Breast: Page 368

MRI helps find hidden breast cancer, even after US and mammo
By Kate Madden Yee
MRI helps find hidden cancers even after ultrasound and mammography exams have been performed, according to a study presented at the RSNA meeting last month. What's more, MRI might be useful beyond the high-risk patients for whom it's currently recommended.
January 4, 2010
ACR, SBI: Breast cancer screening should begin at 40
By Kate Madden Yee
Annual breast cancer screening should begin at age 40 for the average patient and even earlier in high-risk patients, according to newly published recommendations from the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI).
January 3, 2010
Nearly half of women decline breast MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study published in the January issue of Radiology indicates that 42% of women eligible for a breast MRI exam declined the procedure.
December 29, 2009
Targeted breast US stands on its own for women under 30
By Edward Susman
Targeted breast ultrasound can be used on its own, without the need for mammography, in following up suspicious areas of concern in women younger than 30, but the jury is still out on whether mammography is needed for women ages 30 to 39, according to a pair of presentations at the RSNA meeting in Chicago earlier this month.
December 23, 2009
CEUS boosts differentiation of BI-RADS 4 lesions
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can offer significant value in differentiating breast masses initially categorized as ultrasound BI-RADS category 4 by improving specificity, according to Chinese researchers who presented the study at this month's RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 22, 2009
New studies hint that APBI could be used in more patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) has carved out a niche as a valuable tool in treating low-risk patients with early-stage breast cancer. But could the technique also have a role in patients at increased risk? Maybe, according to a set of recent clinical studies.
December 21, 2009
SenoRx claims victory in patent suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast brachytherapy developer SenoRx is claiming victory in patent litigation with women's imaging vendor Hologic over breast brachytherapy technology.
December 20, 2009
Study may show breast cancer without biopsy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Scientists from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University have discovered a possible way for malignant breast tumors to be identified without a biopsy, according to a study scheduled for publication in the January issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
December 20, 2009
TechniScan, Esaote renew OEM deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast ultrasound imaging developer TechniScan has renewed its OEM relationship with Italian ultrasound vendor Esaote.
December 17, 2009
Beekley launches new mammo marker
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Beekley of Bristol, CT, has released Altus, a new mammography skin marker.
December 16, 2009
NCI awards cancer therapy, imaging grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) Small Business Innovation Research Program has awarded $11.5 million to provide bridge funding to small businesses developing novel cancer therapies, diagnostics, and cancer imaging technologies.
December 16, 2009
TechniScan adds Pepper to board
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast ultrasound imaging developer TechniScan has named imaging industry veteran Joe Pepper, Ph.D., to its board of directors.
December 16, 2009
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