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Solis names Rose as CMO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Solis Women's Health Mammography has hired Dr. Stephen L. Rose as its new chief medical officer (CMO).
July 31, 2013
Some women with abnormal breast lesions may avoid surgery
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Surgery is not always necessary for women with a type of breast tissue abnormality associated with a higher risk of cancer, according to a study published online July 30 in Radiology.
July 30, 2013
Tailored breast screening for younger women finds more cancers
By Kate Madden Yee
A tailored breast cancer screening program for women between the ages of 40 and 49 is not only feasible and affordable, it's effective for finding asymptomatic, low-stage tumors, according to a study published in the August issue of Radiology.
July 30, 2013
GE wraps up breast tomosynthesis PMA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has sent the final module of a premarket approval (PMA) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its GE Breast Tomosynthesis option.
July 29, 2013
VuCOMP builds installed base with Va. sale
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer VuCOMP has installed its M-Vu mammography CAD system in Virginia.
July 29, 2013
Tomosynthesis reduces mammo screening recall rate by 30%
By Kate Madden Yee
When added to mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis reduces overall recall rates in breast cancer screening by 30%, with even greater reductions for women younger than 50 and those with dense breasts, according to a new study published online in Radiology.
July 29, 2013
Naviscan touts clinical study results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan is highlighting clinical trial results that show positron emission mammography (PEM) imaging with a breast-cancer-specific tracer achieved 100% sensitivity.
July 24, 2013
Racial discrepancies persist in breast cancer survival
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Disparities in breast cancer survival rates between black and white women have not improved in the past two decades, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
July 23, 2013
NC enacts breast density law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on July 23 signed legislation that directs healthcare facilities that perform mammography examinations to provide patients with information on their breast density.
July 23, 2013
Hospitals have higher mammo recall rates than community sites
By Kate Madden Yee
Screening mammography recall rates are often higher in the hospital setting, but this doesn't necessarily mean that hospital radiologists are performing worse than their counterparts in community practice, according to a new study published online in Radiology.
July 23, 2013
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Cumming returns to Hologic as president/CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
After a four-year absence, Jack Cumming has returned to women's imaging vendor Hologic as president and CEO, effective immediately.
July 17, 2013
Hologic launches 3D breast biopsy device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic has launched a 3D breast biopsy option for use with its Selenia Dimensions 2D and 3D mammography systems.
July 16, 2013
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