Womens Imaging: Page 410

Upping equipment utilization rate will limit resources
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, November 30 | 10:50 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SSG07-03 | Room S102DBoosting the equipment utilization rate to 75% in 2011 as a way to lower Medicare costs will actually limit resources as a flood of new enrollees enter the system, especially in rural areas, according to researchers from St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City.
November 16, 2010
Self-referral by nonradiologists continues to drive imaging use rates
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 29 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSE12-06 | Room S102DSelf-referral practices by nonradiologists are a significant driver of imaging utilization, and over the next decade, these practices could incur unnecessary costs in the range of $20 billion to $87 billion, researchers from Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, have found.
November 16, 2010
Women aren't getting breast MRI screening according to ACS guidelines
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 29 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSE12-05 | Room S102DWomen at high risk for breast cancer aren't getting screened with MRI -- in addition to mammography -- as called for by guidelines from the American Cancer Society, according to a new study to be presented in this Monday session.
November 16, 2010
Offering mammography screening at retail locations could boost compliance
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 29 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SSC07-07 | Room S102DOffering women screening mammography at retail healthcare clinics could boost compliance, concluded this study from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, scheduled for presentation on Monday.
November 16, 2010
Another Canadian rad suspected of faulty readings
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Quebec College of Physicians is investigating a radiologist after suspicions were raised of inaccurate readings of breast mammography exams, according to an article published in the Montreal Gazette on November 12.
November 15, 2010
PACS virtual conference is tomorrow; PEM and MBI for breast imaging
By Brian Casey
November 15, 2010
PEM shows potential for breast cancer surgical planning
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 29 | 11:40 a.m.-11:50 a.m. | VM21-15 | Arie Crown TheaterIn this scientific session, Johns Hopkins researchers will present study results suggesting that positron emission mammography (PEM) is a helpful tool for breast cancer surgical planning in early-stage breast cancer.
November 15, 2010
BSGI improves breast cancer detection -- but biopsies may still be needed
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 29 | 9:05 a.m.-9:15 a.m. | VM21-04 | Arie Crown TheaterBreast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) improves the detection of breast cancer, but the modality doesn't do away with the need for biopsy when indicated by mammography or ultrasound, according to researchers from Weinstein Imaging Associates in Pittsburgh.
November 15, 2010
MBI increases breast cancer detection in dense tissue
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 29 | 8:55 a.m.-9:05 a.m. | VM21-03 | Arie Crown TheaterIn this paper presentation, researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, will discuss how adding molecular breast imaging (MBI) to regular screening mammography for women with dense breasts increases cancer detection.
November 15, 2010
FDG-PET/CT tops diffusion-weighted MR imaging in breast cancer staging
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, November 28 | 11:05 a.m.-11:15 a.m. | SSA18-03 | Room S505ABIn this presentation, researchers from the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany will compare diffusion-weighted MRI with FDG-PET/CT for breast cancer staging.
November 15, 2010
MBI three times as effective as mammo in dense tissue
By Kate Madden Yee
Molecular breast imaging (MBI) finds three times as many cancers as conventional mammography in women with dense breasts, according to a new study published online in Radiology. The results are welcome news for this population, in which mammography appears to be less sensitive.
November 15, 2010
PEM less likely to prompt unnecessary biopsies
By Kate Madden Yee
Positron emission mammography (PEM) has improved specificity compared with MR imaging and is less likely to prompt unnecessary biopsies, according to a new study published online November 12 in Radiology.
November 14, 2010
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