Baptist Health South Florida Purchases Eight R2 ImageChecker Computer-Aided Detection --CAD-- Systems to Improve the Early Detection of Breast Cancer.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 2003 South Florida's Largest Not-for-Profit Hospital Group to Provide CAD to All Women Who Receive Mammograms R2 Technology, Inc., a leader in computer-aided detection (CAD) and visualization, announced today that Baptist Health South Florida has purchased eight R2 ImageChecker(R) computer-aided detection (CAD) systems. The new CAD systems will be installed immediately at seven facilities, including South Miami South Miami, city (1990 pop. 10,404), Dade co., SE Fla., a suburb of Miami; settled 1899, inc. 1926. It is a commercial and retail center for neighboring Coral Gables. Hospital, Baptist Outpatient Center, Mariners Hospital, Homestead Hospital, and Baptist Medical Plazas at Coral Gables Coral Gables, city (1990 pop. 40,091), Miami-Dade co., SE Fla., SW of Miami; inc. 1925. Founded at the height of the Florida land boom, Coral Gables is a noted planned city, with tree-lined boulevards and Mediterranean-style buildings. , Westchester and Doral. To date, more than 800 film and digital-based ImageChecker systems have been shipped worldwide, and close to six million mammograms have been interpreted with the aid of the ImageChecker CAD system. "Baptist Health attracts patients from all over South Florida, the Caribbean and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , and we pride ourselves on a tradition of providing excellent patient care to every patient," said Patricia Rosello, vice president of Baptist Outpatient Services outpatient services Hospital-based services Managed care Medical and other services provided, to a nonadmitted Pt, by a hospital or other qualified facility–eg, mental health clinic, rural health clinic, mobile X-ray unit, free-standing dialysis unit Examples . "We've made a commitment to include CAD as our standard of care and make it available to every woman who visits any of our facilities," she added. "We expect that the combination of the ImageChecker and our radiologists will significantly improve the detection of breast cancer at an early stage," said Pilar Pilar strong-minded female leader of a group of guerrillas in the Spanish Civil War. [Am. Lit.: Hemingway For Whom the Bell Tolls] See : Female Power Pilar Martinez, M.D., medical director of Women's Imaging for Baptist Health South Florida. The purchase by Baptist Health South Florida represents R2's largest order to date. It includes ImageCheckerCL systems, with a variety of display configurations, including motorized mo·tor·ize tr.v. mo·tor·ized, mo·tor·iz·ing, mo·tor·iz·es 1. To equip with a motor. 2. To supply with motor-driven vehicles. 3. To provide with automobiles. viewers, CheckMate checkmate end of game in chess: folk-etymology of Shah-mat, ‘the Shah is dead.’ [Br. Folklore: Espy, 217] See : End (TM) Ultra display units and the PeerView(TM) software application, which provides radiologists with immediate display of a high-resolution image of the regions of interest identified by the CAD algorithm. Computer-aided detection is used by increasing numbers of radiologists as "a second pair of eyes" when reading a mammogram mammogram /mam·mo·gram/ (mam´o-gram) a radiograph of the breast. mam·mo·gram n. An x-ray image of the breast produced by mammography. . R2's ImageChecker system has the potential to detect findings that might otherwise be overlooked during the review process, thus increasing cancer detection. CAD technology also is especially effective in identifying calcifications, some of which can be cancerous. Clinical trials demonstrated that use of the ImageChecker system could result in earlier detection of up to 23.4 percent of the cancers currently detected with screening mammography mammography, diagnostic procedure that uses low-dose X rays to detect abnormalities in the breasts. The early diagnosis of breast cancer made possible by the routine use of mammography for screening women increases a woman's treatment alternatives and improves her in those women who had a prior screening mammogram nine to 24 months earlier. "The number of women who have benefited from CAD technology for mammography continues to increase, further validating the growing usage of this technology that helps radiologists to analyze mammograms," said Mike Klein, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , R2 Technology. "We are extremely happy to have the esteemed Baptist Health South Florida purchase and install ImageChecker CAD systems throughout their mammography centers, which speaks clearly to the vital importance of this technology." The ImageChecker system was originally approved by the FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. in 1998 for use with film-based screening mammography to assist radiologists in minimizing false negative readings. Based on expanded approvals in 2001 and 2002, the R2 ImageChecker is the only CAD system approved by the FDA for use with screening, diagnostic and digital mammography digital mammography Imaging The capture of mammographic images on a digital grid Pros ↑ resolution and clarity than conventional mammography; DM is of use as a screening technique, and allows faster, earlier, and more accurate detection of early breast . About Baptist Health South Florida Baptist Health South Florida is the largest not-for-profit healthcare organization in the region. It includes Baptist, Baptist Children's, South Miami, Homestead and Mariners Hospitals as well as Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute and Baptist Outpatient Services. About R2 Technology, Inc. R2 Technology, Inc., headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., is a recognized leader in the development and commercialization of computer-aided detection (CAD), an innovative technology that assists radiologists in the early detection of breast cancer and other cancer-related lesions. R2's ImageChecker CAD system with OmniCAD(TM) technology is being successfully used by hospitals and imaging centers as an aid to radiologists for the early detection of breast cancer. As a medical software company, R2 is developing CAD systems for a variety of imaging modalities and disease states. For information, visit www.r2tech.com. ImageChecker is a registered trademark of R2 Technology, Inc. and CheckMate, PeerView and OmniCAD are trademarks of R2 Technology, Inc. |
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