Aurora Breast MRI Society Partners with China Medical Women's Association to Improve Breast Cancer Care in China and the U.S.

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. & BEIJING -- With a shared goal of improving breast cancer care in China and the U.S., the Aurora Breast MRI Society (ABMS) today announced its groundbreaking collaboration with the China Medical Women's Association (CMWA).

A professional exchange program is the first curriculum currently being developed for this collaboration, whereby research specialists from China will be sponsored to spend two-to-three weeks in leading comprehensive breast centers in the U.S. to learn about breast imaging modalities and their use in the detection, diagnosis and treatment monitoring of breast cancer. Boston-based Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc. has committed as the first corporate underwriter of the program.

"There is an urgent need for more advanced breast imaging technologies among women in Asia, as breast cancer is now the leading cause of cancer death in women," said Olivia Ho Cheng, president and chief executive officer of Aurora. "The objective of the Aurora Breast MRI Society in forging this relationship with the China Medical Women's Association is to educate Asian physicians who have the greatest interest in furthering this cause by introducing them to the most advanced state-of-art technologies available, then return them to their own professional communities to educate other leading health care providers. Because we know this alliance with the China Medical Women's Association will help save lives, we are proud to support this collaboration."

"Breast cancer is emerging as the leading cancer for women in China," said Dr. Zi-yang Li, executive vice president of CMWA. "The challenge in China, with our high percentage of women with dense tissue, is to develop an effective way to earlier detect and better diagnose breast disease. We definitely need new technology, like the Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System, to help us fight breast cancer in China. Teaming up with the Aurora Breast MRI Society will add great value to the Association and bring it to the next level. The ultimate aim of these improvements is to significantly improve the breast health of women in China."

"Much like the Aurora Breast MRI Society, the China Medical Women's Association is committed to improving women's health in China and promoting and supporting continuing education," said Dr. Kamilia F. Kozlowski, president of ABMS and medical director/CEO of the Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center in Knoxville, Tenn. "I cannot be more proud and encouraged by the progress that is sure to be made in improving women's health through this groundbreaking partnership."

About the Aurora Breast MRI Society

The mission of the Aurora Breast MRI Society is to further spur and expand the clinical role of breast MRI, as well as educate the medical profession, public and healthcare industry about the vital role of breast MRI in earlier detection 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.

About the China Medical Women's Association

Founded on July 6, 1995, the China Medical Women's Association (CMWA) (http://www.cmwa.org.cn/index.jsp) is a nation-wide association of women physicians under the auspice of the Ministry of Health, which aims to unite women physicians to devote themselves to the program of modernization, enhance academic research on medicine, and strengthen mutual understanding, exchanges and cooperation among women physicians in China and internationally.

Currently, CMWA has 19 branches in the provinces and major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangdong with 150 institutional members and more than 20,000 individual women physician members.

About Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc.

Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc. (www.auroramri.com) is a private company based in North Andover, Mass. and committed to expanding the fight against breast cancer. Aurora strives to manufacture the highest quality and most cost-effective breast MRI solutions and partners with a growing number of the nation's finest breast care centers to provide the ultimate in the detection, diagnosis (including biopsy) and treatment of breast cancer. The Aurora System is in clinical use at a growing number of leading breast care centers in the U.S., Europe and Asia.