R2 IMAGECHECKER RESULTS IN EARLIER DETECTION
The Oklahoma Breast Care Center installed R2 ImageChecker Computer Aided Detection (CAD) in 2002. At that time there were only 400 units in the country. Since then over 1,400 units are worldwide and 8 million women have their mammograms interpreted annually with the aid of CAD. The addition of this system provides the newest advancements in medical imaging and is designed to assist in minimizing false negative readings during mammogram screenings.
ImageChecker is the first U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Computer Aided Detection system for use in breast cancer screening. Studies show that use of the ImageChecker results in earlier detection, up to 23.4 percent, of the cancers currently detected with screening mammography and in those women who had a prior screening mammogram, detection occurred 9 to 24 months earlier.
The ImageChecker is CAD system is used in conjunction with both film screen and digital mammography. The ImageChecker system digitizes a mammogram and analyzes the image for regions suggestive of microcalcification clusters, masses or architectural distortions, using the system’s specialized processing software. Any suspicious areas are marked on the low-resolution image, which is then displayed on a monitor. The radiologist typically reviews the entire mammogram first and then activates the ImageChecker monitor to see if any areas have been highlighted for additional review. If an image is marked, the radiologist goes back to the original mammogram to review this area of the image in more detail. R2 delivers the lowest false marker rate available at comparable sensitivities.
When you come for your mammogram ask us to R2 it!