Ph.D., et al., was published in The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Vol. 37, No. 1, (March): 633-643, 2006.

The study highlighted the importance of imaging the presence and extent of angiogenesis in breasts as a means to improve breast cancer detection and management methods. Angiogenesis is the formation of new blood vessels. In the breast, such new vessels are associated with...

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