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Candelis unveils MRI, CT viewer and mammo tracking module
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Archive developer and medical informatics firm Candelis has launched its ImageGrid Advanced Radiology Viewer for MRI and CT studies at this week's RSNA show in Chicago.
December 2, 2008
Two-day APBI breast cancer treatment reported safe and effective
By Cynthia E. Keen
CHICAGO - Is a two-day dose of accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) effective in the long term for patients with early-stage breast cancer? A report on the short-term outcomes of patients who received two-day treatment with a MammoSite balloon applicator evoked both concern and enthusiasm among RSNA session attendees.
December 1, 2008
New mammo CAD approach lowers false positives
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - A new computer-aided detection (CAD) technique shows promise for improving sensitivity for detecting breast masses on mammograms, according to researchers from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor.
December 1, 2008
Contrast variations prove main factor for breast cancer visibility
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - The Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial (DMIST) of 2005 involved nearly 50,000 asymptomatic women who presented for screening mammography at 33 sites in the U.S. and Canada. Researchers have now used the DMIST data to evaluate which factors contribute to lesion visibility in both digital and analog mammography.
December 1, 2008
Brachytherapy preserves cosmesis in breast cancer patients with implants
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Researchers suggest they have a better option than mastectomy and breast reconstruction for women with breast augmentation implants who have been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. Dr. Robert Kuske provided details about the brachytherapy technique at the 2008 RSNA conference.
November 30, 2008
Siemens highlights new dual-source CT, breast MRI, DBT systems
By Brian Casey and Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - The latest generation of its dual-source CT technology, an MRI scanner optimized for breast imaging, and a work-in-progress digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) technology are highlights for Siemens Healthcare at this year's RSNA show.
November 30, 2008
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iCAD expands CAD portfolio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD launched new CAD software for CT and MRI at this week's RSNA show in Chicago.
November 30, 2008
Sentinelle signs distribution deal with Toshiba
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
MRI technology developer Sentinelle Medical announced a new OEM distribution agreement with Toshiba America Medical Systems to offer its Vanguard T-Series breast coils with Toshiba's Vantage Atlas and Vantage Titan MRI scanners.
November 30, 2008
MRI helps predict breast cancer invasiveness at surgery
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - The use of breast MRI has increased by double-digits this year, a boost some industry watchers attribute to increased awareness of how the technology helps clinicians detect and treat breast cancer earlier in high-risk women.
November 30, 2008
Ultrasonix debuts new ultrasound products
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian ultrasound developer Ultrasonix Medical of Richmond, British Columbia, launched new breast imaging and mobile radiology systems for its OpenSonix platform at this week's RSNA conference in Chicago.
November 29, 2008
Assessing response to chemotherapy: MRI bests mammography
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - MRI proves better than mammography for measuring breast tumor response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to research performed at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and eight other U.S. academic institutions for the American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACRIN) 6657 study.
November 29, 2008
Annual breast screening more effective than biennial
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Australian researchers found that women diagnosed with cancer who had received annual mammography screening had smaller tumors than those who were screened every two years.
November 27, 2008
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