U-Systems Announces the somo•InSIGHT Study, a Breast Cancer Screening Study Beginning in Early 2009 and Enrolling More Than 20,000 Women

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--U-Systems, the innovative leader in dedicated breast ultrasound systems, today announced its plans to conduct a multi-center breast cancer screening study named somo•InSIGHT, with more than 20,000 women, using its proprietary Automated Breast Ultrasound System (ABUS). U-Systems is responding to the clinical need for an automated breast ultrasound solution for screening women with dense breast tissue. The clinical study, entitled The somo•InSIGHT Study, will evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of X-Ray Mammography (XRM) and Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) together, as compared to XRM alone, as a breast cancer screening method in women with greater than 50% parenchymal density.

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