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TechniScan names Pepper as chairman
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast ultrasound imaging developer TechniScan has appointed imaging industry veteran Joe Pepper, PhD, as chairman of its board of directors.
December 14, 2010
Postmastectomy RT benefits patients with positive lymph nodes
By Cynthia E. Keen
Women with invasive breast cancer and lymphatic involvement who received radiation therapy (RT) along with chemotherapy after a modified radical mastectomy had lower recurrence rates than patients who only received chemotherapy, according to research presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
December 14, 2010
Sectra inks Canadian sales agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra said it has signed a partnership with diagnostic imaging and mammography provider Xtron Imaging of Mississauga, Ontario.
December 13, 2010
Contrast dual-energy mammo; coverage of San Antonio symposium
By Brian Casey
December 13, 2010
IOERT successful as boost during breast conservation surgery
By Cynthia E. Keen
Breast cancer patients undergoing breast conservation surgery who have an intraoperative electron radiation therapy (IOERT) boost followed by whole-breast irradiation have a much lower rate of cancer recurrence 10 years after treatment, according to a study presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
December 13, 2010
Contrast digital mammo matches MRI in cancer detection
By Kate Madden Yee
Contrast-enhanced dual-energy digital mammography matches MRI in cancer detection, with fewer false positives, according to research presented at this month's RSNA meeting. The findings could position contrast mammography as an alternative to more expensive breast MRI scans.
December 13, 2010
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Sonoelastography predicts whether breast DCIS is invasive
By Erik L. Ridley
Sonoelastography can predict before surgery whether women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) have an invasive form of the disease, according to a study by Korean researchers presented at the recent RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 12, 2010
SPECT/CT may reduce lymphedema risk in breast cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
The risk of radiation-induced damage to critical drainage lymph nodes during treatment for breast cancer may be reduced by using SPECT/CT during treatment planning, according to findings presented at this month's San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
December 12, 2010
FDA debuts real-time MQSA reporting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched real-time Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) reporting of adverse events at mammography facilities.
December 9, 2010
About half of eligible women fail to get mammograms
By Edward Susman
SAN ANTONIO - Even when insurance is not an issue, approximately half of women who are eligible to receive a mammogram do not get the test for early detection of breast cancer, according to a presentation today at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
December 8, 2010
FDA approves Carestream CR mammo software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a premarket approval (PMA) supplement for advanced screens and image processing software for the company's computed radiography (CR) mammography system.
December 8, 2010
Sectra posts double-digit Q2 gains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Increased sales of its mammography systems powered PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra to double-digit growth in the company's second fiscal quarter.
December 6, 2010
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