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Swedish krona affects Sectra's Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The performance of the Swedish krona negatively affected the earnings of PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra in its third fiscal quarter of 2011.
March 7, 2011
PEM tops whole-body PET for assessing extent of cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
Positron emission mammography (PEM) is more sensitive than whole-body PET or whole-body PET/CT for assessing local extent of breast cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers at the American College of Radiology Imaging Network.
March 7, 2011
Dutch study finds few medicolegal claims from mammo screening
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - While a 10-year review at a Netherlands breast cancer screening program discovered only three medicolegal cases stemming from screening mammography, it also identified opportunities for improvement, according to a study presented Monday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 6, 2011
Sectra wins Canadian MicroDose order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra said it has made its first North American sale of its MicroDose Mammography system.
March 6, 2011
MR images of edema can assess pathology response to chemo
By Wayne Forrest
VIENNA - Using conventional T1-weighted dynamic MRI to evaluate edema in breast cancer patients, radiologists and physicians can accurately assess pathology response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to a study presented Sunday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2011
High-relaxivity MRI contrast agents benefit clinical applications
By Wayne Forrest
VIENNA - Contrast agents with higher relaxivity are capable of providing greater tissue enhancement than conventional gadolinium-based contrast agents at equivalent doses, according to several studies presented Saturday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2011
Irish breast screening program realizes digital gains
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - The transition of Ireland's national breast screening program to full-field digital mammography has resulted in a statistically significant increase in breast cancer detection rate, according to a presentation Saturday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 4, 2011
Hologic to launch new products at NCBC
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's healthcare vendor Hologic plans to debut a new breast biopsy device as well as a computer-aided detection unit at the upcoming National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) annual meeting in Las Vegas.
March 4, 2011
Pre-op MRI finds added tumors with no major delay in surgery
By Wayne Forrest
VIENNA - Canadian researchers have found preoperative MRI scans can discover additional tumors in breast cancer patients without adversely delaying necessary surgery, according to a study presented Friday at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR).
March 3, 2011
Surveillance mammo may be indicated after cancer treatment
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - As women with second breast cancers larger than 2 cm have a poorer prognosis than those with smaller tumors, the practice of surveillance mammography following breast cancer treatment appears to be justified, according to research presented Friday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 3, 2011
Uncertainty remains over MRI's clinical role in breast imaging
By Frances Rylands-Monk
MRI can be of value for detecting cancer recurrence in the treated breast, but it continues to arouse controversy when it comes to other indications. Radiologists need to understand the indications for breast MRI and be aware of its advantages and limitations, especially in high-risk cases.
March 3, 2011
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Medipattern, TomTec finalize agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Medipattern and TomTec Imaging Systems have signed an agreement in which Medipattern's B-CAD breast ultrasound imaging product will be integrated into TomTec's Image-Arena platform suite.
March 2, 2011
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