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FDA approves second-look computer-aided detection system.(Brief Article)
2002 MAR 7 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- "Second Look helps radiologists identify subtle changes in tissue that may indicate the presence of cancer," said Greg Arnsdorff, CADx Medical Systems. "The Second Look computer system easily integrates with existing radiology practices, and is highly effective at boosting detection rates."
The data reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for this approval were generated in a large, multicenter study of over 9000 patients performed at 18 leading medical institutions across the United States. In the clinical trials, 26.2% of breast cancers missed would be detected with the use of Second Look.
"The key to effective treatment for many women with breast cancer often relies on finding cancerous tumors early, before they spread to other parts of the body," said Dr. Rachel Brem, director of breast imaging and intervention at the George Washington Medical Center. "Since mammography is the most powerful tool we have to detect early breast cancer, every improvement in accuracy and sensitivity has ...
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 4, 2002 700+ words
...appropriate course of treatment. Second Look does not require patients to undergo...work for radiologists. The Second Look computer-aided detection technology is reimbursable...related applications. The Second Look CAD system is based on the same breakthrough...
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- Newspaper article from: The BBI Newsletter January 1, 2002 700+ words
...letter from the FDA for its Second Look computer-aided detection system for mammography...premarket approval application for Second Look, which was filed in a modular format...Marketing clearance for the Second Look system is subject to final labeling...
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...major have in common? A: They all congregate at Second Look Computing to develop computer-based multimedia for...but certainly not least, enthusiasm. What is Second Look? Second Look Computing, part of the Weeg Computing Center, the University...
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- FDA Approves 'Second Look'(TM) Computer-Aided Detection System For Breast...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 1, 2002 700+ words
...Medical Systems. "The Second Look computer system easily integrates with existing...course of treatment. The Second Look computer-aided detection technology is...17.74 per patient. How Second Look Works Second Look is a stand...
- CADx Systems (Beavercreek, Ohio) has signed a development and distribution...
- Newspaper article from: The BBI Newsletter January 1, 2003 700+ words
...will integrate CADx Systems' Second Look computer-aided detection (CAD) software...CADx's FDA-approved Second Look uses software technology to highlight...Senographe 2000D and the CADx Second Look CAD software will require FDA clearance...
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- CADx Medical Systems Receives FDA Approvable Letter for Second Look(TM).
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 28, 2001 700+ words
...Administration (FDA) for its Second Look computer-aided detection (CAD) system for mammography. Second Look(TM) is a sophisticated screening...Approval (PMA) application for Second Look which was filed in a modular format...
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