ACUSON S2000 Automated Breast Volume Scanner (ABVS)
In a 1998 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine(2), the detection rate for non-palpable, invasive breast cancers increased by 42 percent in women with dense breasts when mammography was followed by an ultrasound exam.
The ACUSON S2000(TM) ABVS(3) system automatically and quickly acquires full-field sonographic volumes for comprehensive review and diagnosis of the breast streamlining workflow and reducing operator dependence and variability. The system also features the intuitive, anatomical coronal plane not available using conventional ultrasound. This view provides a more understandable representation of the global anatomy and architecture of the breast. Semi-automated reporting and comprehensive BI-RADS(R) reporting capabilities further enhance the clinical workflow.
The ACUSON S2000 ABVS system has an innovative, mobile in-suite design, combining the advanced ACUSON S2000 ultrasound system with a transducer specifically designed for automated ultrasound breast volume imaging. To further optimize high-volume patient care, the system also supports innovative breast imaging applications, such as fatty tissue and eSie Touch(TM) elasticity imaging.
Mammography Tomosynthesis
The latest technology now under development in full-field mammography, breast tomosynthesis(5) is a 3D imaging technology that acquires 2D projection images of a compressed breast at multiple angles during a sweep of the X-ray tube. Poised to enhance mammography, the new technology will take the
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