http://www.appliedradiology.com RSS Feed on Applied Radiologyhttp://www.appliedradiology.com//Issues/2005/09/Articles/Technology--and--Industry--Computer-aided-detection-for-breast-ultrasound-and-new-PACS-for-mammography.aspxThe American Cancer Society estimates that there will be >211,000 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed this year and that >40,400 women will die of this disease.1 Early detection is key to long-term survival for these women. Two new tools designed to assist the radiologist in making an early diagnosis have been introduced recently: The first computer-aided detection (CAD) system for breast ultrasound, and a new picture archiving and communications system (PACS) with a workstation designed to meet the requirements for soft-copy diagnosis of mammography.Monday, 12 Sep 2005 16:14:13 GMT