Womens Imaging: Page 368

NCBC: To thrive, breast centers must track quality

By Kate Madden Yee

To remain viable in an environment of healthcare reform, breast care centers must track the quality of their services, according to a presentation given Sunday at the annual National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) meeting in Las Vegas.

March 11, 2012

FDA OKs new silicone gel-filled breast implant

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a silicone gel-filled breast implant manufactured by Sientra for breast size augmentation in women at least 22 years old and to rebuild breast tissue in women of any age.

March 8, 2012

Politics blocks widespread use of breast MRI for implants

By John Brosky

VIENNA - In the region served by the Ribera public hospital, around 10,000 women have received defective Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) implants, a population that would quickly overwhelm the radiology service if MRI examinations were authorized, according to Dr. Julia Camps Herrero, head of radiology at the center in Alzira, Valencia, Spain.

March 6, 2012

Three Palm reaches 300 installs

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Three Palm Software has reached a milestone with the sale of its 300th mammography software license over the past three years.

March 6, 2012

GE installs 1st spectral mammo in U.S.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has installed its contrast-enhanced spectral mammography technology at the Pink Lotus Breast Center in Beverly Hills, CA.

March 5, 2012

UE LifeSciences gets FDA OK for infrared device

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast thermography vendor UE LifeSciences has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its NoTouch BreastScan device.

March 5, 2012

Rigorous investigation using MRI can prove crucial for endometriosis

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - Endometriosis substantially affects women's quality of life and can sometimes cause infertility. Radiologists involved in diagnostic workup for suspected endometriosis are strongly urged to make a checklist of areas needing investigation when presented with such cases.

March 4, 2012

Switching to digital mammo increases recall rate, study finds

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - A low recall rate in combination with the introduction of digital mammography affects the balance between recall rate and detection rate, which can influence breast cancer care and the associated costs, according to a session at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 3, 2012

Egypt's national breast screening program is put firmly on the map

By Frances Rylands-Monk

VIENNA - Breast cancer accounts for 33% of all female cancers in Egypt, and its incidence will continue to rise, noted Prof. Dorria Salem, director of the national women's outreach program for breast cancer screening, in Saturday's European Society of Radiology meets Egypt session.

March 3, 2012

CAD could become a second reader in breast imaging

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - The use of computer-aided detection (CAD) in breast cancer screening is quickly approaching the level of experienced radiologists and may soon be used as a second or third reader, said a presenter on Saturday morning at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 2, 2012

Controversy persists over breast screening for under 50s

By Philip Ward and Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - Screening is effective in reducing breast cancer mortality in women ages 40 to 49, but false positives remain a serious problem, European Congress of Radiology attendees were told at a special focus session on Friday.

March 2, 2012

New technology could become next primary breast cancer screener

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - Multimodal tomography, a 3D nonionizing diagnostic imaging technology, may one day overtake mammography as the primary breast screening method considering its high sensitivity and specificity, according to a Thursday presentation at the European Congress of Radiology.

March 1, 2012

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