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AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
March 10, 2013
Utilizing MR for dense breasts saves biopsies, money
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Adding dense breasts as a new standard indication for MR mammography in cases with unclear findings could ward off approximately 88% of biopsies and end up saving insurance companies money, according to research presented on Sunday morning at ECR 2013.
March 9, 2013
Excitement builds over digital breast tomosynthesis
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Will digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) replace mammography for breast cancer screening? The answer depends on how well the modality performs in some forthcoming clinical trials, according to two experts in Sunday's special focus session at ECR 2013.
March 9, 2013
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Including menopause as factor aids breast US performance
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Menopause has an important influence on breast elasticity as measured by elasticity parameters, according to study results presented this week at ECR 2013. Taking this factor into consideration may help improve the diagnostic performance of breast sonoelastography, the researchers found.
March 8, 2013
Debate ignites over breast MRI's added value
By Philip Ward
VIENNA - Researchers from the Netherlands found that 3-tesla breast MRI of mammographically detected microcalcifications is of added diagnostic value, but only by expert radiologists, according to a presentation during the breast scientific session on Thursday at ECR 2013. However, their findings were challenged by a member of the audience.
March 7, 2013
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IMS presents breast tomosynthesis research at ECR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Italian women's imaging vendor Internazionale Medico Scientifica (IMS) is highlighting research on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) using its Giotto device at ECR 2013.
March 6, 2013
Breast cancer screening in Austria: A new approach to early detection
By Dr. Oswald Graf
VIENNA - With the exception of some local pilot projects, early breast cancer detection in Austria has depended upon opportunistic breast cancer screening in individual radiology practices. But in October, organized mammography screening will be introduced, utilizing the robust existing infrastructure of local radiology practices. Performing screening exams in locations all over the country should help achieve high rates of participation.
March 6, 2013
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US elastography, contrast-enhanced mammography, MR spectroscopy: Which offers the most promise?
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Mammography is an imperfect modality, so it makes sense that radiologists are on the lookout for something better, or at least something to supplement the technique. Thursday's refresher course covers functional imaging of the breast and goes into detail about ultrasound elastography, contrast-enhanced mammography, and MRI diffusion, perfusion, and spectroscopy, which may supplement mammography or replace it altogether.
March 6, 2013
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Matakina to present Volpara research at ECR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast density software developer Matakina International is highlighting five abstracts to be presented at the upcoming ECR 2013 in Vienna that show that the company's Volpara objective breast density measurement software helps overcome the limitations of mammography for women with dense breasts.
March 5, 2013
Philips gets FDA OK for MicroDose SI FFDM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its MicroDose SI full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system.
February 28, 2013
Rads judge breast density the same for digital, analog mammo
By Kate Madden Yee
Mammography images can look significantly different based on whether they were acquired with a digital or analog system. But such differences in appearance don't seem to affect the ability of radiologists to score breast density accurately, according to a study in the March issue of Radiology.
February 27, 2013
Modest growth projected for U.S. breast imaging market
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. breast imaging systems market will see modest growth over the next three years, going from $1 billion in 2011 to $1.4 billion in 2016, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
February 26, 2013
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