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ARRS news: CT dose reduction, fallout from USPSTF guidelines
By Brian Casey
May 2, 2011
Hologic revenue, profit up in Q2
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Growth in its Breast Health, Gyn Surgical, and Skeletal Health units contributed to a 4.9% increase in fiscal second-quarter revenues for women's healthcare vendor Hologic.
May 2, 2011
Fallout continues from USPSTF 2009 mammography guidelines
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - The 2009 decision by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) to change its guidelines on screening mammography continues to echo throughout women's health, according to research presented Monday at the American Roentgen Ray Society meeting.
May 1, 2011
Gamma Medica highlights JNM study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma Medica is touting study results showing that molecular breast imaging can detect invasive ductal carcinoma, ductal carcinoma in situ, and invasive lobular carcinoma, and can play a beneficial role in evaluating extent of disease and presence of multifocal disease for surgical treatment planning.
May 1, 2011
Low risk to fetus seen in most CT scans
By Eric Barnes
You don't necessarily need to rule out CT scans of pregnant patients if appropriate precautions are taken, according to a study in the May issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology. The study found that fetal radiation dose is generally low and has been dropping with newer generations of scanners.
May 1, 2011
Screening mammo finds smaller tumors
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Screening mammography finds smaller breast tumors with less nodal involvement than clinical exams in women 40 to 49 years of age, and women whose tumors were detected by mammography had higher survival rates, according to research presented this week at the American Society of Breast Surgeons annual meeting.
April 29, 2011
Interval mammo not necessary after breast-conserving therapy
By Kate Madden Yee
Interval mammograms performed six months after breast-conserving therapy are unnecessary, according to a study presented Friday at the Cancer Imaging and Radiation Therapy Symposium in Atlanta. Instead, annual mammography is sufficient for following these patients.
April 28, 2011
Terason launches US scanner for breast surgeons
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Portable-ultrasound technology developer Terason said it has released a new portable ultrasound system designed for breast surgeons.
April 28, 2011
JNCI: IMRT doubles costs for breast cancer patients
By Wayne Forrest
The adoption of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has prompted sharply higher costs for radiation therapy, according to an April 29 article in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. The study found that it cost twice as much to use IMRT to treat women with breast cancer compared with traditional radiation therapy.
April 27, 2011
PenRad signs Bickford
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography information systems developer PenRad Technologies has appointed healthcare industry veteran Dan Bickford as executive vice president of sales and business development.
April 27, 2011
IDSI signs Mexican distributor
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Kepter Internacional to promote its CT laser mammography imaging systems throughout Mexico.
April 26, 2011
Gamma Medica touts low-dose MBI study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Gamma Medica is highlighting a study presented today at SNM's Breast Cancer Imaging: State of the Art 2011 meeting that indicates that low-dose molecular breast imaging (MBI) can be a useful adjunct and potential alternative to screening mammography in women with dense breasts.
April 21, 2011
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