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Angelina Jolie spurs women to get genetic testing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study has found that actress Angelina Jolie's 2013 announcement that she had tested positive for the BRCA1 gene -- and her ensuing double mastectomy -- influenced 30% of women who participated in an online survey to seek similar genetic testing.
July 20, 2015
Dilon touts MBI for invasive lobular carcinoma
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular breast imaging (MBI) developer Dilon Diagnostics is highlighting a study that suggests MBI is a sensitive technique for diagnosing invasive lobular carcinoma, a breast cancer that tends to be difficult to detect.
July 16, 2015
Fuji files PMA module for digital tomo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has submitted the first module of its premarket approval (PMA) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for digital breast tomosynthesis.
July 15, 2015
AAPM: Mammo radiation dose 30% lower than thought
By Kate Madden Yee
Women receive about 30% less radiation during screening mammography than has long been assumed, which suggests that the "harm" of radiation dose in mammography also has been overestimated, according to research presented on July 15 at the 2015 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Anaheim, CA.
July 15, 2015
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Shortened breast MR protocol works just as well as full
By Kate Madden Yee
Using an abbreviated screening protocol for contrast-enhanced breast MR works just as well in terms of specificity and sensitivity as a full protocol, according to a new study published online in Academic Radiology.
July 14, 2015
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Dutch researchers launch DENSE breast MR trial
By Kate Madden Yee
It's well-known that mammography is less effective in women with dense breast tissue. But what hasn't been established is which supplemental modality is best for these women. Dutch researchers have launched a trial to study the use of MRI in addition to mammography for screening women with dense breast tissue.
July 8, 2015
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Volpara contributes to dense-breast study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Volpara Solutions is touting the efforts of the Dense Tissue and Early Breast Neoplasm Screening (DENSE) study, the first randomized trial to investigate the use of MRI for screening women with dense breasts.
July 7, 2015
iCAD launches breast density software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) and radiation therapy firm iCAD has added a new breast density module called iReveal to its PowerLook Advanced Mammography Platform.
July 6, 2015
New study again questions screening mammography
By Brian Casey
A new research study published online July 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine is again questioning the effectiveness of widespread breast screening. Mammography screening of the general U.S. population mostly just produces overdiagnosis, with no measurable effect on mortality, according to the researchers.
July 5, 2015
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La. signs dense breast bill into law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Louisiana has become the 24th state to enact a law requiring healthcare providers to give women information about their dense breast condition.
July 5, 2015
Breast imaging at highest risk for medicolegal claims
By Kate Madden Yee
It may come as no surprise, but a new study indicates that breast imaging has the highest risk of medicolegal claims compared to other medical imaging exams, at least in Australia, according to a study published online this month in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
June 29, 2015
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AccuBoost fills Va. order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's health firm AccuBoost has won a contract for its mammography-guided noninvasive brachytherapy technology from Bon Secours Cancer Institute in Norfolk, VA.
June 25, 2015
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