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Three Palm wins new patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging software developer Three Palm Software said it has received a new patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its WorkstationOne multimodality breast imaging workstation software.
June 24, 2012
Confidence boosts mammography interpretation accuracy
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists who are confident in their mammography exam interpretations tend to be more accurate, according to a new study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
June 21, 2012
NY Senate, Assembly pass breast density bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The New York state Senate and Assembly have passed breast density notification legislation, bill sponsor Sen. John Flanagan announced.
June 21, 2012
AMA's new screening mammo policy: Strong enough?
By Kate Madden Yee
At its annual policy meeting on June 19, the American Medical Association (AMA) voted that women should be able to receive screening mammography starting at age 40. But does the new policy's language actually address -- or counter -- the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's controversial 2009 guidelines?
June 20, 2012
AMA: Women should be eligible for mammo screening at 40
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Medical Association (AMA) voted on June 18 at its annual policymaking meeting to adopt the policy that women should be eligible for screening mammography at age 40.
June 18, 2012
Waiting period expires for Hologic's Gen-Probe buy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic said that the initial 30-day waiting period required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act has expired without a request for additional information from the Federal Trade Commission.
June 18, 2012
FFDM fails to lower missed-cancer percentage, study shows
By Kate Madden Yee, Erik L. Ridley
Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) does not improve upon the performance of film-screen mammography, at least in terms of the percentage of missed interval and screening-detected cancers, Norwegian researchers reported in a study published online June 14 in Radiology.
June 17, 2012
ATA advises thyroid collars not needed for mammography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Thyroid collars are not need for mammograms, according to new guidelines on minimizing radiation dose issued on June 13 by the American Thyroid Association (ATA). However, the association advised a number of other steps to minimize unnecessary exposure to radiation from medical and dental imaging procedures, such as the use of collars for dental x-rays.
June 13, 2012
SNM: NaF finds more breast cancer bone metastases than FDG
By Wayne Forrest
MIAMI BEACH, FL - Sodium fluoride (NaF) PET/CT detected bone metastases in patients with breast cancer more effectively than FDG, especially in cases of restaging, according to a study presented this week at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) annual meeting.
June 12, 2012
Study eyes breast cancer risk from imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer risk can be lowered by avoiding unnecessary imaging, according to an article published online June 11 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
June 11, 2012
Matakina partners with MRS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Matakina International and Mammography Reporting System (MRS) have signed an agreement for MRS to provide users of the MRS7 reporting system with the ability to utilize Matakina's Volpara breast density software scores in an updated user interface.
June 6, 2012
Intelerad launches IntelePACS tomo module
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Intelerad Medical Systems announced it has launched a digital breast tomosynthesis module for its IntelePACS software.
June 6, 2012
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