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Mass. health reform has not improved mammo rates

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Health insurance reform in Massachusetts has not led to better mammography screening rates or earlier detection of breast cancer, according to a study published online in Cancer.

August 9, 2012

ACP warns physicians of 'government overreach'

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American College of Physicians (ACP) is recommending that state and federal governments adopt seven principles to avoid passing legislation that interferes with the patient-physician relationship and appropriate care.

August 9, 2012

MicroDose play helps Philips enter U.S. digital mammo market

By Kate Madden Yee

For years, Philips Healthcare watched the U.S. mammography market from the sidelines, even as it has expanded its presence in other modalities. That's changed as the vendor begins U.S. sales of a new full-field digital mammography system, based on a unique photon-counting technology.

August 9, 2012

Changes coming to Komen for the Cure

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Susan G. Komen for the Cure has unveiled plans to move to a new management structure to focus on revenue creation, strategy, and global growth.

August 8, 2012

Work-in-progress PET/MRI breast scanner finds tiny lesions

By Wayne Forrest

While there is still much work ahead, breast MRI developer Aurora Imaging Technology and the Brookhaven National Laboratory say preliminary results from a work-in-progress PET/MRI breast scanner are promising, with the system detecting breast lesions smaller than 5 mm.

August 6, 2012

Komen mammography campaign criticized

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Professors from the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice have criticized Susan G. Komen for the Cure's advertising campaign promoting mammography exams, claiming that the ads are inaccurate and generate false hope about mammography's benefits, in a commentary published online today in BMJ.

August 1, 2012

iCAD reports Q2 financial results

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD reported a decline in revenue for its second quarter but reduced both its net loss and operating expenses, thus citing mixed results.

August 1, 2012

AAPM: Spectral mammography could measure breast density

By Kate Madden Yee

Spectral mammography used during breast screening can measure tissue density with high accuracy -- potentially improving the assessment of breast cancer risk, according to research presented at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting in Charlotte, NC.

August 1, 2012

Hologic completes Gen-Probe buy

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Women's imaging vendor Hologic has completed its acquisition of Gen-Probe for a total net purchase price of approximately $3.8 billion, making Gen-Probe a wholly owned subsidiary.

July 31, 2012

JACR: Pakistani women face barriers to breast health

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Among most women in Pakistan, there is limited awareness of breast cancer occurrence, detection, and screening practices, or of the importance of breast self-exams and clinical breast exams, according to a study in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

July 31, 2012

AAPM: Stationary DBT boosts resolution, scan speed

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Replacing the rotating mammography x-ray tube of a digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) device with a stationary design increases the system's spatial resolution and reduces scanning time, according to data presented on July 31 at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting.

July 31, 2012

Naviscan brings PEM to Japan

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

PET developer Naviscan has received Shonin approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare to market its high-resolution PET technology, including its positron emission mammography (PEM) breast application.

July 30, 2012

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