Hologic tops rankings of U.S. mammography providers

Nicholas Leider | | Radiology Business | Quality

According to recent market research, Hologic ranked as the top mammography provider in the U.S. with 96 percent of customers reporting the imaging systems are worth the investment.

For its report, Tomosynthesis 2016, KLAS Research surveyed doctors, directors of radiology and c-suite executives at 48 organizations with tomosynthesis systems.

"Hologic seems to be the only company that really understands the tomosynthesis market," said one director of radiology. "It was clear from our implementation and our usage of their system that they are a full generation ahead of other vendors. Everybody else is playing catch up."

Hologic has scored highest in the mammography market in all five tomosynthesis reports conducted by KLAS.

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Nicholas Leider, Managing Editor

Nicholas joined TriMed in 2016 as the managing editor of the Chicago office. After receiving his master’s from Roosevelt University, he worked in various writing/editing roles for magazines ranging in topic from billiards to metallurgy. Currently on Chicago’s north side, Nicholas keeps busy by running, reading and talking to his two cats.

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