Hologic Partners with SuperSonic Imagine for Breast Ultrasound Technology Distribution

Hologic, Inc. (Bedford, MA, USA), a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of diagnostics products, medical imaging systems, and surgical products serving the healthcare needs of women, announced the signing of an exclusive partnership agreement with SuperSonic Imagine, SA (Aix-en-Provence, France), a producer of diagnostic ultrasound technology. Under the terms of the agreement, Hologic will sell, install, and service SuperSonic Imagine's Aixplorer ultrasound technology platform to the breast care community in the United States.

"Hologic is committed to providing the highest quality imaging products to assist in the diagnosis of breast disease," noted Peter Soltani, Hologic senior vice president and general manager of breast health. "Partnering with SuperSonic Imagine to market the Aixplorer breast ultrasound platform is a natural extension of our portfolio. With the addition of the Aixplorer system, we can provide clinicians another leading edge technology to help detect breast cancer in its early stages."

The Aixplorer MultiWave ultrasound system features a patented, software-based architecture that integrates the latest signal processing technology designed to enable excellent B-mode image quality and support a new imaging tool, ShearWave Elastography. ShearWave Elastography is designed to provide a real-time, color-coded map that displays true local tissue elasticity. This technique is user-skill independent and reproducible.

Jacques Souquet, PhD, SuperSonic Imagine's founder and CEO stated that "We are excited about the opportunity to partner with Hologic as we share a commitment to clinical rigor and to providing the market with best in class devices."

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