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Breast density bill introduced in U.S. Senate
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) on July 17 introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate that would require mammogram reports to include whether a woman has dense tissue.
July 16, 2014
VuCOMP creates medical advisory board
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection firm VuCOMP has established a strategic medical advisory board of breast imaging professionals.
July 16, 2014
Google Trends: A new source for women's health research?
By Kate Madden Yee
Online searches have become a major source of public health information, used by researchers to track hot topics such as the spread of infectious disease. But analyzing Internet searches could also help monitor patient knowledge and anxiety about noninfectious diseases such as breast cancer, according to a new study.
July 15, 2014
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New Mexico center deploys ABUS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Santa Fe Imaging in Santa Fe, NM, has installed GE Healthcare's Invenia automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) system.
July 14, 2014
Doctor bonuses do not boost screening compliance
By Kate Madden Yee
The Canadian province of Ontario spent almost $110 million ($102 million U.S.) on bonuses intended to motivate family physicians to screen more of their patients for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer, but the program didn't translate into improved screening rates, according to a new study in the Annals of Family Medicine.
July 14, 2014
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HOPPS 2015 rule would boost breast biopsy payments
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released a proposed rule for its 2015 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS), bringing good news to radiology in the form of a 51% increase in payment for breast biopsy procedures.
July 9, 2014
Practice of Ultrasound: Part 16 -- Breast ultrasound screening
By Dr. Jason Birnholz
AuntMinnie.com presents the 16th in a series of columns on the practice of ultrasound from Dr. Jason Birnholz, one of the pioneers of the modality. In this installment, he discusses breast cancer screening in general and the role of ultrasound in particular.
July 9, 2014
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Mo. governor signs breast density bill into law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The governor of Missouri has signed a breast density reporting bill into law.
July 1, 2014
Volpara touts dose reporting research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Volpara Solutions is pointing to research presented this week on the use of its breast density software to generate reports on mammography radiation dose.
June 30, 2014
Medicare spending on breast imaging; breast cancer in North Africa; book contest deadline
By Brian Casey
June 30, 2014
Study: Older women don't benefit from new breast technology
By Brian Casey
Medicare is paying millions of dollars for new breast imaging technologies for older women that aren't having a measurable effect on cancer detection, according to a new study published July 1 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
June 30, 2014
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Breast cancer risk profiles differ in developing nations
By Rabia Mughal
Breast cancer incidence is rising all over the world, especially in developing countries, where its epidemiological features differ from those in Western countries, according to a study in the European Journal of Cancer that used North African countries as an example.
June 30, 2014
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