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PET/CT tumor volume best predicts breast cancer survival
By Wayne Forrest
Whole-body metabolic tumor volume, as determined by FDG-PET/CT before treatment, is a reliable prognosticator of overall survival in patients who have invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast and distant metastases at the time of their initial diagnosis, according to a study published online July 23 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
July 29, 2015
AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
July 28, 2015
DBT boosts mammo's specificity, lowers recall rate
By Kate Madden Yee
Adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to conventional mammography boosted the specificity of breast screening and cut the recall of women with benign lesions by more than half, according to a new study published in Radiology. DBT plus mammography also showed sensitivity gains in some groups of women.
July 28, 2015
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Mammography screening at 40 works, Lancet study finds
By Rebekah Moan
There is indeed a reduction in breast cancer mortality as a result of mammography screening in women who start getting exams at age 40 -- at least in the first 10 years of follow-up, according to a new study in Lancet Oncology that followed women for 17 years.
July 28, 2015
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Additional radiation reduces breast cancer recurrence
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Additional radiation delivered to the lymph nodes in women who are being treated with whole-breast irradiation after breast-conserving therapy reduces breast cancer recurrence, according to a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
July 21, 2015
Women at high risk for breast cancer don't get needed care
By Kate Madden Yee
Notifying women at high risk of breast cancer through a patient letter doesn't seem to prompt them to take advantage of the services provided by a high-risk assessment clinic -- in fact, 85% of these women don't attend the clinic, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 21, 2015
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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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