Parascript granted CE mark for mammo CAD offering

Image analysis software provider Parascript has received the CE mark for its computer-aided detection (CAD) software, AccuDetect.

According to the Longmont, Colo.-based company, the software performs a computerized second read of mammography images to help radiologists confirm that a suspicious area requires further investigation through the integration of several algorithms and a voting scheme in a single CAD system.

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