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Breast rads believe malpractice fears prompt more recalls
By Shalmali Pal
The expression "once bitten, twice shy" applies to breast imaging specialists who have survived some form of malpractice litigation -- these radiologists are apt to overestimate their future risk of being sued, and believe that their practice patterns are influenced by that potential risk, according to a survey in Radiology. But does this apprehension actually affect their interpretative performance and patient recall rates?
June 27, 2005
Part II: Breast rads believe malpractice fears prompt more recalls
By Shalmali Pal
In part II of this series on the Radiology study that looked at the effects of malpractice litigation on breast imaging specialists, two of the study authors and an outside legal counsel discuss the further ramifications of the research findings.
June 27, 2005
Before breast screening, women want the lowdown on logistics, callbacks
By Shalmali Pal
What do women want? When it comes to breast cancer screening, they want to be well-informed about the procedure and understand how to handle a callback for additional imaging. And despite the hullabaloo about discomfort during mammography, information about pain is not high on their list of demands, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
June 26, 2005
Hologic to buy Fischer's mammo technology
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Fischer Imaging of Denver has entered into a deal to sell the intellectual property of its mammography business and products to Hologic of Bedford, MA, for $32 million.
June 22, 2005
Sectra sells FFDM to German clinic
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish imaging informatics and digital mammography developer Sectra has won a deal to install its full-field digital mammography technology at a mammography practice in Berlin.
June 21, 2005
Boston breast center ramps up Aurora MR system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Faulkner-Sagoff Breast Imaging and Diagnostic Centre at Boston-based Faulkner Hospital has upgraded to the 1.5-tesla dedicated breast MRI system from Aurora Imaging Technology of North Andover, MA.
June 21, 2005
PET mammography unit shows promise for DCIS
By Brian Casey
TORONTO - A dedicated PET mammography unit turned in good results in detecting ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in symptomatic high-risk patients, according to research presented this week at the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting. The research indicates that the PEM scanner could help breast imagers detect cancer at an earlier stage, before it has metastasized.
June 21, 2005
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PET and PET/CT best bone scan in detecting breast metastases
By Brian Casey
TORONTO - A pair of studies at yesterday's Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) meeting found that PET and PET/CT offer superior performance compared to bone scintigraphy scans in detecting bony metastases from primary breast cancer. But bone scintigraphy still offers better performance in a couple areas and may continue to play a diagnostic role due to its low cost.
June 19, 2005
PA legislature considers free mammograms for women 40+
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A bill introduced in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives earlier this week would provide free screening mammograms in the state to women between 40 and 49.
June 16, 2005
Fluke debuts treatment brassiere
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Radiation Management Services unit of Fluke Biomedical has introduced its Alderson treatment brassiere, designed to provide a more uniform dose when administering radiation therapy treatments to breast cancer patients.
June 13, 2005
Breast MR accurately predicts tumor response to chemo in two studies
By Shalmali Pal
ACRIN 6657 will scrutinize contrast-enhanced MR for evaluating breast cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant therapy. In the meantime, two studies in the American Journal of Roentgenology offer a preview of how well breast MR fares in postchemotherapy treatment patients.
June 13, 2005
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iCAD nets FDA OK for use with Siemens FFDM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD has received Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance to package its Second Look Digital system with Siemens Medical Solutions' Mammomat NovationDR full-field digital mammography system.
June 12, 2005
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