Breast: Page 370

Ripples from USPSTF ruckus; screening for BRCA1 carriers; Merge bids for Amicas
By Brian Casey
February 22, 2010
MRI plus film-screen mammo screening works for BRCA1 carriers
By Kate Madden Yee
For women who are BRCA1 gene carriers, a combination of MRI and film-screen mammography is the most clinically effective combination for finding breast cancer. But it also costs more, according to a study published in the March issue of Radiology.
February 22, 2010
Parascript adds Russian order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Parascript has installed its AccuDetect CAD software at the Russian Center for Roentgeno - Radiology Research (RNCRR) in Moscow.
February 22, 2010
Avon: USPSTF guidelines already affecting access
By Kate Madden Yee
In some states, women ages 40 to 49 have less access to mammograms since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released its recommendations to change breast cancer screening guidelines last November, according to a recent survey conducted by the Avon Foundation for Women.
February 21, 2010
Hologic, Ethicon bury the hatchet
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic and interventional device developer Ethicon Endo-Surgery have settled their patent infringement litigation.
February 21, 2010
Naviscan adds Johns Hopkins install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan has installed its positron emission mammography (PEM) device at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore.
February 17, 2010
Sectra to highlight wide area radiology at ECR
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra will highlight its wide area radiology offerings at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria.
February 17, 2010
Genetic link between breast density and cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A woman's breast tissue density is linked to breast cancer, according to a new Australian study published in Cancer Research.
February 16, 2010
USPSTF guidelines influencing doctors, poll finds
By Kate Madden Yee
A poll published in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that the recently updated guidelines on breast screening from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) may be affecting whether doctors recommend mammography for women in their 40s.
February 15, 2010
Buyer's Guide Update: Mammography systems
By Brian Casey
February 15, 2010
Highest breast cancer decline seen in affluent white women
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast cancer rates may be declining overall, but affluent white women are seeing the most significant declines, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health.
February 15, 2010
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
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