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U-Systems lands final clearance for somo.v for dense breasts
By Erik L. Ridley
Automated breast ultrasound technology developer U-Systems has become the first vendor to receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance to market a device specifically for use in screening women with dense breasts.
September 17, 2012
IDSI installs 1st system in Mexico
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Laser breast imaging firm Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has installed its first CT laser mammography (CTLM) system in Mexico, at the Centro Médico Ave in Monterrey.
September 16, 2012
ASCO BCS: Does breast MRI before surgery really help?
By Kate Madden Yee
SAN FRANCISCO - Whether preoperative breast MRI contributes to better diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes is one of the most controversial areas in breast imaging. The topic was explored in a discussion on September 13 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) Breast Cancer Symposium (BCS).
September 13, 2012
ASCO BCS: Mammography use dropped 5% after USPSTF change
By Kate Madden Yee
SAN FRANCISCO - Use of screening mammography among women ages 40 to 49 dropped 5% in private health plans after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) changed its guidelines in 2009, according to a study presented on September 13 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) Breast Cancer Symposium (BCS).
September 12, 2012
European panel confirms value of breast screening
By Philip Ward
After a steady flow of skeptical reports over recent months, a new review of breast cancer screening services in Europe has concluded the benefits in terms of lives saved outweigh the harms caused by overdiagnosis, with screening mammography cutting breast cancer deaths by as much as half.
September 12, 2012
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Some imaging studies not needed for breast cancer metastasis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The routine use of bone scans, liver ultrasound, and chest radiography in the staging evaluation of primary breast cancer patients is of little value in detecting metastatic disease in women with clinical stage I and II cancers, according to an abstract to be presented at the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology Breast Cancer Symposium in San Francisco.
September 12, 2012
Matakina adds 2 top execs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Matakina International has named Laurence Veron and Don Alvarez to lead European and Asian sales efforts.
September 9, 2012
Study finds screening mammo cuts breast cancer deaths by half
By Kate Madden Yee
It's time to move on in the debate over screening mammography's effectiveness, according to Australian researchers, who found that mammography reduces breast cancer mortality by 49%. They reported their results in a paper this month in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
September 9, 2012
BMJ: Use MRI to investigate young BRCA1/2 mutation carriers
By Philip Ward
Women carrying a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who have undergone a mammogram or chest x-ray before the age of 30 are more likely to develop breast cancer, researchers from Amsterdam noted yesterday in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
September 6, 2012
Planning APBI treatment for patients with pacemakers
By Cynthia E. Keen
Breast cancer patients with cardiac pacemakers implanted on the same side of the body as the diseased breast may require surgical relocation of the device prior to radiotherapy. However, if the patient qualifies for accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) using high-dose brachytherapy, the surgery might not be necessary.
September 6, 2012
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FDG-PET/CT may predict breast cancer outcome
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
FDG-PET/CT can help predict disease-free survival for patients with invasive ductal breast cancer, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
September 4, 2012
Are rads overconfident in their mammography skills?
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists perceive their mammography interpretation performance to be better than it actually is, according to a new study in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. And that just keeps them from actually improving, researchers from Washington state said.
September 4, 2012
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