Allegheny Health Network in Allegheny, Pa, has become the first facility in the country to install the SenoClaire breast tomosynthesis solution from GE Healthcare, following the system’s recent approval by FDA. SenoClaire uses a short x-ray sweep around the positioned breast to remove potential motion while reducing blur and increasing image sharpness.
“We are pleased to be working with GE Healthcare to provide women with a precise screening tool to help detect breast cancer,” said William Poller, MD, director of the Division of Breast Imaging at Allegheny Health Network. “When cancer is identified and treated earlier, we know women have a better rate of survival.”
Allegheny Health Network’s Health + Wellness Pavilion in Wexford, Pa, is the first to receive the new technology. Installations at additional sites, including Allegheny General Hospital, West Penn Hospital, Forbes Hospital, and Allegheny Valley are scheduled for the months ahead.
The system allows clinicians to switch from a 2D standard mammogram view and 3D view without any increase in radiation dose. SenoClaire is compatible with Centricity PACS with Universal Viewer and supports the DICOM standard that can be read by capable PACS vendors. When combined with GE Healthcare’s Centricity PACS and Centricity Clinical Archive solution, SenoClaire enables clinicians to access a patient’s longitudinal record.
“SenoClaire builds on our breast care continuum, which offers physicians and patients a comprehensive suite of solutions—from screening and diagnosis through treatment and monitoring,” said Catherine Tabaka, chief marketing officer, GE Healthcare, Detection and Guidance Solutions. “SenoClaire not only offers patients a new solution to help clinicians better detect breast cancer, but does so with low dose radiation and high image quality. This new generation technology, breast tomosynthesis, together with innovative solutions like contrast enhanced spectral mammography, automated whole breast ultrasound, and molecular breast imaging, will equip healthcare providers with a comprehensive set of tools that will help their patients across the entire breast care continuum.”
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