Womens Imaging: Page 133

FDA posts warning for Florida mammography center

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted a warning regarding serious image quality deficiencies at a mammography center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

April 1, 2020

Ob/gyn ultrasound tools work for COVID-19 lung imaging

By Theresa Pablos

The ultrasound probes and systems that ob/gyn professionals typically rely on for prenatal checkups can also be used for lung imaging in patients with suspected cases of COVID-19, according to an article published on March 24 in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

March 31, 2020

DBT has lower recall rate in large U.S. study

By Theresa Pablos

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) had significantly lower recall rates than digital mammography in a study published on March 30 in JAMA Network Open. The modality also had higher rates of breast cancer detection, suggesting the reduction in recalls wasn't because of missed cancer cases.

March 29, 2020

Nanox joins forces with CureMetrix

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Medical technology company Nanox has inked a deal with computer-aided detection software developer CureMetrix to integrate the firm's breast imaging artificial intelligence software into its upcoming Nanox Cloud software platform.

March 24, 2020

Shorter MRI works for patients with breast cancer history

By Theresa Pablos

Breast MRI with a shorter screening protocol can still help detect cancer recurrence for women with a personal history of breast cancer, according to a study published on March 12 in PLOS One. Abbreviated MRI with an 11-minute protocol identified almost a dozen cancers missed by alternative screening modalities.

March 24, 2020

Is the annual cost of breast cancer screening worth it?

By Kate Madden Yee

The total national cost of annual breast cancer screening in a population of younger, commercially insured women is $2.1 billion in the U.S., according to a research letter published online March 23 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

March 23, 2020

Mammography alone effective for fatty tissue evaluation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Diagnostic mammography is effective on its own for evaluating palpable breast cancer symptoms in women with almost entirely fatty breast tissue, according to a study published in the April issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

March 22, 2020

Breast MRI works as presurgical tool

By Theresa Pablos

Breast MRI may improve surgical success for women with breast cancer, according to a study published on March 17 in Radiology. Patients who underwent presurgical MRI had fewer positive surgical margins and repeat surgeries than those who did not.

March 19, 2020

CT details effect of COVID-19 on pregnant women

By Abraham Kim

Does COVID-19 have a more devastating effect on pregnant women? Is the disease passed down to newborns after birth? What's the best management strategy for this vulnerable population? Researchers from China addressed these and similar questions in a March 18 study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

March 19, 2020

FDA offers mammo facility guidance for COVID-19

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has posted guidance for mammography facilities amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

March 18, 2020

MRI helps create measures for normal fetal development

By Wayne Forrest

Using MRI, Israeli researchers have established a set of benchmark measurements for fetal facial and cranial structures to help chart development over multiple gestation weeks. Their findings were published on March 12 in the European Journal of Radiology.

March 18, 2020

SBI releases coronavirus social distancing tips

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) on March 17 released guidance to its members on best practices that breast imaging centers can implement for social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak.

March 17, 2020

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