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Sectra reports favorable RSNA research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra said that Swedish researchers have found strong results from using the vendor's digital x-ray radiogrammetry osteoporosis testing technology.
December 6, 2010
Mammography reduces mastectomies; brain MRI for kids
By Brian Casey
December 6, 2010
Annual mammograms reduce mastectomy risk in younger women
By Charlene Laino
CHICAGO - Annual mammograms appear to lower the risk of mastectomy in younger women, according to a U.K. study presented at the 2010 RSNA meeting. Researchers found that 22% of those who had a mammogram in the year prior to diagnosis had a mastectomy, compared with 52% who did not have an exam.
December 5, 2010
MRI screening effective for women with breast cancer history
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study supports the use of breast MRI screening as an adjunct to mammography for women with a personal history of breast cancer, according to a presentation at this week's RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 1, 2010
Automated breast US system offers reproducible performance
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - An automated breast ultrasound system can provide reproducible results in localizing, characterizing, and sizing breast masses, according to a presentation Wednesday at the 2010 RSNA meeting.
November 30, 2010
Quest inks deal with Carestream
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Quest International announced that it has signed an authorized channel partner agreement with Carestream Health.
November 30, 2010
DBT on par with FFDM for detecting cancer, but challenges remain
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is proving equivalent to full-field digital mammography (FFDM) in finding and identifying cancer. But challenges to clinical use remain, according to research presented Wednesday at the RSNA annual meeting.
November 30, 2010
Breast CAD advances assessment of amorphous calcifications
By Erik L. Ridley
CHICAGO - Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology can yield high sensitivity in detecting amorphous calcifications on full-field digital mammography images, according to research presented Tuesday at the 2010 RSNA meeting in Chicago.
November 29, 2010
GE debuts 3T MRI magnet, MBI scanner, PET/CT MRI, wireless DR
By Brian Casey and Wayne Forrest
CHICAGO - A new 3-tesla MRI magnet, a molecular breast imaging (MBI) system, a hybrid PET/CT MR suite, and a wireless digital radiography (DR) detector are among the highlights in the booth of GE Healthcare at this week's RSNA meeting.
November 29, 2010
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PEM more specific than MRI for presurgical breast cancer planning
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - Positron emission mammography (PEM) is more specific than breast MRI for presurgical planning of the ipsilateral breast in women with breast cancer. And this specificity could mean fewer unnecessary biopsies, researchers report.
November 29, 2010
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Uncertainty trumps riskiness in raising waiting room anxiety
By Edward Susman
CHICAGO - Women waiting to undergo a breast cancer biopsy suffer more anxiety than those waiting to undergo palliative cancer procedures, according to a study from Harvard Medical School presented at the RSNA meeting.
November 29, 2010
Real Time Tomography, NVIDIA team up
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Real Time Tomography debuted its new AndaraGPU breast image processing software at this week's RSNA meeting in Chicago. The software is designed to speed image reconstruction and improve clinical workflow in breast imaging, according to the Philadelphia-based firm.
November 28, 2010
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