Breast: Page 97

Deep-learning algorithm helps assess dense breasts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston have found that their deep-learning algorithm's categorization of dense breast tissue correlated to radiologist breast density assessments and also refined them, according to a study published online February 20 in Academic Radiology.
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Merit reports increases in revenue for Q4, 2019
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Disposable products developer Merit Medical Systems posted increases in revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter and 2019, with notable growth in sales of its catheters and standalone devices.
February 24, 2020
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10-minute breast MRI scan beats DBT for invasive cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast MRI with an abbreviated scanning protocol -- as short as 10 minutes -- finds more invasive cancers in women with dense tissue than digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), according to a study published online February 25 in JAMA.
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Canadian team develops microwave breast imaging unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian researchers have developed a prototype of a breast cancer screening technology based on microwaves that does not expose women to ionizing radiation.
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Do women over 75 need screening mammography?
By Kate Madden Yee
Healthy women age 75 and older may not benefit from continued breast cancer screening, according to a study published online February 24 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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Handheld ultrasound edges out ABUS in patient surveys
By Theresa Pablos
Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) can standardize image acquisition and decrease physician workload. But do patients actually like it? A recent study found that women slightly preferred handheld ultrasound to ABUS, but both modalities performed well in patient surveys.
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By Erik L. Ridley
February 21, 2020
Could contrast mammo supplant CE-MRI for confirming breast cancer?
By Wayne Forrest
Contrast-enhanced (CE) mammography might be better suited than contrast-enhanced MRI for confirming some cases of suspicious breast cancer -- especially when radiation dose-reducing protocols are used, according to a study published February 14 in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
February 20, 2020
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Merit gets approval for surgical guidance system
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Disposable products developer Merit Medical Systems has received the CE Mark its Cianna Scout wire-free surgical guidance system.
February 19, 2020
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Va. mammography center gets certificate reinstated
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A mammography center in Virginia is once again practicing diagnostic imaging after its accreditation and certificate had been suspended for serious image quality problems.
February 19, 2020
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Most cysts found on breast ultrasound don't need biopsy
By Kate Madden Yee
Clustered microcysts found on breast ultrasound are at very low risk of developing into cancer and can be safely tracked with imaging rather than biopsied, according to a study published online February 18 in Radiology.
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Breast screening reduces race-related cancer disparities
By Theresa Pablos
African American women have a 40% higher rate of breast cancer mortality than white women, partially because of increased incidence of triple-negative breast cancer. But screening mammography might improve that statistic, according to a research letter published online on February 19 in JAMA Surgery.
February 19, 2020
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