Womens Imaging: Page 382

Sectra wins Va. breast PACS contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS developer Sectra has inked an agreement with Allison Breast Center at Monument Radiology in Richmond, VA, to provide its multimodality breast imaging PACS.
October 19, 2011
Naviscan takes PEM order from Mexico
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan has taken an order from the Instituto Nacional de CancerologĂ­a in Mexico to bring its positron emission mammography (PEM) technology to the country.
October 19, 2011
FDA clears Hologic specimen x-ray
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging firm Hologic has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a new specimen radiography system.
October 18, 2011
Women will get 1 false-positive mammo every decade, study shows
By Kate Madden Yee
Women should expect one false-positive mammogram each decade if they receive yearly mammograms, according to a study released online Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
October 16, 2011
FDA clears GE's spectral mammography mode
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared its SenoBright contrast-enhanced spectral mammography application for breast cancer diagnosis.
October 12, 2011
Calif. governor vetoes breast density legislation
By Kate Madden Yee, Brian Casey
California Gov. Jerry Brown has vetoed legislation that would have required women with dense breast tissue to be informed of their status. The move is a setback for the breast density awareness movement, which has already recorded victories in Connecticut and Texas and has legislation pending in other states.
October 9, 2011
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Radiotherapy's impact on breast implant failure still unclear
By Cynthia E. Keen
Does radiation therapy affect the failure rates of implants used for breast reconstruction after a mastectomy? Although a study published online September 14 in Cancer identified a 30% failure rate, what couldn't be determined was if radiotherapy treatments played a part.
October 9, 2011
Rep. Bachmann debuts US abortion legislation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has introduced legislation in Congress intended to ensure that women receive an ultrasound and an opportunity to review the study before giving informed consent to receive an abortion.
October 6, 2011
Planmed gets FDA nod for FFDM unit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Finnish medical imaging vendor Planmed has now added a full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system to its U.S. portfolio of mammography systems.
October 4, 2011
IDSI lands another patent for CTLM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has received its 23rd U.S. patent for its CT laser mammography (CTLM) technology.
October 4, 2011
Hologic promotes MammoSite study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging firm Hologic is touting six-year follow-up results from the American Society of Breast Surgeons MammoSite Registry Study.
October 4, 2011
ASTRO ponders updating its APBI guidelines
By Cynthia E. Keen
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - In July 2009, the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued consensus guidelines for the use of accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) to treat women with early-stage breast cancer not enrolled in clinical trials. The guidelines were commended but also criticized as being too limiting. Is it time to revise them?
October 3, 2011
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