PACS virtual conference is tomorrow; PEM and MBI for breast imaging

Dear AuntMinnie Member,

Our virtual conference, PACS in an Age of Change, starts tomorrow, November 17 -- have you registered yet?

If not, there's still time. By registering, you'll be able to attend six presentations on PACS by some of the most important thought leaders in radiology -- speakers like Katherine Andriole, PhD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. Dr. Andriole will speak at 4 p.m. EST on informatics tools to improve radiology reporting; specifically, she'll share how her facility improved its critical results reporting.

To view a list of the other speakers and to get more information about the conference, just go to pacschange.auntminnie.com. See you Wednesday!

PEM and MBI for breast imaging

Nuclear medicine-based technologies for breast imaging are grabbing headlines in medical imaging this week. Last week, a new study was published in Radiology that compared positron emission mammography (PEM) to breast MRI in terms of each technology's impact on surgical management of women with ipsilateral breast cancer.

The study found that PEM's strong suit was finding benign breast lesions, which could reduce unnecessary biopsies. But how well did PEM perform in other areas? Find out by clicking here.

Meanwhile, researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, examined another nuclear breast imaging modality, molecular breast imaging (MBI), which is based on a gamma camera with dual-head digital detectors.

The study compared MBI to conventional mammography in women with dense breasts -- historically a weak point for x-ray-based imaging. The group found that MBI performed far better than mammography in this patient population -- find out how much by clicking here, or visit our Women's Imaging Digital Community at women.auntminnie.com.