Breast: Page 387

Breast US image analysis helps predict metastasis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer analysis of breast ultrasound studies can allow doctors to predict earlier whether a woman's cancer has metastasized, according to a preliminary pilot study presented Wednesday at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine annual meeting.
July 28, 2009
Orbital Therapy signs NYU
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer treatment products developer Orbital Therapy has installed its ClearVue prone breast tables at New York University (NYU) School of Medicine.
July 26, 2009
DMIST finds variability between FFDM systems
By Kate Madden Yee
Not all full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems are created equal, according to a new analysis of data from the Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST). The new study found that radiologists using certain FFDM devices reported improved lesion visibility.
July 26, 2009
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Beekley donates $1 million to hospital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Beekley of Bristol, CT, has donated $1 million to a Connecticut hospital.
July 23, 2009
Digital mammography finds more cancers, study finds
By Kate Madden Yee
Full-field digital mammography has been shown to find more cancers compared to film-screen breast imaging in large, multicenter trials conducted mostly at academic centers. But how does digital technology fare in a community setting? Quite well, according to one small California imaging center.
July 23, 2009
Pharmalucence gets OK for generic sestamibi
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiopharmaceutical product supplier Pharmalucence has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to manufacture and market its kit for preparing technetium-99m sestamibi injection.
July 20, 2009
IMRT reduces skin toxicity symptoms for breast cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
There are various clinical benefits to using intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) rather than conventional radiation therapy after breast conservation surgery, according to a study published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
July 19, 2009
Dexela signs supply contract with NovaRad
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging developer Dexela has entered into an agreement with NovaRad to supply WorkstationOne software for NovaRad's mammography image viewer device, the company announced.
July 16, 2009
Conversion to FFDM requires careful management of analog priors
By Stan Burch
It's not easy going digital in any area of radiology, but mammography provides special challenges due to its large file sizes, need to access prior exams, and other factors. In this white paper, Stan Burch of archiving services provider SourceCorp Radiology offers guidance on how to make the transition.
July 16, 2009
Orbital Therapy installs breast table at MGH
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer treatment products developer Orbital Therapy has installed its ClearVue prone breast table at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston.
July 15, 2009
ASTRO publishes APBI guidelines for early-stage breast cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) this week published a new set of clinical guidelines covering the use of accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) as a treatment for early-stage breast cancer.
July 15, 2009
Charité to study CTLM system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT laser mammography (CTLM) developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems announced that Charité Medical University in Berlin has begun a clinical study of its breast imaging technology.
July 15, 2009
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