Womens Imaging: Page 364

Study finds screening mammo cuts breast cancer deaths by half
By Kate Madden Yee
It's time to move on in the debate over screening mammography's effectiveness, according to Australian researchers, who found that mammography reduces breast cancer mortality by 49%. They reported their results in a paper this month in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.
September 9, 2012
BMJ: Use MRI to investigate young BRCA1/2 mutation carriers
By Philip Ward
Women carrying a mutation in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes who have undergone a mammogram or chest x-ray before the age of 30 are more likely to develop breast cancer, researchers from Amsterdam noted yesterday in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
September 6, 2012
Planning APBI treatment for patients with pacemakers
By Cynthia E. Keen
Breast cancer patients with cardiac pacemakers implanted on the same side of the body as the diseased breast may require surgical relocation of the device prior to radiotherapy. However, if the patient qualifies for accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) using high-dose brachytherapy, the surgery might not be necessary.
September 6, 2012
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FDG-PET/CT may predict breast cancer outcome
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
FDG-PET/CT can help predict disease-free survival for patients with invasive ductal breast cancer, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
September 4, 2012
Are rads overconfident in their mammography skills?
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists perceive their mammography interpretation performance to be better than it actually is, according to a new study in the September issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. And that just keeps them from actually improving, researchers from Washington state said.
September 4, 2012
Emerging markets to drive mammography growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Due to strong investment in healthcare services, healthcare markets in emerging countries will soon account for more than half of worldwide mammography unit shipments, according to a new report from market research firm InMedica.
September 3, 2012
New open-source software could improve breast cancer management
By Rosemary Frei
MONTREAL - A new software suite is being developed in the Canadian Atlantic provinces that could make patient management and imaging resource use more efficient, not only in that region but in the rest of the world. Information on the system was presented this week at the 2012 World Cancer Congress.
August 30, 2012
Calif. Legislature passes 2nd breast density bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
In another attempt at passing breast density notification legislation, the California State Senate and Assembly have passed a bill that would require women with dense breast tissue to be informed of their status.
August 29, 2012
AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
August 29, 2012
FDA to review Hologic breast tomo extension
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set to review an application by women's imaging vendor Hologic for an expansion of the clinical indications for its Selenia Dimensions 3D digital breast tomosynthesis mammography system.
August 23, 2012
MRI sheds light on alcohol-related birth defects
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Using MRI, researchers have found that early exposure to alcohol resulted in birth defects in mice, illustrating how fetal alcohol syndrome can affect humans, according to a study published online August 2 in PLOS One.
August 22, 2012
Breast tomosynthesis: If you build it, they will come
By Kate Madden Yee
Digital breast tomosynthesis isn't in the experimental phase anymore -- it's now beginning to help practices build volume and reduce recall rates, according to a presentation given last week at the annual AHRA meeting in Orlando, FL.
August 22, 2012
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