Womens Imaging: Page 372

GE installs 1st MBI system in U.S.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has installed its Discovery NM 750b molecular breast imaging (MBI) system at Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell in Pennington, NJ.
January 29, 2012
Pre-op MRI reduces repeat surgery for breast cancer patients
By Kate Madden Yee
The use of preoperative MRI in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer enables surgeons to remove tumors more completely, researchers at Yale University report. As a result, breast cancer patients who undergo pre-op MRI are less likely to require a second excision procedure.
January 29, 2012
CDC: U.S. screening rates miss targets
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Cancer screening for three common cancers covered by U.S. screening programs still lags behind target levels, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported this week.
January 26, 2012
AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
January 25, 2012
LCIS lesions found on biopsy should be removed
By Kate Madden Yee
Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) is a relatively rare high risk marker for breast cancer, but LCIS lesions found on core needle biopsy should be removed, according to a new study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
January 24, 2012
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BSGI equals MRI as an adjunct in breast cancer cases
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers in Oregon have concluded that breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) is equivalent to MRI as an adjunct imaging modality for diagnosing breast cancer. BSGI may be particularly useful in evaluating women at high risk for cancer, or those with dense breasts.
January 24, 2012
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OSI revenues grew in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An improved U.S. market helped bone densitometry provider OSI Systems grow revenues in its Healthcare Group in the company's second quarter of fiscal year 2012.
January 23, 2012
Digital mammo market could top $1.3B in 2017
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The global market for full-field digital mammography could expand at a compound annual growth rate of 8% over the next five years, according to a new report by market research firm GlobalData.
January 19, 2012
Medicare mammo screening rises; PACS market growth to continue
By Brian Casey
January 18, 2012
More Medicare beneficiaries getting breast cancer screening
By Kate Madden Yee
Recent studies have documented a drop in mammography screening rates in the U.S., but the trend doesn't appear to extend to women in the Medicare system. These women experienced rising rates of screening mammography from 2004 to 2009, according to researchers from Thomas Jefferson University.
January 18, 2012
Agfa gets FDA nod for CR mammo unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Agfa HealthCare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its DX-M digitizer with needle-based detectors.
January 17, 2012
Obese patients require special attention during rad therapy
By Cynthia E. Keen
It's quite a challenge to treat severely obese women diagnosed with cervical cancer. Radiation oncologists at an Alabama cancer center described the techniques they have developed to treat such patients, which they believe can be easily replicated at other hospitals, in an article in Practical Radiation Oncology.
January 17, 2012
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