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Breast MRI benefits from CAD for distant metastasis
By Wayne Forrest
Semiautomatic analysis of breast MRI using computer-aided detection (CAD) can provide quantitative data to predict the occurrence of distant metastasis in primary breast cancer, according to a study presented at the 2011 European Congress of Radiology in Vienna.
March 13, 2011
Combo therapy beats lumpectomy alone for DCIS patients
By Kate Madden Yee
Adding radiation therapy and chemotherapy to lumpectomy for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is more effective in reducing cancer recurrence in the ipsilateral breast than lumpectomy alone, according to a study published online March 11 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
March 10, 2011
FDA issues warning on Calif. mammo center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning regarding quality issues in mammograms taken at an imaging center in Huntington Park, CA.
March 10, 2011
DBT offers potential for super-resolution imaging
By Tami Freeman
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is an emerging imaging modality in which tomographic images of the breast are generated from multiple 2D x-ray projection images. But DBT can deliver much more -- it also offers the potential for super-resolution (subpixel) imaging.
March 9, 2011
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Siemens touts breast cancer screening survey
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare said it presented data from an international survey about breast cancer screening knowledge at the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna.
March 7, 2011
UnitedHealthcare clarifies breast screening coverage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
UnitedHealthcare has issued a clarification of its breast screening and imaging coverage policies, according to an update published March 3 by the insurance giant.
March 7, 2011
Swedish krona affects Sectra's Q3
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The performance of the Swedish krona negatively affected the earnings of PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra in its third fiscal quarter of 2011.
March 7, 2011
PEM tops whole-body PET for assessing extent of cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
Positron emission mammography (PEM) is more sensitive than whole-body PET or whole-body PET/CT for assessing local extent of breast cancer, according to a study conducted by researchers at the American College of Radiology Imaging Network.
March 7, 2011
Dutch study finds few medicolegal claims from mammo screening
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - While a 10-year review at a Netherlands breast cancer screening program discovered only three medicolegal cases stemming from screening mammography, it also identified opportunities for improvement, according to a study presented Monday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 6, 2011
Sectra wins Canadian MicroDose order
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra said it has made its first North American sale of its MicroDose Mammography system.
March 6, 2011
MR images of edema can assess pathology response to chemo
By Wayne Forrest
VIENNA - Using conventional T1-weighted dynamic MRI to evaluate edema in breast cancer patients, radiologists and physicians can accurately assess pathology response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to a study presented Sunday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2011
High-relaxivity MRI contrast agents benefit clinical applications
By Wayne Forrest
VIENNA - Contrast agents with higher relaxivity are capable of providing greater tissue enhancement than conventional gadolinium-based contrast agents at equivalent doses, according to several studies presented Saturday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 5, 2011
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