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Report: Mammography market to continue growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Coupled with increasing awareness and education of women, the global mammography x-ray equipment market will continue to experience strong growth despite current restrictions in healthcare expenditures and the ongoing economic crisis, according to a report from market research firm InMedica.
August 30, 2009
WVU wins NIH grant for PEM/PET system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a four-year, $2 million grant to researchers at West Virginia University (WVU) in Morgantown for a hybrid positron emission mammography (PEM)/PET system.
August 27, 2009
Radiation therapy recommended for phyllodes tumors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Margin-negative surgical resection combined with adjuvant radiation therapy is effective for local control of borderline and malignant phyllodes tumors, a rare type of breast cancer, according to a new study.
August 26, 2009
Breast lesion kinetic curves inconsistent across MRI systems
By Kate Madden Yee
Kinetic curves of malignant breast lesions are not consistent across MRI systems, which could potentially lead to clinical problems, according to a study published in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 24, 2009
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Breast imagers, ahoy: New technology on the horizon
By Kate Madden Yee
Despite its benefits, mammography is still a 2D modality used to image a 3D structure, which can lead to excessive patient recalls. But other imaging technologies on the horizon may help get around this problem, according to Bonnie Rush, who spoke to the matter at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators annual meeting.
August 19, 2009
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Kinetic information identifies MRI-detected breast tumors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided kinetic information can help distinguish benign from malignant suspicious breast lesions on MRI, according to a study to be published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 18, 2009
Study: MRI may cause more harm than good in breast cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using MRI before surgery to assess the extent of early breast cancer has not been shown to improve surgical planning, reduce follow-up surgery, or reduce the risk of local recurrences, according to results of a new study.
August 12, 2009
Intraop adds Colombian customer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Intraoperative radiation therapy firm Intraop Medical has signed Instituto Nacional de CancerologĂ­a in Bogota, Colombia, as a new user for its Mobetron linear accelerator.
August 11, 2009
Siemens selects Faxitron DX-50
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens has chosen the Faxitron DX-50 Core specimen radiography system to comarket with its MammoTest stereotactic table and NovationDR and Inspiration mammography systems.
August 10, 2009
Cerner ProVision gets FDA nod
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Healthcare information systems firm Cerner has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its ProVision mammography workstation.
August 3, 2009
Hologic sales, profit dip in Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic saw revenue dip 6% and net income shrink in the third quarter of fiscal 2009.
August 3, 2009
FFDM plus CAD beats analog mammography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) with computer-aided detection (CAD) found more cancers than analog mammography in a large screening population, according to a study conducted by Dutch researchers.
August 3, 2009
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