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U.K. audit reports survival stats of cervical cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
A large-scale audit of women treated throughout the U.K. for cervical cancer in 2001 and 2002 has reconfirmed that the combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy is more effective than radiation therapy alone, according to findings published in the September issue of Clinical Oncology.
August 26, 2010
FDA reports problems at Fla. mammo center
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has found that a mammography center in Florida produced "poor quality mammograms with unreliable results," according to a safety notification issued by the agency.
August 25, 2010
Naviscan wins Texas PEM install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan has won an installation of its positron emission mammography (PEM) device at a Texas imaging center.
August 25, 2010
Study combines FDG-PET/CT with circulating tumor cell counts
By Wayne Forrest
Although FDG-PET/CT is useful for monitoring patients with bone metastases from breast cancer, additional prospective studies are needed to define the roles of FDG-PET/CT and circulating tumor cells in measuring the disease, according to a new study in the August issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
August 25, 2010
Nuclear breast imaging may have greater cancer risks
By Wayne Forrest
Breast-specific gamma imaging or positron emission mammography exams may increase a woman's risk of developing radiation-induced cancer, according to a special report published online August 24 and appearing in the October issue of Radiology.
August 23, 2010
Intelerad completes Ontario install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Intelerad Medical Systems has installed its IntelePACS breast imaging software at Merivale Medical Imaging.
August 23, 2010
Naviscan touts study on dose for PEM scanner
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Research from the University of Washington in Seattle suggests that FDG dose for positron emission mammography (PEM) could be reduced by as much as 70% without altering image quality, according to a study being touted by PET developer Naviscan of San Diego.
August 23, 2010
CapeRay gets venture funding
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
South African mammography developer CapeRay Medical has received $2 million in venture capital funding to develop a breast cancer detection system.
August 23, 2010
Contrast levels the field between breast CT and mammography
By Kate Madden Yee
Adding contrast to dedicated breast CT makes the technology a contender as a qualitative and quantitative imaging modality for breast cancer screening and diagnosis, according to a new study in the September issue of Radiology.
August 22, 2010
Aloka adds features to ProSound
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Ultrasound vendor Aloka is incorporating an automated nuchal translucency thickness measurement and precalibrated settings into its ProSound ultrasound systems.
August 19, 2010
Breast CAD helps find lobular carcinoma in situ lesions
By Eric Barnes
Computer-aided detection (CAD) is making an elusive breast abnormality, lobular carcinoma in situ, a little clearer by highlighting the calcifications that often surround it, according to a new study from Wende Breast Care in Rochester, NY.
August 19, 2010
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Better liver transplant decisions; hope for mammography screening
By Eric Barnes
August 18, 2010
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