Imaging Diagnostic Systems
Imaging Diagnostic Systems, Plantation, FL featured the CT Laser Mammography (CTLM®) system, a breast imaging system that does not require breast compression or exposure to radiation. Patients lie face down on a scanning bed so that the breast is naturally suspended in the scanning chamber. The chamber itself contains a laser and multiple electronic signal detectors. As the laser rotates around the breast, the detectors collect absorption information in cross-sections, as in a CT exam. Physicians may view CTLM images in individual slices, or as 3-D volume images of the entire breast. CTLM is designed to be used in conjunction with mammography. It reveals information about blood distribution in the breast and may visualize the process of angiogenesis, which usually accompanies tumor growth.

Siemens

Siemens Medical Solutions, Malvern, PA introduced MAMMOMAT Novation S, a cost-effective solution for facilities that are making the transition to digital breast imaging but don't require the advanced functionality of state-of-the art systems. The MAMMOMAT Novation S optimizes workflow, utilizes the latest full-field amorphous Selenium (aSe) detectors and features Tungsten/Rhodium (W/Rh) X-ray technology, which reduces the dose. Siemens also featured breakthrough breast ultrasound technology with eSie Touch™ elasticity imaging that has shown promise in reducing reliance on invasive breast biopsy procedures. And, Siemens' solution for quantitative breast MRI breast spectroscopy, syngo® GRACE, allows physicians to obtain essential metabolic information about the biochemical composition of breast lesions. This additional information helps physicians better distinguish between malignant and benign lesions to potentially reduce unnecessary breast biopsies.

Siemens offers a full portfolio of technologies combining advanced imaging, laboratory diagnostics, and information technologies to address breast health, in a multimodality approach including ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and extending to digital mammography systems and immunodiagnostic testing and molecular imaging of masses found in the breast.

Z-Tech
Z-Tech Medical, Inc. of Westford, MA has developed a new technology for the early detection of breast cancer. The Azura BreastScan™ System is based on homologous electrical difference analysis and measures physiologic differences between healthy and abnormal breast tissue.

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