Womens Imaging: Page 393

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
GE adds to Voluson Expert US platform
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has introduced new women's imaging features for its Voluson Expert series ultrasound platform at this week's International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology meeting in Los Angeles.
September 18, 2011
Follow-up after abnormal mammo screens tends to be timely
By Kate Madden Yee
Time to follow-up for abnormal mammograms varies widely between facilities -- indicating there is definitely room for improvement -- but most patients receive follow-up within minimum standard recommendations, according to a new study published online in Radiology.
September 18, 2011
ContextVision unveils new US tool
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image enhancement developer ContextVision has debuted clinical direct focused enhancement (DFE), a new algorithm aimed at enhancing subtle pathology in technically difficult maternity patients.
September 15, 2011
GE event includes portable mammo launch
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare introduced an ultraportable mammography system called SenoCase that's the size of a large suitcase at its September 15 media event in New York City.
September 15, 2011
GE event assembles investors, advocates to fight cancer
By Cynthia E. Keen
NEW YORK CITY - GE Healthcare today upped the ante in its war on cancer, assembling a star-studded field of public health advocates and venture capitalists to announce a new round of investments to accelerate innovation in cancer detection and therapy.
September 14, 2011
Novarad nets Calif. NovaMG contracts
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RIS and PACS vendor Novarad said it has won two mammography contracts in California for its NovaMG breast imaging viewer.
September 14, 2011
GE to invest $1B in new oncology R&D
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has announced plans to dedicate $1 billion of its total R&D budget over the next five years to expand its advanced cancer diagnostic and molecular imaging offerings, as well as technologies for manufacturing biopharmaceuticals and for cancer research.
September 14, 2011
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