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Thyroid hysteria grips radiology; vintage x-ray fan explores radiology's roots
By Brian Casey
April 11, 2011
Screening mammo falls short in finding bilateral cancers
By Kate Madden Yee
Screening mammography doesn't perform well in finding bilateral breast cancers, with a sensitivity rate of only 19%, according to a new study published online in Radiology. The findings suggest that radiologists may need to look harder for contralateral cancers, or even use another modality such as breast MRI, Dutch researchers said.
April 11, 2011
Radiation panic hits fever pitch as thyroid scare goes viral
By Cynthia E. Keen
Concern over radiation from medical imaging procedures has reached a fever pitch in the U.S. Women getting mammograms are asking for thyroid shields, while a pediatric department at a California hospital was temporarily relocated due to its proximity to imaging equipment. Much of the panic appears to be due to an email that's gone viral.
April 11, 2011
USPSTF guidelines 'confused' women; PET detects brain damage in welders
By Brian Casey
April 6, 2011
FDA asks IDSI for more info on CTLM 510(k)
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has received notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration requesting more information for a 510(k) application it submitted for its CT laser mammography (CTLM) imaging device.
April 6, 2011
BI-RADS-like lexicon aids PEM interpretation
By Kate Madden Yee
Positron emission mammography (PEM) lends itself to standardized terminology for describing exam results, much like the BI-RADS lexicon for breast MRI. But there are key differences clinicians need to be aware of, advised researchers this month in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
April 6, 2011
Program targets radiologists with high mammo recall rates
By Cynthia E. Keen
Researchers are testing the ability of a Web-based program to reduce recall rates of radiologists who perform mammography screening. While results are still pending, if successful, this type of program shows potential to reduce screening-related costs and improve radiologists' performance.
April 6, 2011
Study finds 2009 USPSTF mammo guidelines confused women
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) 2009 guidelines for screening mammography have confused women about when to get annual mammography screening, according to a study to be published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
April 5, 2011
ACR, SBI refute report on mammo, thyroid risk
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The amount of radiation women receive from annual mammograms does not increase their likelihood of developing thyroid cancer, according to the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI).
April 3, 2011
U-Systems partners with Are You Dense
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer U-Systems and nonprofit breast cancer organization Are You Dense have formed a partnership to increase awareness of breast density and improve access to adjunctive breast cancer screening tools.
April 3, 2011
ART adds to installed base
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's health firm Advanced Radiation Therapy (ART) has installed its AccuBoost breast brachytherapy system at Baptist Medical Center's Baptist Cancer Institute in Jacksonville, FL.
March 31, 2011
Women in developing nations face breast cancer barriers
By Kate Madden Yee
Women in developing nations face breast cancer screening and treatment barriers such as misconceptions about mammography services, insufficient access, or even having to deliver their own biopsies to labs for processing, according to a report published as a supplement to the April 1 issue of the Breast.
March 31, 2011
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