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Biotech / Medical : Caprius(CAPR), Breast MRI(former ANMR/MAMO) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: luis a. garcia who wrote (2298)	12/10/1997 1:09:00 AM
From: mdt	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 2615

Did I hit a sore spot or what? Believe what you will Luis, but thousands of radiologists and millions of research dollars can't be wrong. Plus, you're missing a major point when it comes to breast MRI and CAPR. The only magic in MRI that distinguishes one company from another is the imaging processing algorithms and if you don't think that GE or Siemens or Trex or anyone else can engineer circles around CAPR, you're definately starting to believe your own postings. So why aren't they paying more than lip service to breast MRI? Because IF and when it's accepted by the medical community (not investors), all they need to do is add a simple software package and a special coil (a few thousand bucks) to existing systems and voila -- Aurora replicated in any MRI in existence. And why would any facility, except a speciality women's clinic buy a dedicated breast MR system when they have a perfectly good magnet sitting empty half the day because managed care is saying "not so fast" on those expensive imaging exams? And you may refer to "crappy nonsense" but there were a lot more scientific presentations at RSNA on digital mammo and than on MR mammo. And the CAPR booth was empty every time I walked by even though they had a great spot on the main aisle, right between Picker and Agfa. Argue all you want, but it's true. And finally I think you're confused on the use of MR mammo. It's NOT a screening technology -- even Jack admits to that. It's a diagnostic technology, meaning AFTER a problem is picked up by the x-ray, THEN a woman will be referred -- same day -- for a follow-up exam, perhaps an MR exam, maybe on an Aurora, maybe not. And guess what? An MR will NEVER replace a biopsy. It may rule out a few. But don't just listen to me. Why not check out the Trex thread. How come a crappy digital mammo company is on the rise and CAPR is about to be delisted?