BEDFORD, Mass. - Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (Nasdaq: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared two Hologic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) products: the Sentinelle 2-channel Endo Coil and Sentinelle's 16 channel Breast Coil for several Siemens platforms.

The Sentinelle MRI Endo Coil array for pelvic imaging provides a new solution for imaging and analysis of the pelvic region. The Endo Coil employs Hologic's innovative technology designed to provide high signal-to-noise imaging to help visualize and localize cancers in the pelvic region, and especially prostate cancer. Siemens and Toshiba are completing final release processes to enable product shipments in 2012.

Hologic's new 16 channel Sentinelle Breast Coil builds on the Company's strength in breast MRI interventional and analysis solutions for managing breast cancer. The new Breast Coil array is designed to provide excellent signal-to-noise ratio as well as optimal access for breast biopsies. The 16 channel array is pending validation by Siemens and will initially be available on the Siemens TIM (Total Imaging Matrix) platforms, followed by validation on the Siemens Aera and Skyra MRI platforms.
"We are excited about the possibilities these new products bring healthcare professionals for finding and treating breast and prostate cancer at the earliest stage possible," says Peter Soltani, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and General Manager of Hologic's Breast Health Division. "For the past decade, Hologic has worked diligently to help healthcare professionals diagnose and treat breast cancer at its earliest stages. Our newest 16 channel Sentinelle MRI Breast Coil array is yet another innovative tool added to that arsenal. In addition, we are very pleased with the FDA clearance of our new Sentinelle Endo Coil to address another debilitating disease state: prostate cancer."

About Hologic MRI Solutions

Hologic offers imaging, interventional and analysis solutions for breast MRI. Unlike competitive breast coils, Hologic's Variable Coil Geometry feature allows for the diagnostic coils and biopsy grid positioning to conform to each patient. This innovation can improve image quality, decrease set-up time, increase patient accommodation and improve access to lesions for biopsy. When combined with the Hologic ATEC minimally-invasive breast biopsy device for MRI and Hologic Aegis software for image analysis and interventional planning, the Company provides a unique suite of products.

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