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FDA OKs new silicone gel-filled breast implant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a silicone gel-filled breast implant manufactured by Sientra for breast size augmentation in women at least 22 years old and to rebuild breast tissue in women of any age.
March 8, 2012
Politics blocks widespread use of breast MRI for implants
By John Brosky
VIENNA - In the region served by the Ribera public hospital, around 10,000 women have received defective Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) implants, a population that would quickly overwhelm the radiology service if MRI examinations were authorized, according to Dr. Julia Camps Herrero, head of radiology at the center in Alzira, Valencia, Spain.
March 6, 2012
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Three Palm reaches 300 installs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging software developer Three Palm Software has reached a milestone with the sale of its 300th mammography software license over the past three years.
March 6, 2012
GE installs 1st spectral mammo in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has installed its contrast-enhanced spectral mammography technology at the Pink Lotus Breast Center in Beverly Hills, CA.
March 5, 2012
UE LifeSciences gets FDA OK for infrared device
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast thermography vendor UE LifeSciences has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its NoTouch BreastScan device.
March 5, 2012
Switching to digital mammo increases recall rate, study finds
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - A low recall rate in combination with the introduction of digital mammography affects the balance between recall rate and detection rate, which can influence breast cancer care and the associated costs, according to a session at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 3, 2012
Egypt's national breast screening program is put firmly on the map
By Frances Rylands-Monk
VIENNA - Breast cancer accounts for 33% of all female cancers in Egypt, and its incidence will continue to rise, noted Prof. Dorria Salem, director of the national women's outreach program for breast cancer screening, in Saturday's European Society of Radiology meets Egypt session.
March 3, 2012
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CAD could become a second reader in breast imaging
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - The use of computer-aided detection (CAD) in breast cancer screening is quickly approaching the level of experienced radiologists and may soon be used as a second or third reader, said a presenter on Saturday morning at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 2, 2012
Controversy persists over breast screening for under 50s
By Philip Ward and Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Screening is effective in reducing breast cancer mortality in women ages 40 to 49, but false positives remain a serious problem, European Congress of Radiology attendees were told at a special focus session on Friday.
March 2, 2012
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New technology could become next primary breast cancer screener
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Multimodal tomography, a 3D nonionizing diagnostic imaging technology, may one day overtake mammography as the primary breast screening method considering its high sensitivity and specificity, according to a Thursday presentation at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 1, 2012
MRI breast screening works well in Austrian program
By Brian Casey
VIENNA - Breast MRI works well in a screening environment, according to results in more than 500 women who were examined in an Austrian national screening program. The modality could obviate the need for ultrasound for screening high-risk women, attendees learned on Thursday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 1, 2012
Evidence-based controversies in breast MRI
By Mélisande Rouger
VIENNA - Professor Francesco Sardanelli, director of radiology at the IRCCS Policlinico San Donato in Milan, Italy, will focus on evidence-based controversies in breast MRI during a dedicated course at the European Congress of Radiology. He also spoke with ECR Today about the topic.
March 1, 2012
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