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FDA releases update on breast implant lymphoma risk

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 21 released an update about its understanding of breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma.

March 21, 2018

Utah governor signs breast density law

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has signed the state's breast density reporting bill (HB 258), making Utah the 32nd U.S. state to enact a breast density notification law.

March 20, 2018

Breast screening rates fall for older women in ACOs

By Kate Madden Yee

Women older than 75 received breast screening less often after they enrolled in an accountable care organization (ACO), found a study published online March 19 in JAMA Internal Medicine. The change was part of a general trend in which ACOs shifted cancer screening to conform with existing clinical guidelines.

March 19, 2018

Health Canada clears Planmed's Clarity systems

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Mammography and orthopedic imaging firm Planmed has received clearance from Health Canada for its Planmed Clarity 2D and 3D digital mammography systems.

March 15, 2018

Ikonopedia installs breast imaging software in Calif.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Ikonopedia has installed its suite of breast imaging reporting and analytics tools at the Alinea Medical Imaging mobile digital mammography and ultrasound service centers in Pomona and Santa Ana, CA.

March 15, 2018

DBT know-how boosts FFDM recall, cancer detection rates

By Kate Madden Yee

A study in the March issue of Radiology indicates that experience with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) may change the way breast imagers interpret 2D mammograms in subtle but significant ways. Researchers found higher recall rates in this scenario, but also a boost in cancer detection rates and positive predictive value.

March 14, 2018

SBI names scientific award winners

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) has named Dr. Emily Ambinder and Dr. Eugene Kim as the scientific award winners for the 2018 SBI/American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Symposium next month in Las Vegas.

March 14, 2018

Mammography finds more cancers in younger women

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Compared with mammography screening in women 50 and older, adding screening in women ages 40 to 49 finds 19.3% additional cancers, according to a study being presented at the upcoming American Roentgen Ray Society meeting taking place April 22-27 in Washington, DC.

March 13, 2018

Deep learning may produce sharp reductions in DBT dose

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence algorithm may enable breast imagers to sharply reduce radiation dose from digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams -- perhaps by as much as 80%, according to research presented last month at the SPIE Medical Imaging 2018 conference in Houston.

March 13, 2018

ASTRO releases new breast radiation therapy guideline

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has issued a new clinical guideline for whole-breast radiation therapy in breast cancer.

March 12, 2018

Fujifilm to launch new mammo workstation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA plans to unveil its new Aspire Bellus II mammography diagnostic workstation at the upcoming National Consortium of Breast Centers conference in Las Vegas.

March 7, 2018

Race matters for breast cancer screening protocols

By Kate Madden Yee

More women of color in the U.S. are diagnosed with breast cancer when they're younger than 50, compared with their white counterparts, according to a study published online March 7 in JAMA Surgery. The results suggest that age-based screening guidelines that don't take race into account may result in missed cancers.

March 7, 2018

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