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Oshkosh unveils mobile mammo vehicle
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Oshkosh Specialty Vehicles showcased its new dedicated mobile mammography vehicle at the RSNA meeting in Chicago this week.
November 30, 2009
DBT reduces false-positive rate by 41% in screening setting
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), when combined with a patient's digital mammography priors, can reduce the screening false-positive rate by 41%, according to a study presented Monday at the RSNA annual meeting.
November 30, 2009
Sectra signs medical distributor in Spain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has announced completion of a partnership agreement with the Fundación García Muñoz, a medical equipment supplier in Spain.
November 29, 2009
Medipattern, PenRad sign B-CAD pact
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Medipattern and mammography information systems company PenRad Technologies have signed an OEM agreement designed to facilitate reading and reporting activities across all breast imaging modalities.
November 29, 2009
Elastography can reduce unnecessary biopsies
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - Elastography has the potential to reduce unnecessary biopsies, according to a study from Elizabeth Wende Breast Care in Rochester, NY, presented at the RSNA meeting on Sunday.
November 29, 2009
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Senate to investigate USPSTF mammo guidance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Senate plans to hold a hearing to investigate the recent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) recommendations that mammography screening for women begin biennially at 50, according to the American College of Radiology.
November 25, 2009
Hologic to unveil multimodality SecurView release
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic will introduce its SecurView DX multimodality diagnostic breast imaging workstation software at next week's 2009 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
November 25, 2009
Optical sensor tracks radiotherapy treatment site breast motion
By Paula Gould
Postsurgical radiotherapy is an effective way of preventing breast tumors from reappearing, but the downside is the mismatch between ideal treatment plans and the doses actually delivered. Although conformal methods of delivery could address this issue, switching delivery techniques raises another potential problem: Will breast motion compromise the accuracy of a highly targeted radiotherapy regimen?
November 25, 2009
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Intelerad to show new mammo module
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Intelerad Medical Systems will introduce its new IntelePACS Mammography Module at the RSNA annual meeting in Chicago.
November 24, 2009
ACR: Don't add USPSTF guidance to reform
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
"A great many women" will die unnecessarily from breast cancer if the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's (USPSTF) recommendations regarding mammography screening are included in healthcare reform legislation, according to the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging.
November 23, 2009
FDA takes its time with new FFDM rules; meeting to address MRI contrast
By Brian Casey
November 23, 2009
Sectra adds FFDM orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has received full-field digital mammography (FFDM) orders from three hospitals in Luxembourg.
November 22, 2009
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