Breast: Page 392

Mammographers must step up to manage high-risk patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - Women who have a high risk of developing breast cancer need to be identified. But which healthcare professional has this responsibility? And once a high-risk patient is identified, who's responsible for managing her care? The topic was very much on the collective minds of breast imaging specialists at the Society of Breast Imaging's biannual meeting this week.
April 29, 2009
IDSI appoints managing director for India
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT laser mammography developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has hired a managing director for India.
April 29, 2009
Elastography shines in assessing breast lesions
By Erik L. Ridley
BOSTON - Ultrasound elastography is superior to conventional ultrasound in characterizing breast lesions and could help reduce unnecessary breast biopsies, according to a study presented by researchers from Singapore on Wednesday at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting.
April 28, 2009
IDSI names Italian distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT laser mammography developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has named a distributor to market the company's products in northern and central Italy.
April 28, 2009
Study: MRI measures breast density in mother-daughter pairs
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A study that used MRI to measure breast density in mother-daughter pairs found that the percentage of water concentration in breast tissue could be linked to the risk of breast cancer in middle age and older.
April 28, 2009
Breast imagers get savvy as healthcare reform looms
By Cynthia E. Keen
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - Breast imagers are reasonably well positioned to ride out the changes healthcare reform will bring in the U.S. However, all radiologists need to be aware of issues relating to proposed healthcare funding legislation and federal healthcare reform, according to a presentation at this week's Society of Breast Imaging postgraduate course.
April 28, 2009
IDSI taps Eastern European distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT laser mammography developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has signed an agreement with an Eastern European distributor to market the company's device.
April 27, 2009
Dilon touts gamma imaging results at ASBS show
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Dilon Technologies is highlighting results from a clinical study presented at this week's American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBS) meeting indicating that the company's breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) technology can change patient management.
April 26, 2009
Revolutions acquires rights to breast biopsy system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI software developer Revolutions Medical has acquired an exclusive worldwide license for an image-guided navigation system for breast biopsy localization.
April 23, 2009
Trastuzumab + RT = no cardiac risk in breast cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women diagnosed with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer can breathe a sigh of relief: Concurrent treatment with radiation therapy (RT) and adjuvant trastuzumab following chemotherapy with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide does not increase the risk of adverse cardiac events.
April 23, 2009
Study: Breast MRI helps find unsuspected cancers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
For patients with a new diagnosis of breast cancer, breast MRI finds unsuspected malignant lesions in both the ipsilateral and contralateral breasts, according to a new study.
April 22, 2009
Europe, Asia-Pacific breast device markets growing
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The markets for breast cancer detection and therapy devices in the Europe and Asia-Pacific regions approached $900 million in 2008 and are growing at an annual rate of 8%.
April 20, 2009
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