Koning Breast CT System secures CE Mark Approval

Koning Corporation have announced that they have obtained CE mark approval for their Koning Breast CT (KBCT) system. KBCT is the first commercially available, fully-integrated, dedicated breast CT scanner designed specifically to image the entire breast with high spatial and contrast resolution at a radiation dose similar to or less than diagnostic mammography. The system acquires a set of images in ten seconds producing 'true' 3D images and multi-planar cross-sectional slices. Compared to current 2D diagnostic mammography with well recognized limitations, KBCT virtually eliminates tissue overlap and superimposition of structures, which are often responsible for failure to diagnose breast cancer early, when it is most treatable, thereby saving lives and reducing ever growing health care costs.