Introductions Include High Volume, High Performance CAD System and DigitalNow
Software to Ease the Transition from Film-Based to Digital Mammography
CHICAGO, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- R2 Technology, Inc., the pioneers of
computer-aided detection (CAD), will introduce powerful new mammography tools,
including the ImageChecker(R) DMax system and a new algorithm that is more
easily tailored to suit varied clinical needs, here at the 90th Scientific
Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America
(RSNA), November 28-December 2. With a proven track record in offering
clinically relevant solutions, the company will showcase the DigitalNow(TM)
software, a clinically useful archiving enabler designed to help prepare for
the transition from to digital mammography and new display options designed to
offer enhancements in clinical use and workflow.
Since the ImageChecker(R) system was the first CAD system approved by the
Food and Drug Administration in 1998, R2 Technology has continued to drive
clinical and workflow advances in mammography. DigitalNow represents the
latest advance, developed for the vast majority of mammography practices that
are preparing to transition from film to digital and want to be able to
transition seamlessly to softcopy reading. Improving the digital reading
environment and workflow by eliminating the need for lightboxes next to high-
resolution monitors, DigitalNow features universal compatibility with all
DICOM workstations and flexible electronic patient data system integration.
R2's entire family of ImageChecker CAD systems, including the new DMax and
the DM, DX and LX systems, has been redesigned to streamline workflow,
incorporate new features and provide a springboard to R2's next generation of
CAD features. R2 will also show a sneak preview of ImageChecker LS, the new
featherweight member of the ImageChecker family. The Company will also debut a
robust new CAD algorithm that is more easily tailored to suit varied clinical
needs.
The company also announced that software features available on the
CheckMate Ultra(TM) display unit are now available on its line of motorized
viewers. This includes PeerView(TM) software, which provides radiologists
with immediate display of a high-resolution image of the regions of interest
identified by the CAD algorithm. By providing radiologists with additional
detail, PeerView software is designed to help dismiss potential false marks
produced by the CAD system. The PeerView software application magnifies
marked regions of interest, enabling the radiologist to understand the
specific features detected by the system.
"For more than a decade, R2 Technology has prided itself on developing
clinically relevant CAD tools that help radiologists solve real clinical
problems," said William J. Mercer, president and CEO of R2 Technology. "This
RSNA, we have expanded the ImageChecker product line with the most powerful
CAD system ever developed and a series of software tools designed to make CAD
accessible in every mammography environment, regardless of how far they have
progressed in the transition to digital."
To date, nearly 1,500 ImageChecker CAD systems have been shipped worldwide
and eight million women have their mammograms interpreted annually with the
aid of this leading CAD technology for the early detection of breast cancer.
CAD is used by increasing numbers of radiologists as "a second pair of
eyes" when reading a mammogram. Analogous to a spellchecker system on a
personal computer, this technology uses computer algorithms to identify areas
on the mammogram containing characteristics that may warrant a second review
by the radiologist. Clinical trials have demonstrated that use of the
ImageChecker system as an adjunct to review by the radiologist could result in
early detection of up to 23.4% of the cancers currently detected with
screening mammography in those women who had a prior screening mammogram 9-24
months earlier.
About R2 Technology, Inc.
R2 Technology, Inc., headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., is a recognized
leader in the development and commercialization of computer-aided detection
(CAD), an innovative technology that assists radiologists in the early
detection of breast cancer, actionable lung nodules and other lung
abnormalities. As a medical software company, R2 Technology is developing CAD
systems for a variety of imaging modalities and disease states R2 was given
the 2004 Frost and Sullivan Product of the Year award. For information, visit
http://www.r2tech.com.
ImageChecker is a registered trademark of R2 Technology, Inc.
SOURCE R2 Technology, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Chris K. Joseph R2 Technology, Inc.,
+1-510-339-2293, cjoseph@r2tech.com
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