Digital CAD Mammography System

By digitizing and delivering film-based breast images from prior years to the same digital viewing station used to examine current digital mammograms, this new imaging system, called TotalLook, assists radiologists in the important examination step of comparing breast images from year to year to detect potentially subtle changes that may be indicative of breast cancer.

"We believe the DMIST [Digital Mammography Imaging Screening Test] multi-year clinical study, released in September 2005, will accelerate the adoption of digital mammography,” said W. Scott Parr, president and CEO of iCAD, Inc. (Nashua NH, USA), which developed the system. "iCAD's TotalLook provides an immediate solution to a problem experienced by almost every digital mammography user--how to view prior cases captured on film.”

The CAD system converts prior film images into a digital format and automatically adjusts the digitized images for correct display on the same workstation and in the same context as the current year digital mammogram. By providing radiologists with a "total look” at a mammography patient's multi-year breast examinations, the system decreases light box glare and eliminates the need to shift back and forth from light box to workstation to speed workflow, improve productivity, and reduce discomfort.

The TotalLook CAD system includes an iCAD digitizer-based workstation and software that makes it easier to compare prior film images with digitally acquired current images. Working in conjunction with iCAD's SecondLook CAD systems, the system makes it easier for women's health centers to transition to digital mammography.




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