iCAD wins mammography patent.iCAD Inc. has been awarded a patent for a method of integrating information from multiple 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 images. The Nashua-based provider of computer-aided cancer detection systems said this new technique is able to include information from prior exams to improve cancer detection. "We are continuously working to enhance our CAD CAD: see computer-aided design. (Computer-Aided Design) Using computers to design products. CAD systems are high-speed workstations or desktop computers with CAD software. offerings, including the development of technologies that will further improve CAD performance for radiologists," said Ken Ferry, president and chief executive officer of the company. "It is a strategic priority to expand our portfolio of patents that protect our intellectual property and the innovation that powers iCAD products in the detection of cancer, and we are delighted to be granted this new patent." The company was awarded four patents in 2007, including one related to CAD for virtual colonoscopy virtual colonoscopy n. A screening examination of the colon in which x-rays obtained by CAT scan are used to generate computerized three-dimensional images of the colonic mucosa. , iCAD has a total of 24 granted patents and 21 patents pending worldwide, including 16 U.S. and five European patent applications. iCAD offers high-performance CAD solutions for both digital and film-based mammography systems. Additionally, iCAD is developing CAD solutions for use with virtual colonoscopy to improve the detection of colonic polyps A polyp can be defined as lining of mucosa which projects out in a mushroom shape. If they have a stalk they are called pendulated if there is no stalk present they are called sessile. They are commonly found in the colon. A colonic polyp is a polyp found in the colon. , iCAD's systems are based on sophisticated algorithms The following is a list of the algorithms described in Wikipedia. See also the list of data structures, list of algorithm general topics and list of terms relating to algorithms and data structures. that analyze the data, automatically identifying and marking suspicious regions in the images. |
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