Womens Imaging: Page 383

Orbital Therapy adds to installed base
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer treatment products developer Orbital Therapy has signed several new users for its ClearVue prone breast platform.
October 3, 2011
Naviscan's PEM gets CE Mark
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan has received the CE Mark for both its high-resolution positron emission mammography (PEM) scanner and PET-guided biopsy accessory.
September 27, 2011
ACR revises breast MRI accreditation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Committee on Breast MRI Accreditation has updated the program's requirements to help facilities comply with the upcoming deadline of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act.
September 26, 2011
Poll: 89% of women say mammograms vital
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Nearly nine out of 10 women reported that having a regular mammogram gave them a feeling of control over their own healthcare, according to a poll conducted by the American College of Radiology's Breast Imaging Commission and the Society of Breast Imaging.
September 26, 2011
Hologic gets 1st breast tomo install in Calif.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging firm Hologic has made the first installation in California of its Selenia Dimensions 3D digital breast tomosynthesis system.
September 25, 2011
Hologic to ring Nasdaq bell for BCAM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Rob Cascella, president and CEO of women's imaging firm Hologic, will mark the start of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) by presiding over the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony on October 3.
September 20, 2011
Study: Speech recognition produces errors in breast reports
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast imaging reports generated with automated speech recognition software are eight times more likely to contain major errors than those generated with conventional dictation transcription, according to a new study in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
September 20, 2011
Breast MRI good option for underserved women; healthcare IT helps with radiation dose
By Brian Casey
September 19, 2011
Breast MRI screening can cut costs, boost follow-up compliance
By Wayne Forrest
Breast cancer MRI screening among high-risk, underserved women can significantly decrease diagnostic costs and increase patient follow-up compliance compared with general-risk mammography screenings, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research conference in Washington, DC.
September 19, 2011
Mammo rates for immigrant women in U.S. have improved
By Kate Madden Yee
Mammography rates have improved among foreign-born women residing in the U.S., with access to healthcare driving much of the change, according to a study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting being held this week in Washington, DC.
September 18, 2011
Secondary breast cancer rates higher among black women
By Kate Madden Yee
The overall incidence of breast cancer is generally higher among white women than black women, but the incidence of a second breast cancer in the opposite breast is higher among black women, according to a study presented at the annual American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Washington, DC.
September 18, 2011
Survey: False positives don't dampen screening
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A national survey found that women want the option of additional screening tests to find cancer early, even when such testing produces a false-positive result, according to Are You Dense, an organization that urges women to be informed about dense breast tissue and how it affects the early detection of breast cancer.
September 18, 2011
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