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Dilon, GE present breast biopsy tool at SBI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dilon Diagnostics and GE Healthcare will present a breast biopsy localization tool for GE's Discovery NM750b molecular breast imaging system at the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) meeting in Austin, TX.
April 6, 2016
DBT plus FFDM boosts invasive cancer detection rates
By Kate Madden Yee
A new literature review published in The Breast has confirmed that adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to breast screening with full-field digital mammography (FFDM) boosts invasive cancer detection rates, and it may reduce recall and false-positive rates as well.
April 5, 2016
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Large Egyptian study shows breast cancer, density link
By Rebekah Moan
A study encompassing more than 100,000 women in Egypt has confirmed that an increase in mammographic breast density -- based on the American College of Radiology classifications -- is associated with a heightened risk of breast cancer.
April 5, 2016
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FDA warns Ga. mammo practice of MQSA violations
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent a warning letter to MRI Imaging Specialist in Norcross, GA, for what the agency called continued violations of the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA).
April 4, 2016
Cyrcadia Health expands clinical trial to new site
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cyrcadia Health has expanded its clinical trial for its wearable early breast cancer detection technology to the Stefanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center at Ohio State University in Columbus.
April 4, 2016
Home visits boost breast cancer screening in Latinas
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Latina women were nearly twice as likely to obtain breast cancer screening after trained community health workers visited their homes, according to a new study in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.
April 3, 2016
5 ways imaging can reduce breast cancer overdiagnosis
By Kate Madden Yee
Overdiagnosis has emerged as a major flash point in the debate over breast screening. But breast imagers can defuse the overdiagnosis argument with five steps that use the power of advanced imaging to make screening more precise and less invasive, according to a new investigation published online March 23 in Academic Radiology.
March 30, 2016
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Breast MR: Is it accessible to women who need it?
By Kate Madden Yee
MR is an effective breast cancer screening tool for women with a higher lifetime risk of the disease. But its availability can be limited, and sociodemographic factors may play more of a role in access than women's breast cancer risk factors, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
March 29, 2016
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Gamma Medica places MBI system in Texas
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular imaging developer Gamma Medica has installed its LumaGem molecular breast imaging (MBI) system in El Paso, TX.
March 27, 2016
Fuji donates mammo system to LA hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has donated and installed a new Aspire Cristalle mammography system at White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles.
March 24, 2016
Mammography could help screen for heart disease
By Brian Casey, Kate Madden Yee
Routine mammography screening could be a useful tool for identifying women at risk for heart disease by analyzing levels of breast calcification, according to a study to be presented at the upcoming American College of Cardiology meeting in Chicago.
March 24, 2016
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NIST publishes breast MRI standards
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a set of standards for breast MRI based on its newly developed phantoms.
March 24, 2016
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