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Carestream to debut iCAD software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has agreed to distribute iCAD's MR image analysis and mammography computer-aided detection (CAD) software.
December 12, 2011
Despite guidelines, older adults continue cancer screening
By Eric Barnes
After age 75, routine screening is no longer recommended for cervical, prostate, breast, and colorectal cancers. But that inconvenient truth hasn't stopped older Americans from continuing to get the tests, according to a study appearing today in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
December 11, 2011
ASTRO raises concerns about APBI study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued a statement on December 9 expressing concern about the potential "misinterpretation of data" in a study on accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium last week.
December 11, 2011
SABCS: Study links APBI to higher complication rates
By Cynthia E. Keen
Accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) brachytherapy is associated with higher rates of late mastectomies, postoperative complications, and radiation-related toxicities compared with traditional whole-breast irradiation, according to a study presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).
December 11, 2011
ACR shoots down BMJ mammo study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is taking issue with a study published in the December 8 issue of the British Medical Journal, which, the organization asserts, uses "discredited and obsolete data" to underestimate by half the number of lives saved by mammography screening.
December 8, 2011
New U.K. study finds fewer benefits for breast screening
By Rebekah Moan
A new model-based analysis of mammography in the U.K. published Thursday in the British Medical Journal has found that the harms of breast screening may outweigh the benefits for up to 10 years after a screening program starts.
December 8, 2011
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MRI shows promise as way to measure breast cancer prognosis
By Kate Madden Yee
Quantitative MR measures such as diffusion-weighted and dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging show potential for predicting breast cancer prognosis and treatment planning, according to research presented on Wednesday at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
December 7, 2011
PenRad adds to product offerings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography information systems developer PenRad Technologies has integrated the Hughes riskApps application for expanded cancer risk assessment into its technology.
December 5, 2011
Mammo screening cuts deaths by half; DR tomo reduces need for CT
By Brian Casey
December 5, 2011
Mammo screening reduces breast cancer mortality by almost half
By Kate Madden Yee
Women who receive at least three screening mammograms have a 49% lower risk of dying from breast cancer, according to a new study released online today in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research.
December 5, 2011
Varian gets FDA OK for radiation product
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation therapy firm Varian Medical Systems has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Pivotal Care Solution for prone breast treatment.
December 5, 2011
RamSoft adds support for breast tomo
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor RamSoft said that version 5.1 of its PowerServer software suite now supports the capability to display breast tomosynthesis images.
December 4, 2011
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