Breast: Page 348

Hologic reports 5-year MammoSite results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's healthcare vendor Hologic said that researchers have found promising five-year results from the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBS) MammoSite Breast Brachytherapy Registry Trial.
November 1, 2010
Community facilities follow breast MRI rules
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An overwhelming majority of facilities in the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium (BCSC) performing breast MRI in the U.S. are compliant with technical guidelines for use of the modality, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
October 31, 2010
U.K. DBT trial set to commence
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers in the U.K. are preparing to launch a 1.6 million pound ($2.6 million U.S.) trial to determine the efficacy of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to screen for breast cancer.
October 31, 2010
High breast density linked to cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women with dense breasts and no lobular involution are at a higher risk for developing breast cancer than those with nondense breasts and complete involution, according to a study published online October 29 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
October 28, 2010
U.K. scientist invents portable breast scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A scientist from the University of Manchester in the U.K. has invented a portable breast scanner based on radiofrequency technology.
October 28, 2010
IsoRay wraps up feasibility study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical isotope developer IsoRay Medical has finished an initial feasibility study for the use of its cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds in accelerated partial-breast irradiation procedures.
October 26, 2010
Carestream adds CR mammo features
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has released an optional upgrade for its computed radiography (CR)-based mammography systems.
October 26, 2010
Avreo joins forces with MRS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS/PACS vendor Avreo has formed a partnership with Mammography Reporting System (MRS) of Seattle.
October 24, 2010
Study boosts screening by adding colon exams to mammo visits
By Kate Madden Yee
Offering colorectal cancer screening to minority women at the time of their mammography exam -- and without the need for a physician's referral -- boosts screening adherence rates, according to a new study published online October 25 in the journal Cancer.
October 24, 2010
Patient support boosts mammo screening rates
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patient-support services improve mammography screening rates among inner city women, according to a new study published online October 8 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
October 21, 2010
Court dismisses suit against Beekley
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A federal court has dismissed a patent infringement claim against imaging accessories developer Beekley, the company reported.
October 21, 2010
Sectra nabs U.K. contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has won a contract for its mammography and osteoporosis screening technology with a U.K. hospital, the company said.
October 20, 2010
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