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Study renews call for less frequent breast cancer screening

By Kate Madden Yee

The U.S. could save billions of dollars each year by offering breast cancer screening to women every two years rather than on an annual basis, according to a study in the February 4 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. But mammography proponents are already stepping up to dispute the study's findings.

February 3, 2014

German study gives photon-counting mammography high marks

By Brian Casey

German researchers found that mammography screening with a photon-counting digital mammography system turned in higher cancer detection rates at lower radiation doses than conventional digital mammography units in a real-world screening environment, according to a new study in Radiology.

February 3, 2014

Research sheds light on why MRI CAD misses cancers

By Erik L. Ridley

Despite its ability to improve the detection of breast cancer, breast MRI computer-aided detection (CAD) software still misses some. Several factors can affect the detection capabilities of the software, Korean researchers have found.

February 2, 2014

WBUS: Better than DBT as adjunct to mammography?

By Kate Madden Yee

Whole-breast ultrasound (WBUS) is still a valuable adjunct to conventional mammography, even if digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is available, according to Yale University researchers, who discovered that WBUS found some cancers that DBT missed.

January 30, 2014

New data contradict guidance for breast biopsies

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Long-term follow-up of patients with two types of breast tissue abnormalities suggests that both types of abnormalities have the same potential to progress to breast cancer.

January 29, 2014

Screening mammo for younger women reduces treatment risks

By Kate Madden Yee

In addition to finding breast cancer earlier and thus reducing mortality rates, screening mammography for women ages 40 to 49 reduces their need for chemotherapy and their exposure to its risks, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

January 29, 2014

Hologic highlights 3D mammo at Arab Health

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hologic plans to feature its 3D mammography system at this week's Arab Health meeting in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

January 26, 2014

Arab Health: Multimodality imaging key to managing breast cancer

By Eric Barnes

DUBAI - Finding a suspicious breast lesion is just the start of the path toward optimal management and treatment of breast cancer, and multiple imaging modalities should be used, according to a talk by Dr. Rola Shaheen on the opening day of the Total Radiology sessions at Arab Health 2014.

January 26, 2014

MRI/NIRS technique could benefit breast imaging

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Researchers at Dartmouth College are developing a way to combine dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI with near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) to improve the detection of breast abnormalities.

January 26, 2014

Adding tomo to mammography boosts reading time

By Kate Madden Yee

Adding digital breast tomosynthesis to mammography significantly increases image interpretation time, which begs the question of how using the technologies together affects clinical efficiency, according to a new study published in the January issue of Radiology.

January 22, 2014

Christie signs breast density bill into law

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has signed the state's version of a breast density notification and insurance bill into law.

January 21, 2014

FDA: Breast transilluminators require PMA

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final order requiring that a premarket approval (PMA) application be filed for a breast imaging technology called breast transillumination.

January 21, 2014

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