R2: Finding the Needle in Radiology's Haystack
Executive Summary
Over the past decade or so, the means of producing diagnostic images have improved greatly, but the technology for reading them has failed to keep pace. Radiologists read new computerized images with hand-held magnifying glasses, calipers and rulers, the same tools used for years. R2 Technology, by providing radiologists with better means of reading images through computer-aided detection software, is looking to carve out a niche in the diagnostic imaging market, where few small companies have ventured successfully. R2 is the first-to-market with FDA-approved CAD technology for breast cancer screening, and plans to develop this as a platform technology for other cancers, betting that its first-mover advantage helps establish the industry standard.
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