Breast: Page 283

The 1st radiology resident; better CT dose estimates; CT lung screening; docs Kinect in the OR
By Brian Casey
January 14, 2013
Report: Breast imaging market to hit $5B by 2017
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The ever-expanding range of breast-imaging technologies will reach a market value of approximately $5 billion by 2017, according to a market research report by MarketsandMarkets.
January 10, 2013
1-view tomo more sensitive than 2-view digital mammo
By Kate Madden Yee
Among patients with abnormal mammograms, one-view digital breast tomosynthesis showed better sensitivity and negative predictive value than full-field digital mammography for those with fatty and dense breasts, according to a study published in the January issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
January 10, 2013
Screening is best reserved for those expected to live longer
By Eric Barnes
Patients signing up for breast or colon cancer screening should have a minimum remaining life expectancy of at least 10 years to boost the chances of benefiting from the exams and overcoming their inherent risks, say researchers from the University of California, San Francisco in an article in BMJ.
January 9, 2013
Large study supports tomo; getting your 1st job; prostate CAD
By Brian Casey
January 9, 2013
Spin, bias high in published breast cancer studies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Spin and bias occur in a high proportion of published studies of the outcomes and adverse events in phase III trials of breast cancer treatments, according to new research published online in Annals of Oncology.
January 9, 2013
Study shows DBT plus mammo finds 40% more invasive cancers
By Kate Madden Yee
In one of the first large-scale studies of its kind, Norwegian researchers have found that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in combination with conventional digital mammography detects 40% more invasive cancers and decreases false-positive rates by 15%.
January 8, 2013
Money and mammography; what is PQRS, and why should you care? And, inpatient imaging
By Brian Casey
January 7, 2013
New technologies drive Medicare breast screening costs higher
By Cynthia E. Keen
Medicare costs for breast screening are being driven higher by new technologies such as digital mammography and computer-aided detection, which are being adopted in spite of limited data on their effectiveness, according to a study published on Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.
January 6, 2013
iCAD receives nod from FDA
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD said it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its PowerLook Advanced Mammography Platform (AMP) software with digital CAD, to be used with Philips Healthcare's MicroDose full-field digital mammography system.
January 6, 2013
ART receives Fla. order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's health firm Advanced Radiation Therapy (ART) has received a contract to install its AccuBoost system for the treatment of early-stage breast cancer at 1st Line Oncology in Coconut Creek, FL.
January 2, 2013
FDG-PET/CT aids advanced breast cancer patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
FDG-PET/CT can provide "significant prognostic stratification information" at initial staging for patients with locally advanced breast cancer compared to conventional imaging, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
January 2, 2013
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