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CR, DR breast cancer screening performance comparable
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists reading breast screening studies had comparable performance regardless of whether the images were acquired with computed radiography (CR) or digital radiography (DR) mammography systems, according to a Belgian study published online in European Radiology. Still, DR delivered a lower radiation dose than CR.
June 13, 2013
Sectra wins New Zealand contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare IT firm Sectra has won a contract to provide a PACS and vendor-neutral archive for New Zealand's national breast screening program.
June 10, 2013
5 states enact breast density notification bills
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Tennessee, Hawaii, Maryland, Alabama, and Nevada have all signed breast density notification legislation into law, according to women's advocacy group Are You Dense.
June 10, 2013
Radium-223 dichloride is focus of SNMMI Image of the Year
By Wayne Forrest
VANCOUVER - An FDG-PET/CT scan illustrating the effectiveness of radium-223 dichloride in treating bone metastases in breast cancer patients with bone-dominant disease has been selected as the Image of the Year at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) annual meeting.
June 10, 2013
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VuCOMP wins Fla. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer VuCOMP has won a contract for its M-Vu CAD system.
June 5, 2013
Reading volume affects mammography performance
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists who read fewer than 1,000 mammography studies per year may have worse diagnostic accuracy than those who read more, according to a new study published online June 4 in Radiology. The performance threshold is more than twice what is required in the U.S. for radiologists who read mammograms.
June 5, 2013
Shear-wave elastography boosts second-look breast US
By Erik L. Ridley
Adding shear-wave elastography to a second-look breast ultrasound study performed after dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI can detect nearly a third more cancers than B-mode ultrasound alone, Ohio researchers have found.
June 5, 2013
Axillary rad therapy safe option to lymph-node surgery
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Axillary radiotherapy is a safe alternative to axillary lymph-node surgery and can reduce the risk of lymphedema, according to data presented on June 3 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting.
June 2, 2013
Barco signs Swedish Covenant Hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image display firm Barco has provided Swedish Covenant Hospital with several of its Mammo Tomosynthesis 5-megapixel display systems.
May 29, 2013
CAD for breast MRI improves sensitivity; accuracy not so much
By Wayne Forrest
Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology improves sensitivity in breast MRI for both experienced and novice readers, but it does not significantly advance overall accuracy, according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 23, 2013
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AJR: DBT reduces screening recall rates by 37%
By Kate Madden Yee
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) when used as a screening tool for breast cancer reduces recall rates by 37% and increases the detection of invasive cancers by 54%, according to a new study published online May 22 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 21, 2013
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FDA approves Hologic's 2D breast tomo mode
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic said it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its C-View 2D imaging software for use with its Selenia Dimensions 3D breast tomosynthesis system.
May 20, 2013
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