Volpara expands distro deal with GE Healthcare

Volpara Solutions said yesterday that it expanded its distribution agreement with GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) to include the global distribution of its VolparaDensity software.

Wellington, New Zealand-based Volpara said that its VolparaDensity software is designed to analyze mammograms using machine learning to provide automated, objective and volumetric breast density assessments and a breast density category that correlates to BI-RADS 5th and 5th editions.

“There are still certain signs of breast cancer that are best seen on a mammogram, which is why the Invenia ABUS is used in addition to mammography. ABUS screening helps find cancers hiding in dense tissue. Accurate density measurements and quality imaging are very important in breast cancer detection. I encourage women to learn their breast density, understand their risk, and talk to their healthcare providers to get the personalized healthcare they need,” Dr. Joseph Russo of St. Luke’s University Health Network said in prepared remarks.

Volpara touted that the system has been the subject of more than 100 peer-reviewed papers and 250 publications, and said that it is currently

“We are excited to expand access to VolparaDensity as part of our product portfolio. Now, our customers outside the US will also have access to a proven technology that will help them identify women who may benefit from a supplemental screening modality, such as the Invenia ABUS,” GE Healthcare automated breast ultrasound GM Luke Delaney said in a prepared statement.

“We have had a very productive partnership with GE over the past several years. We are thrilled to expand our agreement beyond the US market, working with GE Healthcare to offer customers a well-researched and widely adopted breast density assessment tool to help them deliver excellent breast health care. Providing an accurate and consistent assessment of breast density is becoming increasingly important to identify women at high risk of developing breast cancer,” Volpara Solutions prez & CCO Mark Koeniguer said in a press release.

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