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Contrast digital mammo matches MRI in cancer detection
By Kate Madden Yee
Contrast-enhanced dual-energy digital mammography matches MRI in cancer detection, with fewer false positives, according to research presented at this month's RSNA meeting. The findings could position contrast mammography as an alternative to more expensive breast MRI scans.
December 13, 2010
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Ultrasound effective in screening for endometrial cancer
By Erik L. Ridley
Transvaginal ultrasound screening can detect endometrial cancer before symptoms appear in postmenopausal women, according to research from the U.K. published online in Lancet Oncology.
December 12, 2010
Sonoelastography predicts whether breast DCIS is invasive
By Erik L. Ridley
Sonoelastography can predict before surgery whether women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) have an invasive form of the disease, according to a study by Korean researchers presented at the recent RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 12, 2010
SPECT/CT may reduce lymphedema risk in breast cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
The risk of radiation-induced damage to critical drainage lymph nodes during treatment for breast cancer may be reduced by using SPECT/CT during treatment planning, according to findings presented at this month's San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
December 12, 2010
FDA debuts real-time MQSA reporting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched real-time Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) reporting of adverse events at mammography facilities.
December 9, 2010
About half of eligible women fail to get mammograms
By Edward Susman
SAN ANTONIO - Even when insurance is not an issue, approximately half of women who are eligible to receive a mammogram do not get the test for early detection of breast cancer, according to a presentation today at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
December 8, 2010
FDA approves Carestream CR mammo software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a premarket approval (PMA) supplement for advanced screens and image processing software for the company's computed radiography (CR) mammography system.
December 8, 2010
MR images capture birth process
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
German physicians and healthcare providers at Charité University Hospital in Berlin recently followed the birth of a child on an open MRI system.
December 7, 2010
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Vessel targeting enhances uterine fibroid ablation
By Tami Freeman
Targeted MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation of vessels supplying uterine fibroids could achieve complete fibroid ablation with reduced treatment times, according to a study from the Netherlands.
December 7, 2010
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Sectra posts double-digit Q2 gains
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Increased sales of its mammography systems powered PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra to double-digit growth in the company's second fiscal quarter.
December 6, 2010
Menstrual cycle affects mammo screening accuracy
By Kate Madden Yee
Where a woman is in her menstrual cycle may affect the accuracy of screening mammography, a finding that could have particular relevance for women ages 40 to 49, according to a new study published online December 3 in Radiology.
December 6, 2010
U-Systems showcases upgrades
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound developer U-Systems presented an upgrade to its somoViewer automated breast ultrasound system workstation at last week's 2010 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 6, 2010
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