Breast: Page 126

Study shows benefits of AirXpanders' tissue expander

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

AirXpanders is promoting the results of a study demonstrating several advantages of its AeroForm tissue expander over traditional saline expanders for breast reconstruction.

April 8, 2019

ACR, SBI rebuff new breast cancer screening guidelines

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) said that they oppose new American College of Physicians guidelines that recommend biennial breast cancer screening starting at age 50.

April 8, 2019

ACP pushes breast cancer screening start from 40 to 50

By Kate Madden Yee

The American College of Physicians (ACP) has shifted its guidance on breast screening to a more conservative approach. The ACP is now recommending that women should start breast cancer screening at the age of 50, not 40, and attend every other year, according to new guidance published April 8 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

April 8, 2019

SBI: Don't overlook men when it comes to breast cancer

By Kate Madden Yee

The incidence of male breast cancer is rising, making it important to recognize risk factors and assess imaging use patterns to find the disease early, according to research presented April 5 at the Society for Breast Imaging (SBI) meeting in Hollywood, FL.

April 7, 2019

SBI: AI improves DBT's performance in dense tissue

By Kate Madden Yee

Using artificial intelligence (AI) software with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) shortens reading time and improves breast cancer detection, sensitivity, and specificity in both dense and nondense breasts, according to research presented April 4 at the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) annual meeting in Hollywood, FL.

April 4, 2019

SBI: DBT users aren't implementing synthesized 2D

By Kate Madden Yee

Although synthesized 2D mammography has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to be used as a replacement for conventional 2D mammography when used with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), its adoption hasn't quite taken off, according to research presented April 4 at the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) annual meeting in Hollywood, FL.

April 4, 2019

Ikonopedia launches reporting software updates at SBI

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Ikonopedia is highlighting updates to its reporting software at the Society for Breast Imaging (SBI) meeting in Hollywood, FL.

April 3, 2019

DBT screening mammography benefits women over 65

By Kate Madden Yee

Breast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) benefits women over 65, with fewer false positives and no statistically significant difference in sensitivity or cancer detection rate, according to a new study published online April 2 in Radiology.

April 2, 2019

Synthesized 2D mammography works just as well as FFDM

By Kate Madden Yee

When used for breast screening, synthesized 2D mammography images generated by digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) are just as useful as images from DBT plus traditional full-field digital mammography (FFDM), according to a study published online March 27 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

March 31, 2019

Week in Review: MRI of dementia | FDA mammography changes | New Board Review sections

By Brian Casey

March 29, 2019

FDA proposes adding breast density reporting to MQSA

By Kate Madden Yee

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 27 proposed adding language on breast density to letters sent to women after their mammograms. The proposal would create a national standard for density reporting after years of state-by-state efforts.

March 26, 2019

Volpara expands GE distribution agreement globally

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions has expanded the distribution agreement it holds with GE Healthcare for its VolparaDensity software.

March 26, 2019

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