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SenoRx CEO takes medical leave
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lloyd Malchow, chairman and CEO of breast brachytherapy developer SenoRx, is taking an indefinite medical leave of absence due to illness.
February 8, 2010
Agfa plans ECR 2010 product releases
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare plans to show new products and an expanded portfolio at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria.
February 8, 2010
Editorial: Research flaws make USPSTF guidelines obsolete
By Kate Madden Yee
Guidelines for mammography screening published by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) in November not only are based on flawed methodology, they also fail to address current breast imaging practice and data, making them obsolete, according to a critique published in this month's Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
February 7, 2010
Presurgical breast MRI increases mastectomy rate
By Kate Madden Yee
A new research study may fire up the debate over a possible link between preoperative breast MRI and higher mastectomy rates. Texas researchers found that at their facility, patients were almost twice as likely to have a mastectomy if breast MRI was used before surgery. But breast MRI didn't delay treatment, they found.
February 3, 2010
Mātakina tackles breast density problem with Volpara software
By Brian Casey
Breast tissue density is emerging as a major risk factor for breast cancer, but existing methods for measuring density can be cumbersome and depend on the skill of the operator. A New Zealand start-up company called Mātakina Technology hopes to change that.
February 2, 2010
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Poor economy hits Hologic's Q1 numbers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The lack of healthcare spending in a lackluster economy adversely affected revenues for women's imaging vendor Hologic in its fiscal first quarter.
February 1, 2010
IDSI gets Australia nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) will have its CT laser mammography system included in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods.
February 1, 2010
FFDM magnification causes problems with lesion measurement
By Kate Madden Yee
One of the great things about full-field digital mammography (FFDM) is the ability to manipulate images in ways not possible with hard-copy analog film. But one image manipulation tool can produce inaccurate measurements of lesion size.
February 1, 2010
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Breast arterial calcs may not indicate coronary heart disease
By Kate Madden Yee
The presence of breast arterial calcifications on a screening mammogram doesn't necessarily signify that a woman has coronary heart disease, according to a new study published in the February issue of Radiology.
January 26, 2010
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Sectra readies ECR introductions
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra will showcase new PACS and digital mammography technology at the upcoming European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in March.
January 25, 2010
Color Doppler US predicts survival of breast cancer patients
By Erik L. Ridley
Color Doppler ultrasound indices can predict disease-free survival of breast cancer patients during neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to research published in the European Journal of Radiology.
January 25, 2010
ACRIN: Digital mammography delivers less radiation than analog
By Kate Madden Yee
Although the differences between full-field digital mammography and film-screen mammography in terms of compression force are small, FFDM delivers much less radiation than analog mammography, according to a study to be published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
January 20, 2010
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