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GDTI News Guardian Technologies to Demonstrate 3i Signature Mapping(TM) Technology at RSNA 2006
HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guardian Technologies International, Inc. (OTCBB:GDTI),
a leading technology developer of intelligent imaging informatics (3i)
solutions, today announced that it has successfully applied Guardian’s
core digital imaging detection technology to medical images. “Our
initial clinical results have clearly demonstrated that the application
of our patented imaging analytics technology used for the detection of
explosives, when applied to the analysis of medical images, will
dramatically improve the diagnostic characteristics of digital medical
images. We believe these advancements will result in improved and
speedier diagnoses, and greater workflow efficiency for the diagnosing
physician,” stated Guardian’s
Vice President of Business Development, Richard Borrelli.
Guardian will demonstrate this innovative technology during the
Radiology Society of North America (RSNA) conference held in Chicago in
late November. RSNA provides the ideal platform for the introduction of
this new technological breakthrough. RSNA is the largest radiographic
conference in the world with an attendance of over 60,000 medical
professionals, scientists and administrators. Guardian’s
advanced research team has scheduled meetings with and will present to a
prominent group of physicists, radiologists, researchers and
practitioners from leading corporations and research universities in the
healthcare imaging field.
Guardian will be demonstrating its clinical work with Signature Mapping™,
a technology initially developed for threat detection, and currently
under technical and scientific evaluation by governmental testing
agencies in the United States and Russia. Signature Mapping™
is a unique methodology and algorithmic process that creates distinctive
signature maps for organic or inorganic targeted materials. Signature
Mapping™ is an adaptive, reaction-based
analytical process whereby each image responds to applied algorithms.
The resulting image signature map is then evaluated against a known
library of targeted signature maps for the purpose of identification and
characterization. The algorithmic process, built on machine learning
platforms, can analyze and identify thousands of signature maps in real
time.
Signature Mapping™ clinical results were
derived from five pilot studies which have been conducted in a
collaborative research and development effort with the Image Processing
and Informatics Laboratory (IPI), University of Southern California
(USC). The wide ranging clinical research includes detection and
quantification of multiple sclerosis lesions; normal pressure
hydrocephalus; acute intracranial hemorrhage; tuberculosis; and, the
quantification, tracking, clarification, and detection in dense breast
tissue.
About Guardian
Guardian Technologies International, Inc. (OTCBB:GDTI)
is a pioneer in the development of new imaging techniques and
applications. Guardian works to create new, innovative imaging
technologies that result in the detection of threats and earlier
detection of diseases, revolutionizing imaging processes and developing
life-saving solutions.
This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this document and
those made from time to time by Guardian through its senior management
are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to the
future events or financial performance discussed in this release, based
on management's beliefs and assumptions and information currently
available. When used, the words "believe", "anticipate", "estimate",
"project", "should", "expect", "plan", "assume" and similar expressions
that do not relate solely to historical matters identify forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements concerning future plans or
results are necessarily only estimates and actual results could differ
materially from expectations. Certain factors that could cause or
contribute to such differences include, among other things, in
particular, the size and timing of contract awards, performance on
contracts, performance of acquired companies, availability and cost of
key components, unanticipated results from audits of the financial
results of the Company and acquired companies, changing interpretations
of generally accepted accounting principles, outcomes of government
reviews, developments with respect to litigation to which we are a
party, potential fluctuations in quarterly results, dependence on large
contracts and a limited number of customers, lengthy sales and
implementation cycles, market acceptance of new or enhanced products and
services, proprietary technology and changing competitive conditions,
system performance, management of growth, dependence on key personnel,
ability to obtain project financing, general economic and political
conditions and other factors affecting spending by customers, the
unpredictable nature of working with government agencies and other
risks, uncertainties and factors including those described from time to
time in Guardian's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including without limitation, Guardian's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2005 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Guardian
expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking
statements.