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Study combines FDG-PET/CT with circulating tumor cell counts
By Wayne Forrest
Although FDG-PET/CT is useful for monitoring patients with bone metastases from breast cancer, additional prospective studies are needed to define the roles of FDG-PET/CT and circulating tumor cells in measuring the disease, according to a new study in the August issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
August 25, 2010
Nuclear breast imaging may have greater cancer risks
By Wayne Forrest
Breast-specific gamma imaging or positron emission mammography exams may increase a woman's risk of developing radiation-induced cancer, according to a special report published online August 24 and appearing in the October issue of Radiology.
August 23, 2010
Intelerad completes Ontario install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Intelerad Medical Systems has installed its IntelePACS breast imaging software at Merivale Medical Imaging.
August 23, 2010
Naviscan touts study on dose for PEM scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Research from the University of Washington in Seattle suggests that FDG dose for positron emission mammography (PEM) could be reduced by as much as 70% without altering image quality, according to a study being touted by PET developer Naviscan of San Diego.
August 23, 2010
CapeRay gets venture funding
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
South African mammography developer CapeRay Medical has received $2 million in venture capital funding to develop a breast cancer detection system.
August 23, 2010
Contrast levels the field between breast CT and mammography
By Kate Madden Yee
Adding contrast to dedicated breast CT makes the technology a contender as a qualitative and quantitative imaging modality for breast cancer screening and diagnosis, according to a new study in the September issue of Radiology.
August 22, 2010
Breast CAD helps find lobular carcinoma in situ lesions
By Eric Barnes
Computer-aided detection (CAD) is making an elusive breast abnormality, lobular carcinoma in situ, a little clearer by highlighting the calcifications that often surround it, according to a new study from Wende Breast Care in Rochester, NY.
August 19, 2010
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Better liver transplant decisions; hope for mammography screening
By Eric Barnes
August 18, 2010
The breast screening hullabaloo: Where are we today?
By Leonard Berlin, MD
The new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force mammography screening guidelines have sparked controversy, but what effects, exactly, have they wrought since their release? In this AuntMinnie Second Opinion, Leonard Berlin, MD, provides his view of the screening state of affairs.
August 18, 2010
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Sectra wins Australian contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has won a contract with the Australian national mammography screening program, BreastScreen Australia.
August 11, 2010
Siemens scores big Spanish deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received an order from the Ministry of Health of the Spanish region of Murcia for medical technology, service, and financing valued at 132 million euros ($174 million U.S.).
August 9, 2010
Will new HHS guidance improve mammography screening rates?
By Kate Madden Yee
In July, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidelines that require new private health plans to cover preventive services, including mammography screening for women 40 and older. Breast screening rates have taken a dip in recent months: Will the new rules boost them again?
August 9, 2010
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