Womens Imaging: Page 437

Organ-based tube-current modulation cuts breast dose
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Radiation doses to the breast can be cut by nearly 40% using a new organ-based dose modulation technique in combination with a noise-optimized image reconstruction method. The two techniques must be used together if the resulting images are to remain readable, researchers reported.
March 7, 2010
Breast MRI CAD yields high sensitivity, specificity
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - Breast MRI computer-aided detection (CAD) technology can effectively distinguish between benign and malignant lesions, according to research from Germany presented at the 2010 European Congress of Radiology.
March 7, 2010
Automated breast US improves breast cancer detection
By Rob Skelding
VIENNA - Automated breast ultrasound promises improved cancer detection when combined with standard digital mammography, but training is required for radiologists to realize its full clinical potential, according to results from a pair of new studies presented Friday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 4, 2010
Inexperienced readers benefit most from breast US CAD
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - Breast ultrasound computer-aided detection (CAD) technology can significantly improve the sensitivity of less experienced radiologists in evaluating breast lesions, according to a presentation at this week's European Congress of Radiology.
March 4, 2010
Radiation exposure increases risk of breast cancer
By Rob Skelding
VIENNA - A Dutch study presented at the European Congress of Radiology this week has raised questions over the relationship between the risk of breast cancer in high-risk women and their exposure to radiation from a young age.
March 3, 2010
Aurora wins Mass. install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast MRI technology developer Aurora Imaging Technology has installed its breast MRI system at a newly opened Boston breast care center.
March 3, 2010
News from ECR; Senate passes SGR fix; SalaryScan still open
By Brian Casey
March 3, 2010
Medipattern signs large B-CAD deal
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Medipattern has inked its largest B-CAD-For-Life agreement to date with Doshi Diagnostic Imaging Services.
March 1, 2010
Three Palm announces upgrades
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging software developer Three Palm Software has upgraded its WorkstationOne mammography reading software, the company said.
March 1, 2010
Breast MRI excels at high-risk screening; mammo not needed
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast MRI is three times as accurate as other modalities for diagnosing breast cancer early in high-risk women, and it's so good that mammography isn't needed for annual screening of these women, according to a new study by German researchers published online this week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
February 25, 2010
FDA cracks down on mammo RT records
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has become aware of several cases where radiologic technologists (RT) at mammography facilities falsified quality control records, the agency said in a statement posted on its Web site on February 25.
February 25, 2010
FFDM and CAD find smaller breast tumors
By Erik L. Ridley
Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) can facilitate increased detection of smaller tumors compared to conventional mammography. But adding computer-aided detection (CAD) technology to FFDM can yield even better results, according to researchers at the Hospital Virgen de la Salud in Toledo, Spain.
February 25, 2010
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