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Sectra passes IHE tests for DBT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sectra said its PACS successfully completed testing of the Mammo and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) profiles at the recent North American IHE Connectathon in Cleveland.
February 23, 2015
Physicians doing clinical breast exams may miss deep masses
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Physicians who tested their skills in performing clinical breast exams using a new pressure-sensing breast model found they were not pressing hard enough to locate deep masses, according to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine.
February 23, 2015
Applying CAD twice to DBT improves performance at lower dose
By Eric Barnes
Researchers from the University of Michigan have developed a new double-barreled approach to computer-aided detection (CAD) that uses two separate CAD algorithms on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams. They believe the technique enables a high level of sensitivity with lower radiation dose.
February 22, 2015
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Overdiagnosis info saps mammo interest; imaging use variation; DTI-MRI for runners
By Brian Casey
February 18, 2015
Endomag begins trial of breast cancer staging system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.K. cancer care technology developer Endomag said that a pivotal clinical trial is underway in the U.S. for its Sentimag and Sienna+ magnetic detection system, which is designed to stage breast cancer during sentinel lymph node biopsy procedures.
February 18, 2015
Info on 'overdiagnosis' saps interest in breast screening
By Kate Madden Yee
Giving women more information about the negative aspects of mammography, such as overdiagnosis, makes them less inclined to want breast screening, according to a new Australian study published online February 17 in Lancet.
February 18, 2015
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Breast MR useful for assessing BI-RADS 4 lesions
By Kate Madden Yee
A new study published in the February issue of Radiology found that breast MR is useful for working up suspicious lesions classified as BI-RADS 4 at mammography or ultrasound -- and, in fact, can help avoid 92% of unnecessary biopsies.
February 18, 2015
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Study finds decline in mammo rates after 2009 USPSTF change
By Brian Casey
A new study published online February 9 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that mammography screening rates declined after the 2009 publication of controversial screening guidelines by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
February 12, 2015
NEJM: Are breast density notification laws actually helpful?
By Kate Madden Yee
Twenty-one states have passed laws requiring women to be notified if their breast tissue is dense on mammography. But are the laws actually helpful? It's unclear, according to a perspective article published in the February 12 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
February 11, 2015
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Koning positions breast CT scanner as 1-stop diagnostic shop
By Kate Madden Yee
With approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration now in hand for its breast CT scanner, Koning plans to market the 3D system as the ultimate one-stop diagnostic workup tool. Breast screening applications will have to wait, however, pending further study.
February 10, 2015
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Carestream to highlight DBT upgrades at ECR 2015
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health plans to highlight enhancements to its digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) software module at the upcoming ECR 2015 in Vienna.
February 4, 2015
Feinstein, Ayotte introduce federal breast density bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sen. Dianne Feinstein and Sen. Kelly Ayotte have introduced federal breast density notification legislation to the 114th U.S. Congress.
February 4, 2015
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