Breast: Page 330

Despite more fellowships, breast imaging still unpopular
By Kate Madden Yee
Residents are spending more time in dedicated breast imaging rotations and more are choosing breast imaging fellowships, but their overall attitudes about breast imaging as a career path remain negative, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
June 22, 2011
Study tracks rise in breast brachytherapy procedures
By Cynthia E. Keen
A study of more than 3,500 early-stage breast cancer patients reveals that women in the U.S. increasingly chose accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) brachytherapy treatment over whole-breast radiation, despite the lack of clear clinical guidelines during the study period for APBI use.
June 22, 2011
FDA: Breast implants reasonably safe, but still get checkups
By Wayne Forrest
Breast implants filled with silicone gel have a "reasonable assurance" of safety and effectiveness when used as labeled, but women still should have routine follow-ups, including breast MRI scans, according to a report issued on Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
June 21, 2011
Texas dense breast law signed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Texas has become the second U.S. state to mandate the inclusion of breast density risk language in reports sent to women after their mammograms.
June 21, 2011
Radiotherapy cures breast cancer, but at what risk?
By Becky McCall
Radiation therapy is an effective treatment for patients with early-stage breast cancer, but at what risk of developing other cancers? Findings from studies presented at last month's European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) annual meeting document there is higher risk to these patients.
June 16, 2011
Naviscan highlights low-dose PEM study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan is highlighting study results that suggest that radiation dose for its positron emission mammography (PEM) technology could be reduced by 50% without altering image quality. The study was presented at this week's Society of Nuclear Medicine meeting.
June 7, 2011
Breast density bills advance in Texas, Calif.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Legislation that would mandate that women be informed of their breast density has advanced in state Legislatures in both Texas and California.
June 6, 2011
ASCO: Breast brachytherapy use rising in elderly women
By Cynthia E. Keen
More women over the age of 70 with early-stage breast cancer are having breast brachytherapy treatments in lieu of conventional radiotherapy treatments following breast conservation surgery, according to a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) last week in Chicago.
June 6, 2011
Postlumpectomy radiation boosts survival
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Disease-free survival rates in women with early-stage breast cancer who have had breast-conserving surgery are boosted when the women undergo additional radiation treatment, according to a study presented on Monday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting in Chicago.
June 5, 2011
Digirad supplies detector technology to Dilon
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nuclear medicine firm Digirad announced this week that it has supplied Dilon Diagnostics with the advanced photodetector technology used in Dilon's newest gamma camera for breast imaging, Dilon 6800 Acella.
June 5, 2011
Dilon to launch large-detector unit at SNM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast-specific gamma imaging developer Dilon Diagnostics plans to launch a new molecular breast imaging system with a larger detector at next week's SNM meeting in San Antonio.
June 2, 2011
FDA issues breast thermography warning
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast thermography should not be used as a standalone screening tool independent of mammography for either breast screening or diagnosis, according to a June 2 warning issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
June 1, 2011
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