GE Healthcare’s Invenia: Improving Breast Cancer Detection In Dense Breasts
Executive Summary
GE Healthcare launched in June the Invenia Automated Breast Ultrasound System (ABUS), the first FDA-approved breast cancer screening option for women with dense breasts.
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