Aurora Breast MRI Comes to Texas; Sue A. de Mille Women's Diagnostic Center Offers Aurora Breast MRI to Dallas Area Women.

PLANO, Texas -- Women in the Dallas area now have access to a more advanced tool to detect and diagnose breast cancer. Sue A. de Mille Women's Diagnostic Center of Dallas, TX now offers appropriate patients an examination with the Aurora(R) 1.5T Dedicated Breast MRI System with Bilateral UltraRODEO(R) (Rotating Delivery of Excitation Off-Resonance).

"Having the Aurora breast MRI system allows us to better serve the women in the Dallas area by offering more options in breast cancer detection. Our Aurora system has only been in place for three months, yet we have already seen a tremendous impact in improving our assessment of extent of disease prior to definitive surgery. We are also finding unsuspected cancers in our high-risk population," said Dr. Patricia Krakos of the Sue A. de Mille Women's Diagnostic Center.

"Women have benefited immensely from advances in breast cancer screening, with earlier detection leading to better survival rates. With such high quality UltraRODEO images, the truly integrated and easy to use biopsy functionality and the user-friendly AuroraCAD(TM) physician diagnostic software tools, we are now able to better determine the extent of DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) and other forms of breast cancer, such as lobular carcinoma, which are often difficult to find using other imaging modalities. The addition of MRI to our practice allows us to provide more comprehensive treatment and follow-up to our patients," added Dr. Krakos.

In deciding to dedicate the company to the fight against breast cancer, Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc. has created the first and only FDA cleared MRI system designed specifically for breast imaging. "With the focus solely on breast imaging, Aurora made many design decisions to maximize clinical productivity and ease of use for the physician," said President and CEO Olivia Cheng. Centers without the Aurora system provide breast MRI on traditional whole body scanners that require accessory products from a variety of manufacturers that are poorly interfaced and often difficult to use. "Breast radiologists now have a truly integrated breast MRI solution," added Cheng.

The Aurora System is designed to be located within the breast care center where it is readily available to specialized physicians and their patients. As a diagnostic imaging tool, the Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System with bilateral UltraRODEO is ideal for a wide range of indications in breast disease management including, but not limited to:

--Detection of cancer in higher risk women, especially those with dense breast tissue or in whom mammography is technically limited due to anatomic factors, such as surgical alteration or implants.

--Determining the extent of cancer for better treatment planning.

--Evaluation of patients with positive surgical marginal for residual cancer.

--Monitoring cancer response in patients being given Neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

--Evaluation of breast implant integrity (The Aurora, with UltraRODEO technology which suppresses fat and normal ductal tissue, combines easily with silicone-suppression sequences, allowing both implant integrity assessment and cancer detection in both breasts in a single MRI examination).

About the Sue A. de Mille Women's Diagnostic Center

The Sue A. de Mille Women's Diagnostic Center was developed 3 years ago after a generous donation of the area's first LoRad digital mammogram unit by Sue A. de Mille. The center is totally digital with 3 mammogram units, 2 high-resolution breast ultrasound machines, the Aurora dedicated breast MRI, and biopsy capability in all imaging modalities. Bone densitometry is also offered. The center is staffed with fellowship-trained radiologists in Breast Imaging and Breast MRI.

About Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc.

Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc. (www.auroramri.com) is a private company based in North Andover, Massachusetts. Aurora is the developer and manufacturer of the Aurora(R) 1.5T Dedicated Breast MRI System with Bilateral RODEO(R), the first and only FDA cleared MRI system designed specifically for breast imaging.

The Aurora system provides the complete breast MRI solution including a specialized physician workstation with AuroraCAD(TM) (rapid interpretation review capability using multiplanar reformations, MIP, 3-plane motion corrected subtraction, dynamic analysis tools and volume calculation) and integrated AuroraBIOPSY(TM) with full interventional capabilities. Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc. partners with the nation's finest breast care centers to provide the ultimate in the detection, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.