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Merit Medical posts mixed Q1 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Disposable products developer Merit Medical Systems posted increases in revenue, along with a net loss, in its first quarter of 2020.
April 23, 2020
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AI bolsters lesion assessment on breast ultrasound
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI)-based breast ultrasound software application can enhance the accuracy and consistency of lesion assessment for readers across a wide range of specialties and experience levels, according to research published online April 22 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
April 23, 2020
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Should you offer telemammography during COVID-19?
By Theresa Pablos
Technological advances have made it possible for breast imaging experts to read mammograms from miles away. In theory, telemammography sounds ideal for the COVID-19 pandemic, where social distance is required. In practice, it's more complicated.
April 23, 2020
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Optical elastography finds cancer in surgical margins
By Theresa Pablos
Surgeons may one day use a new type of optical-based elastography to identify residual cancer in the margins during breast-conserving surgery, according to a study published in the April edition of Cancer Research.
April 22, 2020
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Decision aid reduces breast overscreening for older women
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women over the age of 74 who received an educational workbook as a decision aid about screening mammography were less likely to get a breast screening exam, according to an article published on April 20 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
April 21, 2020
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Hospital gets creative to perform safer COVID-19 x-rays
By Brian Casey
The radiology department at a Pennsylvania hospital has found some creative low-tech solutions to the problem of safely performing chest x-ray studies of patients during the COVID-19 outbreak.
April 21, 2020
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Ikonopedia installs breast reporting software in Wis.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging software developer Ikonopedia has installed breast imaging reporting and risk-assessment tools at Marshfield Clinic in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
April 16, 2020
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Insurance change leads to more hypofractionated therapy
By Theresa Pablos
A change in one major health insurer's utilization management policy led to a significant increase in shorter, hypofractionated radiotherapy treatments for women with breast cancer -- in agreement with evidence-based treatment guidelines, according to the findings of a study published on April 16 in JAMA Oncology.
April 15, 2020
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Radiology volume, research will take COVID-19 hit
By Kate Madden Yee
The COVID-19 pandemic will adversely affect imaging volume, cancer treatment, and research going forward, according to a series of reports published April 15 in Radiology and Radiology: Imaging Cancer.
April 15, 2020
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Who gets breast cancer treatment during a pandemic?
By Theresa Pablos
Prioritizing care for some people with breast cancer may be necessary if hospital systems experience a surge of patients with COVID-19. Leading breast cancer experts offered their pandemic guidance in a report published on April 7 by the Society of Breast Imaging.
April 14, 2020
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Many women at risk for breast cancer don't take action
By Theresa Pablos
Women at increased risk of breast cancer are often advised to take preventive action, including additional screening. But the vast majority of women at high risk for breast cancer didn't take action to help mitigate their cancer risk, according to a case study published on March 27 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
April 7, 2020
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4 ways breast imaging has changed during COVID-19
By Theresa Pablos
The daily routines of breast imaging staff members have been upended amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. Six radiologists from across the U.S. detailed how they're triaging patients and managing workflows in an article published on April 1 in the Journal of Breast Imaging.
April 6, 2020
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