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FDA reinstates NC mammography facility's accreditation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reinstated the accreditation of a North Carolina mammography facility.
May 24, 2018
Breast cancer survivors don't get regular mammograms
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer survivors aren't getting regular follow-up mammograms, according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
May 24, 2018
Second opinions of outside mammograms find more cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
Second-opinion reads of mammograms initially performed at an outside facility identify more cancers and improve the positive predictive value of biopsy, even in patients without a breast cancer diagnosis, according to a study published online May 19 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
May 22, 2018
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Cancer death rates continue to decline in U.S.
By Brian Casey
The U.S. continues to see a decline in cancer mortality, according to the latest numbers published by the U.S. government on May 22 in Cancer. However, the figures also indicate a rising incidence of late-stage prostate cancer, possibly due to the decline in prostate-specific antigen screening.
May 21, 2018
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Research spotlights breast screening shortfall in Iran
By Frances Rylands-Monk
New research has shown that the number of women undergoing mammography screening in Iran is far from satisfactory. While breast screening can save lives, the study has highlighted significant gaps in the country's screening strategy for safeguarding its target population.
May 21, 2018
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Nautilus opens new office in Silicon Valley
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nautilus Medical has opened new offices in Palo Alto, CA, doubling the company's footprint.
May 20, 2018
Twitter hashtag war erupts over breast screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The battle over breast screening spilled into the realm of social media on May 18 as two sides of the mammography debate dueled over a hashtag designed to promote screening awareness.
May 17, 2018
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DBT improves diagnostic mammography, too
By Kate Madden Yee
It's not just for screening anymore: A new study found that using digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in the diagnostic setting reveals more cancers and produces fewer false positives than 2D digital mammography.
May 17, 2018
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AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
May 15, 2018
JVC Kenwood aids Turkish Radiological Society
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Display firm JVC Kenwood provided eight MS55i2 Plus grayscale displays and eight units of CCL550i2 multimodality monitors for a recent workshop held by the Turkish Radiological Society to view mammography tomosynthesis breast images.
May 15, 2018
Could a pill outperform mammograms?
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers have developed an ingestible pill that causes breast tumors to light up when exposed to infrared light. The technology could help clinicians distinguish between benign and malignant lesions, according to a study published in Molecular Pharmaceutics.
May 9, 2018
FDA clears Faxitron's 3D CT breast system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Faxitron Bioptics has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its VisionCT clinical CT scanner for intraoperative margin assessment of breast biopsies and lumpectomies.
May 9, 2018
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