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MRI can help forecast scope of residual breast tumors
By Kate Madden Yee
MRI can help predict the scope of any residual tumor left after preoperative therapy in breast cancer patients, according to a new study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. But it has its limits when predicting the complete disappearance of breast cancer at the lesion site.
June 20, 2010
Sectra scores Australian contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has received a contract to install a breast imaging PACS and three MicroDose full-field digital mammography units in the Australian Capital Territory.
June 17, 2010
New elastography technique helps characterize breast lesions
By Kate Madden Yee
An elastography technique called supersonic shear imaging aids breast lesion characterization when used with B-mode ultrasound, according to a new study from France published in the July issue of Radiology.
June 15, 2010
iCAD wins government contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD has signed an agreement with the U.S. Defense Supply Center to provide Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense hospitals with its CAD software for mammography technology.
June 9, 2010
Radiation dose must be reduced for molecular breast imaging
By Wayne Forrest
SALT LAKE CITY - Although molecular breast imaging techniques have the potential to carve out a role in screening, dose must be lowered to achieve a comparable benefit-to-risk ratio to mammography, according to a study presented Monday at the SNM annual meeting.
June 8, 2010
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Carestream wins Minn. PACS upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has inked a contract with a Minnesota breast center for its PACS and breast imaging workstations.
June 8, 2010
Postmastectomy RT reduces recurrence risk for some
By Donna Domino
Postmastectomy radiation therapy (RT) can reduce the risk of recurrence for some breast cancer patients by 28% and increase five-year overall survival by 43%, according to a study in the June issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
June 6, 2010
TechniScan registers stock offering
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast ultrasound imaging developer TechniScan has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a public equity offering.
June 3, 2010
Orbital Therapy upgrades ClearVue
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer treatment developer Orbital Therapy has released a new artifact-reducing insert for the ClearVue prone-position patient table.
June 2, 2010
Intelerad takes Naples order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Intelerad Medical Systems has taken an order for its IntelePACS breast imaging digital mammography workstation from Naples Diagnostic Imaging Center of Naples, FL.
May 31, 2010
GE debuts SenoBright mammography upgrade
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has unveiled its new SenoBright contrast-enhanced spectral mammography system, designed to reduce ambiguity in mammography results and help detect and diagnose cancer.
May 31, 2010
Long-term APBI outcomes are comparable in low-risk patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
A study presenting the 10-year outcomes of accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) treatment in early-stage, low-risk breast cancer patients gives reason to cheer, finding disease-free survival to be comparable for all patients.
May 30, 2010
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