Plano, TX (July 22, 2014) - VuCOMP, Inc., leading developer of advanced computer vision systems for the detection of breast cancer, announced today that it has amended its Health Canada Medical Device License to include M-Vu Breast Density. The amendment provides clearance for VuCOMP to sell and market its M-Vu Breast Density product throughout Canada.
The clearance is timely as bill C-314, An Act Respecting the awareness of screening among women with dense breast tissue has been introduced in Canada. The act requires the Government of Canada to encourage the use of existing initiatives in order to increase awareness among women about the implications of heterogeneous or dense breast tissue for breast cancer screening, and to assist women and health care providers in making well-informed decisions regarding screening.
Jim Pike, President and CTO of VuCOMP stated, "We are pleased to now offer M-Vu Breast Density to the breast radiology community in Canada. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in Canadian women, with over 24,000 women diagnosed each year. We hope our M-Vu Breast Density tool will aid radiologists as they fight to lower this statistic."
Clinical studies have shown that dense breasts can hide a cancerous lesion by
reducing the ability to visualize fine structures and details that could indicate a
malignant abnormality, making breast cancer detection in a mammogram more
difficult. M-Vu Breast Density is designed to advance the science of breast density measurement by identifying dense tissue in the breast that could be masking cancer.
In addition to M-Vu Breast Density, clinics around the world are using the
company's M-Vu® Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) for mammography. M-Vu
CAD analyzes mammograms to mark areas consistent with breast cancer using
sophisticated mathematical algorithms.
About VuCOMP, Inc.
VuCOMP, Inc. leads the way in setting a new standard for CAD and automated breast density measurement. The company is dedicated exclusively to developing advanced cancer detecting technologies. VuCOMP's engineering team has worked together since 1986, pioneering some of the world's most advanced computer vision systems. For more information, please visit www.vucomp.com.
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Dan Conley
Beacon Communications
312-593-8461
dconley@beaconpr.com
