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Breast MRI changes cancer treatment in many women over 60
By Wayne Forrest
A new study led by Dr. Stamatia Destounis found that women older than 60 years saw changes to their initial cancer treatment plan approximately 50% of the time after undergoing MRI to determine the extent of disease.
May 2, 2013
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Dilon highlights MBI study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) provider Dilon Diagnostics is highlighting a study published in the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging that shows molecular breast imaging (MBI) to be a useful adjunct to mammography.
May 1, 2013
Mary's back, Kopans too; new AuntMinnie Forums; MICI news
By Brian Casey
April 29, 2013
Kopans: Breast cancer overdiagnosis grossly exaggerated
By Dr. Daniel Kopans
In this Second Opinion article, breast imaging expert Dr. Daniel Kopans offers his rebuttal of a study published last November in the New England Journal of Medicine, which raised questions about the value of screening mammography and claimed that a third of detected breast cancers represent "overdiagnosis."
April 29, 2013
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ContextVision grows in Q1
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Continued sales development and new mammography contracts propelled image enhancement developer ContextVision to sales growth in the first quarter of 2013.
April 25, 2013
SAVI breast brachytherapy produces good 4-year outcomes
By Cynthia E. Keen
Patients who received breast brachytherapy delivered with a strut-based applicator had low recurrence rates and minimal toxicities four years after treatment, according to a presentation at last week's American Brachytherapy Society meeting.
April 25, 2013
MOC under fire; more benefits for 3D tomo; docs nix CAD clicks
By Brian Casey
April 24, 2013
MRI adds to cancer detection in women with breast implants
By Wayne Forrest
When used as an adjunct to mammography and ultrasound, MRI can find additional cancers and provide more detail about their location in patients with breast implants, according to a study from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
April 24, 2013
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Adding 3D breast tomo to mammography finds more cancers
By Kate Madden Yee
Using 3D digital breast tomosynthesis with conventional 2D mammography finds 50% more cancers than 2D imaging alone and also reduces the false-positive rate, according to a new study published online April 25 in Lancet Oncology.
April 24, 2013
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Breast density and tamoxifen; are women ignoring the USPSTF? And, MRI in MS
By Brian Casey
April 22, 2013
Neusoft unveils CT, mammo, US offerings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Chinese medical equipment manufacturer Neusoft Medical Systems has unwrapped several new additions to its global imaging product portfolio at the spring edition of the 69th China International Medical Equipment Fair in Shenzhen.
April 22, 2013
Changes in breast density point to tamoxifen's effectiveness
By Kate Madden Yee
If women being treated with tamoxifen for breast cancer see their breast density drop, they may have a 50% lower risk of dying from the disease, according to a new study by Swedish researchers published online April 22 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
April 21, 2013
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