Breast: Page 247

Volume trumps experience when reading mammograms
By Kate Madden Yee
When reading screening mammograms, the number of studies read per year is more important in determining the ability to detect cancer than the experience of the reader, according to a new study in the Journal of Medical Imaging that compared U.S. and Australian radiologists.
June 29, 2014
Mass. governor signs breast density bill into law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a breast density reporting bill into law.
June 26, 2014
Breast US finds Joan Lunden's breast cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Former "Good Morning America" co-host Joan Lunden announced that she has breast cancer, with the malignancy found on a breast ultrasound scan.
June 26, 2014
Native American, rural women have less access to breast MRI
By Kate Madden Yee
Most U.S. women have relatively easy access to mammography and breast ultrasound, but breast MRI presents a greater challenge, especially for Native American women and those in rural areas, according to a new study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
June 26, 2014
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Breast imaging market to hit $3B in 2019
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global market for breast imaging technologies is expected to reach $3 billion by 2019, with a compound annual growth rate of 8.1% between 2014 and 2019, according to a new report from research firm MarketsandMarkets.
June 25, 2014
Siemens submits PMA for breast tomosynthesis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has submitted a premarket approval application (PMA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Mammomat Inspiration mammography system with a digital breast tomosynthesis option.
June 25, 2014
Fuji gets FDA nod for digital mammo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for its Aspire Cristalle digital mammography system, already commercialized in Europe and Asia.
June 25, 2014
4-scan PET/MRI exams improve breast imaging
By Brian Casey
Austrian researchers added PET/CT to a package of three MRI sequences to create fused PET/MR images, which they found aided in the differentiation of suspicious breast lesions, according to a new study published online in Clinical Cancer Research.
June 24, 2014
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FDA issues warning on Mont. breast center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning regarding mammography quality at a Montana breast imaging center.
June 23, 2014
JAMA: Adding tomo to mammography finds more cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
Adding digital breast tomosynthesis to mammography screening boosts the detection of invasive cancer by more than a third compared to mammography alone while reducing the number of false positives by 15%, according to a study in the June 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
June 23, 2014
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Node biopsy rates affected by racial disparities
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study published online in JAMA Surgery has found racial disparities in the use of sentinel lymph-node biopsy to stage early breast cancer.
June 17, 2014
RamSoft participates in PinkDrive
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RamSoft said that South African nonprofit organization PinkDrive has employed the firm's imaging workflow technology with its mobile mammography units.
June 17, 2014
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