Aurora Breast MRI to Dallas Area Women

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Aurora Breast MRI Comes to Texas

Tuesday March 14, 7:00 am ET

Sue A. de Mille Women's Diagnostic Center Offers

Aurora Breast MRI to Dallas Area Women

PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2006--Women

in the Dallas area now have access to a more advanced

tool to detect and diagnose breast cancer. Sue A. de

Mille Women's Diagnostic Center of Dallas, TX now

offers appropriate patients an examination with the

Aurora® 1.5T Dedicated Breast MRI System with

Bilateral UltraRODEO® (Rotating Delivery of Excitation

Off-Resonance).

" Having the Aurora breast MRI system allows us to

better serve the women in the Dallas area by offering

more options in breast cancer detection. Our Aurora

system has only been in place for three months, yet we

have already seen a tremendous impact in improving our

assessment of extent of disease prior to definitive

surgery. We are also finding unsuspected cancers in

our high-risk population, " said Dr. Krakos of

the Sue A. de Mille Women's Diagnostic Center.

" Women have benefited immensely from advances in

breast cancer screening, with earlier detection

leading to better survival rates. With such high

quality UltraRODEO images, the truly integrated and

easy to use biopsy functionality and the user-friendly

AuroraCAD physician diagnostic software tools, we

are now able to better determine the extent of DCIS

(ductal carcinoma in situ) and other forms of breast

cancer, such as lobular carcinoma, which are often

difficult to find using other imaging modalities. The

addition of MRI to our practice allows us to provide

more comprehensive treatment and follow-up to our

patients, " added Dr. Krakos.

In deciding to dedicate the company to the fight

against breast cancer, Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc.

has created the first and only FDA cleared MRI system

designed specifically for breast imaging. " With the

focus solely on breast imaging, Aurora made many

design decisions to maximize clinical productivity and

ease of use for the physician, " said President and CEO

Olivia Cheng. Centers without the Aurora system

provide breast MRI on traditional whole body scanners

that require accessory products from a variety of

manufacturers that are poorly interfaced and often

difficult to use. " Breast radiologists now have a

truly integrated breast MRI solution, " added Cheng.

The Aurora System is designed to be located within the

breast care center where it is readily available to

specialized physicians and their patients. As a

diagnostic imaging tool, the Aurora Dedicated Breast

MRI System with bilateral UltraRODEO is ideal for a

wide range of indications in breast disease management

including, but not limited to:

Detection of cancer in higher risk women, especially

those with dense breast tissue or in whom mammography

is technically limited due to anatomic factors, such

as surgical alteration or implants.

Determining the extent of cancer for better treatment

planning.

Evaluation of patients with positive surgical marginal

for residual cancer.

Monitoring cancer response in patients being given

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Evaluation of breast implant integrity (The Aurora,

with UltraRODEO technology which suppresses fat and

normal ductal tissue, combines easily with

silicone-suppression sequences, allowing both implant

integrity assessment and cancer detection in both

breasts in a single MRI examination).

About the Sue A. de Mille Women's Diagnostic Center

The Sue A. de Mille Women's Diagnostic Center was

developed 3 years ago after a generous donation of the

area's first LoRad digital mammogram unit by Sue A. de

Mille. The center is totally digital with 3 mammogram

units, 2 high-resolution breast ultrasound machines,

the Aurora dedicated breast MRI, and biopsy capability

in all imaging modalities. Bone densitometry is also

offered. The center is staffed with fellowship-trained

radiologists in Breast Imaging and Breast MRI.

About Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc.

Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc. (www.auroramri.com) is

a private company based in North Andover,

Massachusetts. Aurora is the developer and

manufacturer of the Aurora® 1.5T Dedicated Breast MRI

System with Bilateral RODEO®, the first and only FDA

cleared MRI system designed specifically for breast

imaging.

The Aurora system provides the complete breast MRI

solution including a specialized physician workstation

with AuroraCAD (rapid interpretation review

capability using multiplanar reformations, MIP,

3-plane motion corrected subtraction, dynamic analysis

tools and volume calculation) and integrated

AuroraBIOPSY with full interventional

capabilities. Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc. partners

with the nation's finest breast care centers to

provide the ultimate in the detection, diagnosis and

treatment of breast cancer.

Contact:

Aurora Imaging Technology, Inc.

Debbie , 978-975-7530

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