Womens Imaging: Page 154

Preop breast MRI forecasts positive tumor margins

By Kate Madden Yee

Preoperative breast MRI features such as multifocal disease, a nonmass enhancement lesion, and greater background parenchymal enhancement can help forecast positive or close margins at breast-conserving surgery, according to a new study published in the August issue of the European Journal of Radiology.

July 15, 2019

Synthesized 2D mammography equal to FFDM, with a caveat

By Kate Madden Yee

The visibility of screen-detected cancers is generally equal to or higher on synthesized 2D mammography when compared with full-field digital mammography (FFDM), but caution should be used when evaluating asymmetries and lesions less than 2 cm in size, according to a new study published online July 12 in Academic Radiology.

July 14, 2019

ABVS distinguishes malignant from benign breast lesions

By Kate Madden Yee

The automated breast volume scanner (ABVS) performs just as well as handheld ultrasound for distinguishing between malignant and benign breast lesions, according to a literature review published in the August issue of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.

July 14, 2019

FDA clears Koios Medical's breast cancer software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared artificial intelligence (AI) software developer Koios Medical's machine-learning software for the classification and diagnosis of breast cancer.

July 10, 2019

CMR Molecular wins Egyptian breast PET install

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

CMR Molecular Imaging has signed a contract with an Egyptian imaging center network for one of its breast PET systems.

July 10, 2019

Men need breast cancer screening too

By Kate Madden Yee

Men at increased risk for breast cancer need regular screening mammography just as their female counterparts do, according to a new study published online July 6 in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.

July 9, 2019

Preop breast MRI improves DCIS surgical planning

By Kate Madden Yee

Preoperative breast MRI improves the surgical planning and outcomes of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), according to a new study published online July 5 in Academic Radiology.

July 8, 2019

Siemens wins Canadian license for Mammomat Revelation

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Siemens Healthineers has received a license from Health Canada for the sale of its Mammomat Revelation digital mammography system.

July 7, 2019

Should elderly patients continue cancer screening?

By Kate Madden Yee

Many current cancer screening guidelines recommend against screening adults with less than 10 years of life expectancy. But clinicians often have difficulty communicating to elderly patients that screening isn't necessary anymore, according to two studies -- one published in the June issue of Gerontologist and the other in the Journal of General Internal Medicine on May 14.

July 7, 2019

Cancer cost $94B in lost earnings in 2015

By Kate Madden Yee

In 2015, cancer cost $94.4 billion in lost earnings and took more than 8.7 million years of life among people ages 16 to 84 in the U.S. according to new research from the American Cancer Society, published online July 3 in JAMA Oncology.

July 2, 2019

Deep-learning model predicts 5-year breast cancer risk

By Kate Madden Yee

A deep-learning model created using data from a single breast MR image can help predict the five-year risk for women whose chances of developing breast cancer are higher, according to a study published in the July issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

July 1, 2019

Risk assessment best for women with dense breasts

By Kate Madden Yee

Assessing the risk of breast cancer in five-year increments in women with dense breast tissue is a more effective way to determine the need for supplemental imaging than scanning all women with dense tissue, according to a study published online July 1 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

June 30, 2019

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