美國Hologic公司(Bedford, MA, USA)是女性影像診斷系統和數字影像系統的生產商，該公司與美國iCAD公司(Nashua, NH, USA)公布了一項合作協議：制造并向市場推廣基于膠片的計算機輔助檢測系統[film-based computer-aided detection (CAD) systems]。根據協議，iCAD公司將為Hologic公司制造基于膠片的計算機輔助檢測系統，使其為進行小通量乳房X線攝影檢查的診所服務。兩家公司估計這些診所包含了過半的需要乳腺癌計算機輔助檢測系統的潛在市場。

Hologic公司主席兼首席執行官Jack Cumming說：“通過將Hologic公司基于膠片的乳房X線攝影系統與iCAD技術相整合，我們相信能夠給臨床醫生提供給更先進的檢測系統，以滿足當前對早期乳腺癌診斷的需求。早期檢測能夠顯著增加乳腺癌患者生存的機會。我們致力于通過提供更加先進不斷革新的產品來滿足乳腺癌早期檢測的需求，為婦女保健事業做出我們的貢獻。”

Hologic and iCAD to Produce CAD Systems
 
Hologic, Inc. (Bedford, MA, USA), a provider of women’s diagnostic imaging systems and digital imaging systems, and iCAD, Inc. (Nashua, NH, USA) have announced a private-label agreement to produce and market film-based computer-aided detection (CAD) systems. Under the agreement, iCAD will manufacture film-based CAD systems for Hologic geared to serve lower volume mammography clinics. The companies estimate that these clinics comprise over half the potential market for breast cancer analog CAD products.

“By combining Hologic’s film-based analog mammography systems with the iCAD technology, we believe we can provide even more physicians with advanced systems in the quest for early breast cancer detection,” stated Jack Cumming, Hologic’s chairman and CEO. “Early detection can significantly improve a woman’s chance of surviving breast cancer, and we remain passionately committed to improving women’s healthcare by providing a comprehensive portfolio of tools and innovations to aid in early detection.”