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Hologic posts mixed results for FY 2010
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Growth in service revenue and product sales propelled women's healthcare vendor Hologic to greater revenues in its fourth fiscal quarter and 2010 fiscal year.
November 8, 2010
Breast MRI shows high negative predictive value in BI-RADS 3 lesions
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 29 | 3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | SSE01-03 | Room E450ABreast MRI exhibits a high negative predictive value in patients with BI-RADS category 3 lesions, according to a study from the Medical University of Graz in Graz, Austria, to be presented on Monday.
November 8, 2010
Preoperative breast MRI doesn't increase mastectomy rates
By Kate Madden Yee
Sunday, November 28 | 11:25 a.m.-11:35 a.m. | SSA01-05 | Arie Crown TheaterPreoperative MRI can be used in clinical practice for breast cancer staging without boosting mastectomy rates, according to researchers from the University of Milan School of Medicine.
November 8, 2010
Dilon touts BSGI study results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) developer Dilon Diagnostics is touting the results of a study that found that the company's molecular breast imaging technology is accurate in establishing tumor size within 5 mm after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
November 7, 2010
IsoRay receives QTDP grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical has been awarded $527,000 under the U.S. government's Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP) program.
November 7, 2010
Orbital Therapy receives grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer treatment products developer Orbital Therapy has been awarded a $244,000 grant for its breast cancer research project as part of the U.S. government's Therapeutic Discovery Project.
November 4, 2010
FDA approves Carestream CR FFDM system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its high-resolution computed radiography (CR) full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system.
November 3, 2010
FDA eases rules on digital mammography devices
November 3, 2010
FDA eases rules on digital mammography devices
By Kate Madden Yee
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has downgraded the classification of full-field digital mammography devices from high risk to medium risk, making it easier for companies to bring the technology to market, the agency announced.
November 3, 2010
CMS proposes decrease in HOPD fees
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed that Medicare beneficiaries see a decrease in out-of-pocket costs for services from hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs) in calendar year 2011.
November 3, 2010
Studies find mixed results for RT and breast implants
By Cynthia E. Keen
SAN DIEGO - Breast cancer patients who need radiation therapy (RT) following a mastectomy can have reconstructive surgery immediately without concern that their breast implants will compromise the radiation they receive, according to a presentation at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology conference.
November 2, 2010
Short-interval mammo for breast cancer patients unnecessary?
By Cynthia E. Keen
SAN DIEGO - Mammography exams performed six months following breast conservation therapy may be a waste of time, money, and clinical resources, according to a study presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology annual meeting.
November 1, 2010
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