Womens Imaging: Page 435

Mastectomy patients may underutilize radiation therapy

By Cynthia E. Keen

While the majority of breast cancer patients who undergo breast conservation surgery also receive radiation therapy treatment, this isn't the case for patients who have a mastectomy, even when they would clinically benefit from it, according to a study published online March 29 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

March 29, 2010

Does keepsake ultrasound lead to gender abortions in Calif.?

By Erik L. Ridley

The use of ultrasound to enable gender-selective abortion has been associated with abnormally low female-to-male birth ratios in a number of Asian countries. But the proliferation of fetal keepsake ultrasound in the U.S. may be responsible for a similar trend in California among Asian communities.

March 29, 2010

Mammography advocates weigh in on Nordic study

By Kate Madden Yee

Proponents of screening mammography have been quick to criticize a study published this week by Norwegian and Danish scientists that claims there's no evidence that mammography screening for breast cancer has any effect on death rates.

March 25, 2010

U-Systems raises $10M for trial

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Ultrasound developer U-Systems has raised $10 million in funding that will be used toward its somo-InSIGHT clinical study to evaluate ultrasound breast screening in women with dense breasts.

March 25, 2010

Aspyra gets FDA nod for mammo capability

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare IT firm Aspyra has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for digital mammography viewing capabilities on its AccessNet PACS.

March 23, 2010

NovaRad installs PACS in Ky.

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

RIS and PACS vendor NovaRad has installed its NovaPACS at women's clinics Partners in Women's Health and Advocates for Women's Health, both in Louisville.

March 22, 2010

Breast cancer risk assessment starts with the right questions

By Kate Madden Yee

To effectively care for women at high risk for breast cancer, screening must become much more tailored, taking into account individual women's risk factors and using additional imaging modalities if necessary, according to a researcher from the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville.

March 22, 2010

Closer follow-up reduces postmammography diagnosis delays

By Kate Madden Yee

For low-income women with abnormal mammograms, using a case management approach for follow-up is an effective tool that can deliver a more timely diagnostic resolution, according to a study published online March 16 in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

March 21, 2010

Naviscan teams with Alliance Imaging

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging services firm Alliance Imaging will provide positron emission mammography imaging services in Florida through San Diego-based PET developer Naviscan.

March 21, 2010

Can DBT unseat MRI for screening high-risk women?

By Kate Madden Yee

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has the potential to be a useful tool for screening women with dense breasts. But the fact that it adds more radiation exposure is problematic, especially when compared to MRI, according to a speaker at this week's National Consortium of Breast Centers conference in Las Vegas.

March 21, 2010

AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider

By Kate Madden Yee

March 17, 2010

MRI finds undetected tumors in second breast of older women

By Wayne Forrest

Postmenopausal women who have been newly diagnosed with cancer in one breast have higher cancer detection rates when the other breast is scanned for tumors with MRI compared to premenopausal women, according to a new study in the Breast Journal.

March 16, 2010

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