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ECRI Institute released a report listing three key questions and the answers concerning breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI; sometimes referred to as molecular breast imaging or MBI). The technology uses a specially designed gamma camera system to image the uptake of a tracer that emits gamma radiation (most commonly 99mtechnetium-sestamibi [MIBI]). MIBI is preferentially taken up by cancer tissue, and thus BSGI can be used to image breast cancer for a variety of clinical indications. Unlike X-ray mammography, BSGI is not affected by the density of breast tissue, and therefore it may be particularly useful for screening and diagnosis of breast cancer in women with dense breast tissue.
May 15, 2013 
The LumaGEM Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) business of Gamma Medica Inc. has been acquired through a chapter 11 sale by Imaging Acquisition Inc., an entity controlled by healthcare growth equity firm Psilos Group Managers LLC. Molecular breast imaging is an adjunct technology to mammography which radiologists use to help diagnose cancerous lesions in women with dense breast tissue. Already used in 15 prestigious medical institutions and clinical practices throughout the United States, the acquisition and investment by Psilos will enable the more focused company to meet the rapidly growing demand for LumaGEM.
March 25, 2013 Molecular breast imaging company Gamma Medica, Inc. is expanding the capabilities of its LumaGEM Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) System with a biopsy accessory. Gamma Medica’s technology clearly lights up tumors, even those obscured by dense breast tissue. This new LumaGUIDE hardware and software package, currently a work-in-progress, will allow physicians to precisely identify and biopsy suspicious lesions. The new procedure is quick (about half the time of an MRI-guided biopsy), easy-to-use, and streamlined.
January 16, 2013 
According to a new market research report "Breast Imaging Technologies Market (Digital Mammography,3D Breast Tomosynthesis, Breast MRI, Breast Ultrasound, Molecular Breast Imaging, Optical Imaging, PET/CT/PEM Modalities) Technology and Market Analysis & Global Forecasts to 2017" is an attempt to showcase the market impact of current and emerging breast imaging technologies having excellent growth potential in the coming five years. The technologies profiled in the report are segmented into Ionizing breast imaging modalities and Non-Ionizing breast imaging technologies on basis of radiation. Ionizing breast imaging modalities include Mammography, 3D Breast Tomosynthesis, Cone beam Computed Tomography (CBCT), Positron Emission Mammography (PEM), Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI), Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Breast Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI). The various Non-ionizing modalities for breast screening covered in the report are Breast MRI, Optical Imaging, Breast thermography and Breast Ultrasound.
January 11, 2013 
October 5, 2012 — Judge Victoria Kaufman of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (San Fernando Valley Division) approved Gamma Medica Inc.’s $1.5 million debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing on a final basis on Oct. 3 as part of its Chapter 11 restructuring. This DIP financing order provides the molecular breast imaging (MBI) manufacturer with sufficient financing to pursue a reorganization or asset sale.
October 05, 2012 
Gamma Medica Inc. will demonstrate the LumaGEM Low Dose Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) System at RSNA 2012.
November 02, 2011 New studies investigate effectiveness of molecular breast imaging (MBI).
June 29, 2011 
May 17, 2011 - Gamma Medica and Mayo Clinic of Rochester, Minn., document the achievement of a five-fold reduction in the necessary dose of Tc-99m sestamibi to perform molecular breast imaging (MBI). This achievement enables the new LumaGEM MBI System by Gamma Medica to deliver the same low radiation dose as digital screening mammography.
May 17, 2011 
Molecular breast imaging (MBI) is effective in the preoperative evaluation of women with biopsy-proven breast cancer, according to a new study by Gamma Medica Inc. and Mayo Clinic of Rochester, Minn, published in the April issue of Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
May 03, 2011 
The LumaGEM molecular breast imaging (MBI) system is a planar, dual-head, fully solid state digital imaging system utilizing cadmium zinc telluride (CZT) technology for breast imaging.
December 23, 2010