NASHUA, N.H., Sept. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- iCAD, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICAD), an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis, workflow solutions and radiation therapy for the early identification and treatment of cancer, today announced that, in addition to Volpara®Density™ volumetric breast density assessment software, Volpara®Analytics™ and Volpara®Dose™ solutions are now available as part of iCAD's PowerLook Advanced Mammography Platform (AMP)®. With the addition of these quantitative breast imaging tools, radiologists will be able to evaluate the performance of all major digital mammography and tomosynthesis units and obtain patient-specific dose information to make informed treatment decisions in real time.
"Today's healthcare environment is increasingly data-driven and our customers require up-to-the-minute access to analytics that impact patient care," said Ken Ferry, CEO of iCAD. "By incorporating additional breast imaging analytic and reporting solutions from Volpara, our PowerLook AMP customers will be able to go beyond automated mammography unit settings and mine patient-specific, real-time information for actionable insights regarding care delivery within their practices and across patient populations."
PowerLook AMP is a next-generation digital mammography computer-aided detection (CAD) platform that provides radiologists with the ability to customize their 2D CAD solution to meet the needs of their individual work environment. Now with the option to incorporate VolparaAnalytics and VolparaDose in addition to VolparaDensity, PowerLook AMP users will, among other benefits, be able to:
- Improve patient safety and reporting through personalized measurements of density, patient dose, breast compression and other volumetric factors designed to help maintain accuracy and consistent quality in breast screening.
- Optimize performance/utilization of staff and mammography systems.
- Utilize a globally-accepted algorithm incorporating breast density to generate patient-specific radiation dose estimates, which can be automatically entered in patient communications.
"The PowerLook AMP platform has gained a well-established user base and is now considered a key clinical decision support technology in thousands of mammography suites," said Ralph Highnam, PhD, CEO of Volpara Solutions. "The addition of Volpara's dose and analytics tools to the suite is a natural fit that will only enhance the value of this technology to customers. We are proud to continue our collaboration with iCAD to help address the specialized diagnostic needs of the radiology practice."
Cleared by the FDA, HealthCanada, the TGA and CE-marked, VolparaDensity is used by radiologists to objectively assess density from both digital mammography and tomosynthesis images to help doctors evaluate who might benefit from additional screening. Highly correlated to breast MR assessments, VolparaDensity is a reliable tool that automatically generates an objective measurement of volumetric breast density correlated to the ACR (American College of Radiology) breast density categories. To date, more than 3 million women have had their breast density analyzed using VolparaDensity.
For additional information regarding PowerLook AMP and these newly available features, please visit www.icadmed.com/volparasolutions.html.
About iCAD, Inc.
iCAD is an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis, workflow solutions and radiation therapies for the early identification and treatment of common cancers. iCAD offers a comprehensive range of high-performance, upgradeable CAD solutions for mammography and advanced image analysis and workflow solutions for Magnetic Resonance Imaging for breast and prostate cancers, and Computed Tomography for colorectal cancer. iCAD's Xoft® Axxent® Electronic Brachytherapy (eBx®) System® offers radiation treatment for early-stage breast cancer that can be administered in the form of intraoperative radiation therapy or accelerated partial breast irradiation. The Xoft System is also cleared for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer and gynecological cancers. For more information, call 877-iCADnow, or visit www.icadmed.com.
About Volpara Solutions
Founded to enable radiologists to give women the most accurate information possible regarding their breast health, Volpara Solutions is the wholly owned sales and marketing arm of Matakina Technology Limited of New Zealand. Matakina's founders and Board of Directors include John Hood, PhD, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford, UK; Ralph Highnam, PhD, former CEO of Mirada Solutions, one of the University of Oxford's most successful spin-outs of recent times and co-author of the seminal book Mammographic Image Analysis; and Professor Sir Michael Brady, a serial entrepreneur who recently retired from the University of Oxford where he was Professor of Information Technology for 25 years.
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