How Radiologists can Enhance Patient Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In recent weeks, the number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus, or COVID-19, has rapidly increased, impacting our lives in unprecedented ways and placing a growing burden upon hospitals and clinicians worldwide. This emerging issue has led organizations such as the American College of Radiology, the American Cancer Society, and...
Artificial Intelligence in Breast Cancer Screening and How it Could Benefit You
Artificial intelligence (AI) seems to be everywhere. AI already helps us navigate traffic, conduct web searches, and shop online, and is rapidly establishing a foothold in healthcare. PINK Breast Center is proud to say we are already using AI to help our patients, with the first and only AI software...
The Evolution of iCAD
iCAD traces its origins to 1984 — a year of tremendous technological advancements: Dell Computers was founded, Apple introduced the Macintosh, and Sony released the Discman as the first portable CD player.[i],[ii],[iii] This year of inspiring innovation was the same year that Howard Howtek launched Howtek Inc., a technology company...
Breast Cancer Screening: What You Need to Know
With 1 in 8 women at risk of developing breast cancer in her lifetime[i], it’s important to know your personal risk and get screened regularly. Breast cancer screening has improved significantly in recent years, making it more important than ever for women to know about the latest advancements that can...
ProFound AI: Award-Winning Technology Clinically Proven to Enhance Breast Cancer Detection
iCAD, Inc. recently received the “Best New Radiology Solution” Award for the ProFound AI™ platform in the 2019 MedTech Breakthrough Awards Program. The program recognizes the top companies and solutions in the global health and medical technology industries; this year, over 3,500 nominations were considered from more than 15 countries...
RSNA 2018: Artificial Intelligence Dominates the Show
RSNA 2018 is a wrap, but the buzz continues, and we want to thank everyone that visited with iCAD during the show that had the opportunity to experience our ProFound AI solution for breast tomosynthesis and those we have met with since the show closed. As you can imagine, lots...
The Best Defense Against Breast Cancer is Early Detection: Honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Founded in 1985, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) is celebrated each October with a mission of educating the public about the causes, risks, prevention and detection of breast cancer. With one in eight women developing invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime and more than 330,000 new...
3 Steps to Improve Your Overall Breast Health
We’re halfway through 2018, providing us with the perfect opportunity to reflect on the goals we have set for ourselves this year and how we are tracking toward them. At iCAD, our goal is to keep you iNFORMED and aware by sharing tips and resources that are pertinent to your...
5 Ways to Protect Yourself and Your Breast Health
May 13-19 is National Women’s Health Week and a great opportunity for women to stop, take a breather and remember that putting your own health first will allow you to take better care of your family and loved ones. This includes staying on top of your breast health. With about...
iCAD Announced a Finalist for the 2018 Design Excellence Awards
In March of 2017, we announced that our deep learning based digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) solution – PowerLook Tomo Detection – had received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). For those not familiar, PowerLook Tomo Detection is a first-of-its-kind, concurrent-read computer aided detection solution designed to assist...