First Dedicated CAD System for Breast MRI Launches at RSNA
KIRKLAND, Wash., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Confirma, Inc., a medical image
processing company, announced today it would launch its initial product,
CADstream, at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America
(RSNA). CADstream is a computer-aided detection (CAD) system that enhances
workflow, data analysis and quality control of medical imaging studies. It is
the first dedicated image processing system to be applied to breast MRI
(magnetic resonance imaging) -- an imaging technology gaining popularity for
breast cancer imaging.
To account for patient motion, CADstream first registers all of the
500 - 1000 images in the data series. The system then automatically performs
image-processing functions that are currently being performed manually by
technologists and radiologists. These processes include: subtraction images,
real time contrast uptake and washout curves, maximum intensity projections,
multi-planar reformatting and tumor volume measurements. The result for
radiology clinics is standardization of MRI studies as well as enhancement of
MRI interpretation, economics and quality control.
"We have been participating in the CADstream Beta program and have been
extremely impressed with the improved quality of our breast MRI studies as
well as the amount of time that CADstream has saved our clinic," said David A.
Russell, MD of Inland Imaging in Spokane, WA. "We have been offering breast
MRI studies for nearly two years and have been spending an inordinate amount
of time processing these studies. With CADstream, we have reduced that time by
about 50 percent, and we have been able to offer more thorough breast MRI
studies."
Dr. Russell's center is one of seven that has been participating in the
CADstream Beta testing program. The sites have different brands of MR imagers,
Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) and methods for processing
and interpreting breast MRI, providing diverse environments for validating
CADstream in clinical practice.
RSNA's 2002 annual meeting is being held in Chicago, IL between
December 1 and 6 at McCormick Center. The RSNA meeting brings radiologists and
radiological technologists from around the world together each year to learn
about the most recent developments in radiology. Confirma is exhibiting in
booth 8352 in Hall B.
About Confirma, Inc.
Confirma, Inc. develops and markets a radiology informatics system that
enhances workflow, data analysis and quality control in the radiology clinic.
Confirma's first product, CADstream, automates manual, laborious techniques,
providing overall time savings, quality control and imaging study
standardization. In its initial application, CADstream is being used to assist
in the analysis of breast MRI; the company plans future applications in other
MRI studies. For more information, please visit http://www.confirma.com.
SOURCE Confirma, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Daniel Bickford, Director of Marketing and
Sales of Confirma, Inc., +1-425-576-3229, or
dbickford@confirma.com
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