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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.
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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.
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Izotropic lands breast density measurement patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast CT technology developer Izotropic has received a U.S. patent for the use of its breast CT imaging system to measure breast density.
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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COVID-19 will impact Hologic fiscal Q2 results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Disruptions to customers from the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to result in weaker-than-expected sales and earnings for women's imaging vendor Hologic in its 2020 fiscal second quarter.
April 7, 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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MRI features help predict breast cancer prognosis
By Kate Madden Yee
Certain features on dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI scans analyzed by computer-aided detection software may indicate a worse prognosis for women with invasive breast cancer, according to a study published online on March 31 in Radiology.
April 5, 2020
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Breast density group calls for standard language
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Research into the impact of state breast density notification laws can draw inaccurate conclusions if the studies don't take into account variations in language between different states, according to advocacy group DenseBreast-Info.org.
April 2, 2020
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Dilon buys Dune Medical's assets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Molecular breast imaging developer Dilon Diagnostics has acquired the assets of Dune Medical, including the company's MarginProbe device for identifying positive margins during breast conservation surgery.
April 2, 2020
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