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ASCO: Childhood radiation therapy boosts breast cancer risk
By Cynthia E. Keen
Women who had radiation therapy for childhood cancers have an elevated risk of breast cancer later in life, similar to that of women with BRCA mutations, according to a study presented on Monday at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting in Chicago.
June 3, 2012
Sectra integrates with MRS7
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS firm Sectra has inked a deal with Mammography Reporting System (MRS) to distribute the company's MRS7 mammography tracking and reporting system integrated with Sectra's Breast Imaging PACS multimodality workstation software.
May 31, 2012
3T breast MRI good for imaging spiculated masses
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast MRI at the 3-tesla field strength performs better than 1.5-tesla MRI in visualizing spiculated masses previously identified using mammography, with sagittal-view protocols offering the best performance, researchers reported in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 31, 2012
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Calif. Senate again passes breast density notification bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In another attempt at passing breast density notification legislation, the California Senate passed a bill on May 29 that would require women with dense breast tissue to be informed of their status, according to a statement from the bill's author, Sen. Joe Simitian.
May 29, 2012
Breast density varies significantly by age
By Kate Madden Yee
Focusing too much on breast density in determining when women should begin breast cancer screening can be misguided, according to researchers in Philadelphia. They found that breast density variation can defy conventional wisdom -- namely, that only younger women have dense breast tissue.
May 27, 2012
AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
May 23, 2012
CT screening debate continues; breast density and imaging
By Brian Casey
May 23, 2012
Breast density laws may spur new screening modalities
By Kate Madden Yee
As breast density notification legislation continues to spread across the U.S., the new laws will begin to have greater influence not only on standards in breast imaging, but also on screening technologies, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
May 23, 2012
IDSI signs Kuwaiti distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Laser breast imaging firm Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has inked a distribution agreement with Kuwaiti medical and pharmaceutical product distributor Mareen Group.
May 22, 2012
Breast MRI helps predict chemotherapy's effectiveness
By Wayne Forrest
MRI is better than clinical assessment in determining breast tumor response to presurgical neoadjuvant chemotherapy, a finding that could help direct treatment for breast disease, according to new study published in the June issue of Radiology.
May 22, 2012
Laurel Bridge, Hologic extend licensing agreement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Software developer Laurel Bridge Software announced that women's imaging vendor Hologic has extended a DICOM software licensing agreement for an additional five years.
May 21, 2012
BI-RADS for breast MRI works well in predicting malignancy
By Wayne Forrest
In a large prospective, multicenter trial, researchers found that the recently adopted BI-RADS categories for breast MRI work well in predicting which patients are most likely to have malignant lesions. Mass shape and contrast enhancement patterns were most predictive of cancerous lesions, according to a study published online May 15 in Radiology.
May 14, 2012
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