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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
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
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