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Diagnostics
Breast cancer detection improved by 7.4% in academic medical setting
September 1st, 2005
A study published in the August issue of Radiology showed that breast cancer detection was improved by 7.4% through use of R2 Technology, Inc.'s ImageChecker computer aided detection (CAD) system, the company announced. The findings are significant because this is the first prospective published study of its kind to be conducted in an academic medical setting, which is typically staffed by the most highly trained radiologists. The study of 8,682 women was led by Robyn Birdwell and her former colleagues at Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto, California. "Breast cancer can be very challenging to detect and subtle clues can be missed by...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-01)
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