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TeraRecon announces Aquarius tools for advanced breast MRI analysis

San Mateo, CA--May 1, 2007: TeraRecon (www.terarecon.com), a leader in advanced image processing technology and solutions, announced the availability of time-intensity analysis tools for Breast MRI studies as a standard feature on its industry-leading AquariusNET thin-client server, with advanced pre-processing options available for the recently introduced AquariusAPS server.

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has recently announced new cancer screening guidelines for women at different defined levels of risk of developing breast cancer 1. According to the ACS statement, screening MRI is recommended for women with an approximately 20-25% or greater lifetime risk of breast cancer, including women with a strong family history of breast or ovarian cancer and women who were treated for Hodgkin disease. 1. http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/cgi/content/full/57/2/75#T1

“The recent ACS statement underscores the need for efficient and widely-accessible evaluation tools for breast MRI” stated Robert Taylor, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of TeraRecon. “Most of the tools used by physicians today produce a limited set of views of the anatomy, whereas AquariusNET provides a fully volumetric review environment supporting any oblique plane, and its tools are available enterprise-wide. AquariusNET’s standard tools already offer a powerful feature set for Breast MRI management, and with the simple addition of the AquariusAPS server and its Parametric
Maps module, women’s imaging centers and radiology departments can increase efficiency at a highly competitive price compared to other solutions available in the marketplace.”

About TeraRecon, Inc.
TeraRecon Inc., a leader in advanced image processing and 3D visualization techniques, provides advanced imaging systems for medical and other visualization applications based on its unique and patented image processing technologies. A two-time winner of Frost and Sullivan’s Innovation award, the company has developed a leading portfolio of products that advance the performance, quality, functionality, and integration of image processing and 3D visualization systems. Founded in 1997, TeraRecon has developed a unique family of powerful processors that are used in its real time diagnostic workstations, enterprise-wide image processing 3D servers, dental and industrial Cone Beam CT scanners, high-performance reconstruction engines, and real-time 3D volume rendering hardware engines. TeraRecon is a fast growing, privately held company with headquarters in San Mateo, CA, and branch offices in Concord, MA; Tokyo, Japan; Osaka, Japan; and Trondheim, Norway.

Contact:
TeraRecon, Inc.,
Robert Taylor, Ph.D.,
Chief Operating Officer,
Executive Vice President
650.372.1100
info@terarecon.com