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The breast screening hullabaloo: Where are we today?
By Leonard Berlin, MD
The new U.S. Preventive Services Task Force mammography screening guidelines have sparked controversy, but what effects, exactly, have they wrought since their release? In this AuntMinnie Second Opinion, Leonard Berlin, MD, provides his view of the screening state of affairs.
August 18, 2010
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Sectra wins Australian contract
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra has won a contract with the Australian national mammography screening program, BreastScreen Australia.
August 11, 2010
Siemens scores big Spanish deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has received an order from the Ministry of Health of the Spanish region of Murcia for medical technology, service, and financing valued at 132 million euros ($174 million U.S.).
August 9, 2010
Will new HHS guidance improve mammography screening rates?
By Kate Madden Yee
In July, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidelines that require new private health plans to cover preventive services, including mammography screening for women 40 and older. Breast screening rates have taken a dip in recent months: Will the new rules boost them again?
August 9, 2010
Hologic completes Sentinelle acquisition
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's healthcare vendor Hologic has closed on its acquisition of MRI technology developer Sentinelle Medical for $85 million.
August 5, 2010
AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
August 4, 2010
ASTRO publishes guidelines for accelerated whole-breast RT
By Cynthia E. Keen
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) on August 4 announced that it has published evidence-based guidelines for the use of hypofractionated whole-breast radiation therapy treatment.
August 4, 2010
Orbital Therapy receives patent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast cancer treatment products developer Orbital Therapy has been issued a U.S. patent for its self-shielded radiation therapy device, which does not require a traditional bunker, or vault, for operation.
August 4, 2010
Atirix rolls out new software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical software developer Atirix Medical Systems has released version 2.4 of its MG-Track mammography tracking software.
August 4, 2010
Subharmonic breast ultrasound technique shows promise
By Erik L. Ridley
A dynamic display method for subharmonic ultrasound imaging may offer considerable added value in detecting breast cancer, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.
August 4, 2010
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Hologic grows sales, though profit slips
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's healthcare vendor Hologic reported 4% growth in revenue for the company's third fiscal quarter, although net income fell slightly.
August 1, 2010
Technology, not biology, makes for lower mammo performance
By Kate Madden Yee
The limits of conventional mammography technology, rather than the biology of breast cancer, contribute more to the modality's lower performance in women between the ages of 40 and 49, according to a new study published in the August issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
August 1, 2010
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