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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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Fujifilm files patent, antitrust suit against Hologic
By Kate Madden Yee, Erik L. Ridley
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA and parent company Fujifilm Corporation have filed a patent and antitrust lawsuit against women's imaging firm Hologic, opening a new front in their ongoing legal battle over digital breast tomosynthesis intellectual property.
March 6, 2018
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Quality of breast cancer care lower in U.S. territories
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The quality of breast cancer care among female Medicare beneficiaries in the U.S. territories is lower than for those in the continental U.S., according to a study published in the March issue of Health Affairs.
March 6, 2018
Mammosphere chosen for WISDOM trial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical image-sharing software developer LifeImage's Mammosphere subsidiary has been chosen to provide network management of medical images for the Women Informed to Screen Depending on Measures of Risk (WISDOM) study.
March 4, 2018
Focus on FOCUS, a new DWI-MRI protocol for breast lesions
By Rebekah Moan
A new type of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is giving conventional breast MRI a run for its money. Field-of-view optimized and constrained undistorted single-shot (FOCUS) imaging can identify 85% of suspicious breast lesions, ECR 2018 delegates learned in Vienna.
March 4, 2018
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Contrast-enhanced mammography prepares to enter clinical mainstream
By Rebekah Moan
Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) is gaining momentum, and like it or not, the technique will be a part of the workup for breast imaging in the future, not least because CESM rivals breast MRI in many ways, according to European breast imaging specialists.
March 2, 2018
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Volpara launches 2 new products at ECR 2018
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions launched two new breast imaging products in Europe at ECR 2018 in Vienna.
March 2, 2018
Evidence-based medicine 'misused' in breast MRI
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - During a refresher course at ECR 2018, breast MRI expert Dr. Christiane Kuhl said the principles of evidence-based medicine have been misused in the case of preoperative breast MRI, and that's part of the reason why the modality hasn't been adopted more widely by the surgical community.
March 2, 2018
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New Logiq E10 ultrasound scanner paces GE ECR launches
By Brian Casey
VIENNA - A flagship ultrasound scanner optimized for the coming age of artificial intelligence, as well as a CT scanner designed to simplify dual-energy scanning, are among the new product introductions in the booth of GE Healthcare at ECR.
March 2, 2018
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Leave no invasive breast cancer behind by using MRI
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Mammography and ultrasound underestimate 30% of disease in patients with invasive ductal carcinoma, according to research from Israel presented at ECR 2018. MRI overestimates the extent of disease, but at least no cancer is left behind.
March 2, 2018
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Philips signs deal with Hologic for mammography
By Brian Casey
VIENNA - Philips Healthcare has signed a deal with women's imaging firm Hologic concerning the distribution and sale of mammography equipment. The deal helps Philips shore up one of the weaker areas of its product lineup, while giving Hologic a relationship with a multimodality vendor.
March 1, 2018
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Top 3 tips for achieving success in breast imaging
By Rebekah Moan
Breast imaging can be a tricky business. Luckily for ECR 2018 delegates, a slew of experts have provided their top three tips for imaging. You can expect to learn about digital breast tomosynthesis, automated breast ultrasound, and more at today's Special Focus Session.
February 28, 2018
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