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Breast: Page 342
Sectra MicroDose nets Canadian OK
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has received clearance to market its Sectra MicroDose Mammography full-field digital mammography system in Canada.
January 31, 2011
Hologic revenues climb 5% in Q1
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's healthcare vendor Hologic posted solid growth in revenues for its first quarter of fiscal 2011, driven in part by rising service revenues from the company's installed base of mammography systems.
January 30, 2011
Breast brachytherapy utilization rises rapidly
By
Cynthia E. Keen
For the past decade, breast brachytherapy has been used as a treatment for low-risk patients following breast conservation surgery. Although its long-term effectiveness is still unknown, its use has been climbing steadily, according to an article in the January 10 issue of the
Journal of Clinical Oncology
.
January 30, 2011
KLAS: Imaging purchases to increase in 2011
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Purchasing of diagnostic imaging equipment will increase by as much as 10% in 2011, according to a new study from healthcare technology research firm KLAS. And buyers won't be so loyal to particular vendors, the company found.
January 26, 2011
Would USPSTF advice cause cancer deaths? And, a proposal to boost colon screening
By
Brian Casey
January 24, 2011
Study finds USPSTF mammo guidelines would increase death rate
By
Kate Madden Yee
Nearly 65,000 more women would lose their lives from breast cancer if the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) controversial 2009 guidelines on screening mammography were adopted on a widespread basis, according to a study in the February issue of the
American Journal of Roentgenology
.
January 24, 2011
Mammograms may detect early signs of heart disease
By
Cynthia E. Keen
Screening mammograms may be able to do more than reveal signs of breast cancer. For women with advanced kidney disease, they can detect calcifications in blood vessels that may be signs of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published January 20 in the
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
.
January 19, 2011
RT provides more long-term benefit for older DCIS patients
By
Cynthia E. Keen
Radiation therapy (RT) is more effective for older women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in preventing recurrence of ipsilateral breast cancer, according to an article published in the January issue of
Lancet Oncology
.
January 13, 2011
Study shows false-positive mammograms cause lingering anxiety
By
Cynthia E. Keen
Women who have false-positive mammograms can experience lower quality of life and feelings of anxiety, effects that can last for up to a year after the exam, according to a study published online December 20 in the
British Journal of Surgery
.
January 12, 2011
AuntMinnie passes Twitter milestone; at-risk women not getting breast MRI screening
By
Brian Casey
January 12, 2011
QSUM gets draping patents
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast biopsy accessories developer QSUM Biopsy Disposables has received two patents from draping products used on women's imaging devices.
January 12, 2011
Mo. radiologist turns clinical scans into creative scenes
By
Nicole Pettit
One way radiology can shift into art is as an extension of how it's used medically -- for example, by revealing the delicate internal structure of a flower. A Missouri radiologist is taking a different approach, using clinical images as building blocks to create something entirely new.
January 12, 2011
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