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Fuji submits DR-based FFDM for FDA review
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems USA has submitted a 510(k) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Aspire HD, a full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system based on digital radiography (DR) technology.
March 15, 2011
PenRad inks deal with Matakina
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography information systems developer PenRad Technologies has signed a letter of intent covering a technology integration deal with breast imaging software developer Matakina International.
March 15, 2011
Medical audits help breast centers track performance
By Kate Madden Yee
LAS VEGAS - Just hearing the word "audit" can make radiologists at even the most organized imaging practices start to sweat. But if an audit is done well, it can actually support -- and even promote -- a facility's radiology services, according to a presentation at the National Consortium of Breast Centers meeting this week.
March 14, 2011
Report projects strong breast imaging growth
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Set to recover from the economic recession, the U.S. breast imaging and mammography markets are expected to almost double in value to reach more than $1 billion by 2017, according to a report from market research firm iData Research.
March 14, 2011
Virtual Radiologic debuts breast imaging service
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Teleradiology services provider Virtual Radiologic has introduced a new service that aims to provide access across the U.S. to fellowship-trained subspecialists for breast imaging.
March 14, 2011
Hologic reports 1st 3D FFDM orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's healthcare vendor Hologic has reported the first U.S. orders for its Selenia Dimensions digital breast tomosynthesis full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system.
March 14, 2011
ACR: Mammo readers wanted
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's (ACR) Image Metrix contract research organization is looking for radiologists to read mammograms at the ACR Clinical Research Center in Philadelphia for three days in May through July.
March 14, 2011
Outgoing USPSTF chief defends 2009 mammography guidelines
By Brian Casey
March 14, 2011
Study suggests breast shrinkage not caused by rad therapy
By Cynthia E. Keen
Breast shrinkage can be a devastating toxicity for large-breasted women who undergo breast conservation surgery and radiation therapy. However, surgery rather than radiation therapy appears to be the cause, according to a study published online February 23 in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
March 14, 2011
USPSTF names new leadership
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has changed its top leadership, with new physicians with backgrounds in family medicine, pediatrics, and geriatrics taking over the chair and co-vice chair positions.
March 13, 2011
Outgoing USPSTF chair defends 2009 screening guidelines
By Kate Madden Yee
LAS VEGAS - The outgoing chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) defended the group's controversial 2009 revision of mammography screening guidelines in a speech at this week's National Consortium of Breast Centers annual meeting.
March 13, 2011
APBI causes less fatigue for breast cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
An analysis comparing fatigue levels experienced by women who received conventional radiation therapy, hypofractionated radiation therapy, and accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI), published online March 1 in Cancer, revealed the winner from a patient's perspective to be APBI treatment.
March 13, 2011
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