Hologic与iCAD公司合作生产乳腺癌计算机辅助检测系统

美国Hologic公司(Bedford, MA, USA)是女性影像诊断系统和数字影像系统的生产商，该公司与美国iCAD公司(Nashua, NH, USA)公布了一项合作协议：制造并向市场推广基于胶片的计算机辅助检测系统[film-based computer-aided detection (CAD) systems]。根据协议，iCAD公司将为Hologic公司制造基于胶片的计算机辅助检测系统，使其为进行小通量乳房X线摄影检查的诊所服务。两家公司估计这些诊所包含了过半的需要乳腺癌计算机辅助检测系统的潜在市场。

Hologic公司主席兼首席执行官Jack Cumming说：“通过将Hologic公司基于胶片的乳房X线摄影系统与iCAD技术相整合，我们相信能够给临床医生提供给更先进的检测系统，以满足当前对早期乳腺癌诊断的需求。早期检测能够显著增加乳腺癌患者生存的机会。我们致力于通过提供更加先进不断革新的产品来满足乳腺癌早期检测的需求，为妇女保健事业做出我们的贡献。”

Hologic and iCAD to Produce CAD Systems
 
Hologic, Inc. (Bedford, MA, USA), a provider of women’s diagnostic imaging systems and digital imaging systems, and iCAD, Inc. (Nashua, NH, USA) have announced a private-label agreement to produce and market film-based computer-aided detection (CAD) systems. Under the agreement, iCAD will manufacture film-based CAD systems for Hologic geared to serve lower volume mammography clinics. The companies estimate that these clinics comprise over half the potential market for breast cancer analog CAD products.

“By combining Hologic’s film-based analog mammography systems with the iCAD technology, we believe we can provide even more physicians with advanced systems in the quest for early breast cancer detection,” stated Jack Cumming, Hologic’s chairman and CEO. “Early detection can significantly improve a woman’s chance of surviving breast cancer, and we remain passionately committed to improving women’s healthcare by providing a comprehensive portfolio of tools and innovations to aid in early detection.”