AIE in the News
From sonar to mammograms: Firm adapts naval technology to help radiologists hunt for cancer
Boston Globe (Scott Kirsner)
August 9, 2009
Enhanced Breast Imaging From US Navy-Funded Technology Featured on CNN
Office of Naval Research (Peter Vietti)
July 23, 2009
A breakthrough technology adapted for breast cancer detection based in part on research originally sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is set to air July 23 during a CNN International news segment on Vital Signs, a program hosted by Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
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AIE Featured on the Pentagon Channel
Pentagon Channel Cable TV and Website
June 18, 2009
The Pentagon Channel will air a feature segment about Advanced Image Enhancement (AIE) starting on June 18, 2009. The story will cover the beginnings of the research by Michael J. Duarte, CEO of AIE as conducted by Mr. Duarte as an engineer at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center thru its transition from undersea mine detection to mammography image enhancement and introduction to the healthcare marketplace by AIE.
Advanced Image Enhancement founder wins National IEEE award
AIE Press Release
Cutler and Company (Andy Cutler)
February 12, 2008
Advanced Image Enhancement (AIE), a provider of optimized image enhancement solutions for digital radiology, today announced that its founder and CEO, Michael Duarte, was named the winner of the prestigious Electrotechnology Transfer Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the professional association for the advancement of technology.
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Advanced Image Enhancement (AIE) Announces Licensing Agreement with Hologic
AIE Press Release
Cutler and Company (Andy Cutler)
July 17, 2007
(Providence, RI) – Advanced Image Enhancement, Inc. (AIE), a provider of optimized image enhancement solutions for digital radiology, announced today that the firm has entered into a licensing agreement with Hologic (NASDAQ: HOLX), a leading manufacturer of premium diagnostic and medical imaging systems for women’s healthcare. Under the agreement, AIE will provide its image enhancement software for Hologic’s SecurView™ diagnostic mammography workstations.
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FDA clears AIE's image enhancement technology
AIE Press Release
Cutler and Company (Andy Cutler)
September 6, 2006
AIE today announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company's premarket notification (510k) for its image enhancement software. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women, besides skin cancer. Mammography is the best available method for early detection, although abnormalities can still be hard to detect in dense breasts. AIE CEO Michael Duarte stated "Our software enhances digital mammography images, making abnormalities easier to locate, even in dense breasts."
Clinical Study: Undersea mine detection technology useful in augmenting digital mammography images
AIE Press Release
Cutler and Company (Andy Cutler)
March 30, 2006
Advanced Image Enhancement (AIE), a provider of image-processing tools for medical imaging, has adapted a technology originally created for detecting undersea mines into one that can be used for breast cancer image enhancement. Yesterday radiologists at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Mass., released findings from a breast cancer research study designed to evaluate the use of AIE's software for examining suspicious Regions Of Interest (ROI) in conjunction with Hologic’s Lorad Selenia digital mammography system.
Cherrystone Angel Group invests in AIE
AIE Press Release
Cutler and Company (Andy Cutler)
February 2005
AIE announced that the Cherrystone Angel Investor Group, based in Providence, Rhode Island will be investing in the Company. Cherrystone funds innovative early stage and established companies that address a significant market opportunity. Michael Duarte, AIE's CEO states, "this investment by Cherrystone will help support the Company's clinical studies, FDA filing and further development to help bring our first product to market."
Matching Grant Award to Advanced Image Enhancement
Aid for Cancer Research (ACR)
2005
The Aid for Cancer Research provided a matching grant award to Advanced Image Enhancement in 2005 to support AIE’s clinical study hosted at Newton Wellesley Hospital. The study focused on evaluating the clinical benefits of AIE’s image enhancement software when used with digital mammography.
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Naval Undersea Warfare Center Employees Win National Technology Transfer Award
March 13, 2002
The efforts of a NUWC engineer and patent attorney to transfer Navy technology to the commercial sector have been identified by the government’s Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) for Technology Transfer as deserving of the 2002 FLC Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer.
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Slater Center for Interactive Technologies teams with NUWC to apply military imaging technology to mammography for early detection of breast cancer
Slater Technology Fund Press Release
May 29, 2001
(Providence, RI) With seed funding and business development support from the Slater Center for Interactive Technologies, a computer engineer at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) is developing the next generation of digital mammography software – using sonar techniques originally developed by the military to detect underwater mines. The collaboration marks the first time that NUWC technology has been commercialized in Rhode Island.