Womens Imaging: Page 374

Breast density law proposed in Mo.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Missouri is the latest state to consider mandating the inclusion of breast density information in reports sent to women after mammograms.
December 18, 2011
IDSI signs China distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has named ID-Matrix Systems as its new distribution partner for China.
December 18, 2011
Backers of APBI brachytherapy hit back at MD Anderson study
By Cynthia E. Keen
The controversy over accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) brachytherapy got a little hotter last week with a December 13 press conference held by backers of the technology to point out what they said were deficiencies in a critical study presented by MD Anderson Cancer Center researchers earlier this month.
December 18, 2011
FDA promotes women in device trials
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has crafted recommendations for designing and conducting medical device clinical studies to enhance the enrollment of women in appropriate trials.
December 15, 2011
Study finds variations in APBI brachytherapy adoption
By Cynthia E. Keen
A new study has found that the adoption of brachytherapy-based accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) has varied widely across the U.S., raising questions about whether the treatment is being used appropriately in breast cancer patients.
December 15, 2011
AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
December 14, 2011
ACR joins Choosing Wisely campaign
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) said it has joined the ABIM Foundation and eight other medical specialty societies in Choosing Wisely, a new campaign to promote wise choices by physician and patients.
December 13, 2011
ACS revises process for cancer screening guidance
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Cancer Society (ACS) announced it has revised its process for forming cancer screening guidelines to provide greater transparency, consistency, and rigor.
December 13, 2011
FDA clears Giotto digital mammo unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued 510(k) clearance to Giotto USA for two versions of its full-field digital mammography technology.
December 13, 2011
Carestream to debut iCAD software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has agreed to distribute iCAD's MR image analysis and mammography computer-aided detection (CAD) software.
December 12, 2011
Despite guidelines, older adults continue cancer screening
By Eric Barnes
After age 75, routine screening is no longer recommended for cervical, prostate, breast, and colorectal cancers. But that inconvenient truth hasn't stopped older Americans from continuing to get the tests, according to a study appearing today in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
December 11, 2011
ASTRO raises concerns about APBI study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued a statement on December 9 expressing concern about the potential "misinterpretation of data" in a study on accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium last week.
December 11, 2011
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