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Fuzzy 3D ultrasound CAD sharpens breast cancer sensitivity
By Eric Barnes
A new breast ultrasound computer-aided detection (CAD) application uses a fuzzy 3D image processing scheme to deliver high sensitivity to improve the detection of early breast cancers.
September 2, 2009
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Resonant to unveil new Clarity version
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) developer Resonant Medical will showcase the next generation of its Clarity IGRT system at next week's European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology annual meeting.
September 1, 2009
FDA OKs Hologic's MammoSite ML
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the company's MammoSite ML breast brachytherapy system.
September 1, 2009
Chest MDCT offers value as breast imaging tool
By Eric Barnes
Standard MDCT is an increasingly important modality for breast imaging, helping to find lesions that ultrasound, MRI, and even mammography can miss and increasing the utility of biopsy techniques. From incidental to interventional breast cancer imaging, there is much radiologists can do to exploit CT's abilities.
September 1, 2009
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Radiologists reticent to disclose mammo errors to patients
By Kate Madden Yee
Many radiologists said they might not tell a patient if they made a mistake when reading mammograms that resulted in a delayed cancer diagnosis, according to a study published online August 25 in Radiology.
September 1, 2009
Number of U.S. mammo facilities drops
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The number of mammography facilities accredited by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration continued its slow decline in the agency's most recent reporting period.
September 1, 2009
California researchers create new breast PET/CT system
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from the University of California, Davis have developed a dedicated breast PET/CT scanner they believe could be an improvement over breast imaging with whole-body PET or positron emission mammography. They describe their preliminary results with the system in the September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
August 31, 2009
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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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