Breast: Page 336

Algorithm aids breast lesion classification
By Tami Freeman
With angiogenic vasculature in breast lesions indicating malignancy, contrast-enhanced ultrasound could provide a means for determining malignancy based on blood flow. Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University are investigating the use of subharmonic contrast-enhanced ultrasound for this purpose.
February 17, 2011
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Breast screening may not lead to mortality decreases, study shows
By Kate Madden Yee
In parts of the world with widespread, sustained mammographic screening, trends in advanced breast cancer incidence do not bear out that regular screening leads to a decline in mortality, according to a study published online in the Annals of Oncology.
February 17, 2011
GE completes Orbotech acquisition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has completed its acquisition of Orbotech Medical Solutions, a manufacturer of cadmium zinc telluride detectors used in GE Healthcare's Alcyone nuclear medicine technology.
February 16, 2011
Siemens installs first FFDM system in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has made its first U.S. installation of Mammomat Inspiration, its full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system, at a radiology practice in New York.
February 15, 2011
Breast MRI screening benefits women with rad therapy history
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast cancer screening with MRI can find invasive cancers missed by mammography in women who've had radiation therapy to the chest for other conditions such as Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to a new study published online today in Radiology.
February 14, 2011
ACR to accredit Siemens FFDM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the American College of Radiology (ACR) to accredit Siemens Healthcare's Mammomat Inspiration full-field digital mammography (FFDM) unit.
February 14, 2011
U-Systems touts US breast screening study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The University of Chicago has completed a reader study to evaluate the somo.v automated breast ultrasound system from U-Systems for detecting breast cancer in women with dense breast tissue.
February 14, 2011
Interactive US CAD aids in characterizing breast lesions
By Erik L. Ridley
When used interactively with a human reader, ultrasound computer-aided detection (CAD) technology can be a useful adjunct in the interpretation of breast ultrasound studies and can help prevent unnecessary breast biopsies, according to research from the University of Toronto.
February 14, 2011
Buyer's Guide Update: Mammography systems
By Brian Casey
February 10, 2011
FDA approves Hologic's 3D digital breast tomosynthesis system
By Wayne Forrest
After years of development, women's healthcare vendor Hologic today received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its Selenia Dimensions 3D system, the first x-ray mammography device that provides 3D digital breast tomosynthesis images for breast cancer screening and diagnosis.
February 10, 2011
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IDSI wins Indonesia contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has completed an installation of its CT laser mammography breast imaging device at Hang Lekiu Medical Center in Jakarta, Indonesia.
February 9, 2011
ACR to accredit Carestream mammo CR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the American College of Radiology (ACR) to accredit Carestream Health's DirectView full-field digital mammography system beginning February 16, 2011.
February 9, 2011
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