March 4, 2011 – A 3-D mammography system and other ready-to-market technologies in women’s imaging will be showcased at the National Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference (NCBC) in Las Vegas.

March 3, 2011 – Philips has donated two ultrasound systems to Imaging the World (ITW), a non-profit organization, to help improve healthcare in Uganda. In addition to the two CX50 CompactXtreme portable ultrasound systems, Philips will provide technical training and $100,000 in financial support.

March 1, 2011 – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled in favor of Hologic and against SenoRX regarding patent infringement involving breast brachytherapy systems. The court reversed previous decisions reached by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, which were in favor of SenoRx.

March 1, 2011 – The Mosaiq oncology electronic medical record (EMR), by Elekta, has received complete EMR certification. Complete EMR certification officially validates the software and enables eligible providers to qualify to demonstrate Stage 1 meaningful use under the HITECH Act.

February 28, 2011 – Results from a study comparing two versions of computer-aided detection (CAD) technology have been published on the European Society of Radiology’s website. The study, which compared Riverain Medical’s OnGuard 1.0 and OnGuard 5.1, found that radiologists using OnGuard 5.1 were able to detect smaller lung nodules, including those that were primary lung cancer.

February 28, 2011 – At the National Institutes of Health (NIH) summit on managing radiation dose in computerized tomography, representatives from the American College of Radiology (ACR) outlined strategies for transforming computed tomography (CT) technology and minimizing radiation exposure.

February 25, 2011 – Breast cancer screening with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can detect invasive cancers missed on mammography in women who’ve undergone chest irradiation for other diseases, according to a new study in Radiology.