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Avon breast cancer foundation funds Detroit organization
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
December 20, 2000
Higher digital reimbursements are no help for standard mammography
By Eric Barnes
Last Friday Congress passed legislation to raise reimbursements for digital mammography screening, leaving payments for standard mammography untouched. The piecemeal increase was opposed by many mammographers, as well as the American College of Radiology and other organizations that hoped to craft a more balanced solution to the problem of unsustainably low reimbursement.
December 20, 2000
Military firepower could prove helpful in fight against breast cancer
By Edward Susman
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati in Ohio have borrowed technology from the U.S. Army's Javelin portable antitank missile to distinguish abnormal tissues and diagnose disease states, including breast cancer.
December 18, 2000
Fischer promotes Rivelli to CEO
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
December 14, 2000
Breast biopsy patients may not benefit from on-the-spot education
By Edward Susman
It might seem reasonable to teach women about breast disease right after they've undergone biopsy of a suspicious lesion. But the procedure is too stressful to provide a conducive learning environment, say researchers, who suggest putting off the pedagogy for a few days.
December 14, 2000
Brazilian team finds success with cryosurgery for breast lesions
SAN ANTONIO - Researchers in Brazil are using ultrasound to precisely locate breast lesions, then ablating them with percutaneous cryosurgery. Dr. Maira Caleffi, professor of surgery at the Breast Institute of Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Allegre, discussed her group’s work last week at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
December 13, 2000
Howtek debuts two digitizers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
December 13, 2000
Digital mammography study left hanging in presidential uncertainty
By Brian Casey
SAN ANTONIO - Until the dust settles around the U.S. presidential election, a study to determine if full-field digital mammography fits into standard use may have to wait, according to Dr. Laurie Fajardo, professor of radiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore.
December 12, 2000
Sectra sales, income climb
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
December 11, 2000
Instrumentarium gets FDA nod for 3-D, stereotactic features
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
December 11, 2000
Siemens, Fuji join forces in mammography
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
December 6, 2000
CT laser mammography system nears European approval
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
December 5, 2000
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