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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.
February 23, 2020
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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.
February 23, 2020
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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.
February 23, 2020
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Week in Review: DBT's viability for screening | Update on CT for COVID-19 | Ultrasound for deep vein thrombosis
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.
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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.
February 19, 2020
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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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Opioid use doesn't prevent women from cancer screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women who take prescription opioids are no less likely to undergo breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening than women who do not take the medications, according to a study published in the current issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.
February 18, 2020
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DBT finds more cancers, reduces unnecessary recalls
By Kate Madden Yee
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) found more than twice as many cancers as full-field digital mammography alone or a combination of the two technologies in a recent study, published online February 14 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
February 18, 2020
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Kubtec adds patents for breast cancer imaging
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Digital x-ray firm Kubtec has received two new breast cancer imaging patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
February 17, 2020
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