Aurora(R) Breast MRI Society Debuts Global Teaching Tool at Society's Annual Meeting.

New Global PACS Teaching Tool Provides an Educational and Information-Sharing Platform for Aurora Breast MRI Society Members

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. -- The Aurora([R]) Breast MRI Society, a rapidly growing group of dedicated breast radiologists committed to advancing the use of cutting-edge dedicated breast MRI technology, previewed the newly developed Aurora Breast MRI Society Global PACS Teaching Tool. The teaching tool was introduced before an audience of more than 100 radiology professionals in attendance at the second annual Aurora Breast MRI Society Meeting, recently held in Newport Beach, Calif.

"The establishment of the Aurora Breast MRI Society Global PACS Teaching Tool is incredibly exciting, as it will provide Society members an exclusive Internet-based community in which they are able to network with colleagues, share clinical knowledge and data, enhance professional development, and improve the management and treatment of breast disease," said Kamilia F. Kozlowski, M.D., president, Aurora Breast MRI Society, and medical director/CEO and clinical breast radiologist, Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center. "We are proud of the progress made in supporting our Society's mission through the introduction of the Aurora Breast MRI Society Global PACS Teaching Tool and know that this will be a very valuable tool for all practitioners using it."

The Aurora Breast MRI Society's new PACS portal is expected to become available for member access in the first quarter of 2008. Unlike traditional PACS formats, the Aurora Breast MRI Society Global PACS Teaching Tool will be the first PACS platform that will be exclusively utilized by a professional group. Members will be able to securely upload clinical cases and images without disclosing any private patient information, interact with colleagues and extract images as needed to digitally exchange best practices and clinical knowledge -- thus building a global Internet-based community for Aurora Breast MRI Society health care professionals to share experiences and insights that ultimately will improve patient care across the membership.

About the Aurora Breast MRI Society

Breast radiologists worldwide who are committed to providing patients with state-of-the-art breast imaging have established the Aurora Breast MRI Society. Society members have selected the Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System to offer patients its superior breast imaging and interventional capabilities. To support its mission to advance the use of cutting-edge dedicated breast MRI technology as an effective means to reduce the mortality and morbidity of breast cancer, the Aurora Breast MRI Society's goal is to educate the medical profession, lay public and health care industry about the vital role of breast MRI in the earlier detection of breast cancer and more effective evaluation of breast disease.

For more information about the Aurora Breast MRI Society, or to inquire about becoming a Society member, visit www.aurorabmrisociety.org.