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Rates of high-grade DCIS increase with age
By Kate Madden Yee
Mammography screening detects more cases of high-grade ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) as women age, according to a new study published online in Radiology.
October 26, 2015
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FDA approves new version of Parascript CAD software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Parascript's AccuDetect 7.0 software was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
October 25, 2015
Densitas secures $250K investment
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical device firm Densitas has received a $250,000 investment from Innovacorp, a venture capital firm based in Nova Scotia, Canada.
October 21, 2015
vRad certified to read digital tomosynthesis scans
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging radiologists from teleradiology services provider Virtual Radiologic (vRad) have been certified to read and interpret digital breast tomosynthesis.
October 20, 2015
Elekta raises funds for women with breast cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta said that it raised $29,000 at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting to support uninsured women with breast cancer.
October 20, 2015
ACOG maintains breast cancer screening advice
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Cancer Society may have changed its recommendations on breast cancer screening, but the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is holding firm to its current advice that women receive mammography screening every one to two years beginning at age 40.
October 20, 2015
ACS: Breast cancer screening should begin at age 45
By Kate Madden Yee
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has released new breast cancer screening guidelines that raise its recommendation to age 45 for when women should start screening. Are the guidelines a blow to proponents of early mammography? Or do they represent an effort to develop a more nuanced approach to mammography screening?
October 20, 2015
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Komen voices concern over new ACS mammo advice
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In response to today's release of new American Cancer Society (ACS) breast cancer screening guidelines, the Susan G. Komen breast cancer organization said it is concerned that the new recommendation could reduce access to and payment for screening mammography.
October 19, 2015
ACS says start mammo at 45; should CT lung screening start earlier? And, more ICD-10 coding
By Brian Casey
October 19, 2015
Menopause status can factor into breast screening decisions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women trying to decide when to start breast cancer screening might want to consider their menopausal status, according to a study published October 20 in JAMA Oncology from researchers at the University of California, Davis.
October 19, 2015
ASTRO: APBI works as well as whole-breast irradiation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) using multicatheter brachytherapy after breast-conserving surgery is as effective as whole-breast irradiation for low-risk patients, according to research presented at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting.
October 18, 2015
Barco display gets new FDA nod for breast imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image display firm Barco said its flagship Coronis Uniti display has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for interpretation of multiple breast imaging modalities.
October 15, 2015
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