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QSUM debuts new brachy bandage
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast biopsy accessories developer QSUM Biopsy Disposables has introduced its new Brachy Bandage.
January 5, 2010
MRI aids US in detecting placenta accreta in pregnant women
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from the University of California, San Diego are recommending the use of MRI to detect placenta accreta when ultrasound exams prove inconclusive. Their study found that MRI is a useful and accurate adjunct to ultrasound to diagnose the potentially life-threatening condition.
January 5, 2010
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Calif. law ups reporting rules for mammo centers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new law in California requires mammography facilities in the state to post notices of serious violations found by state inspectors so that patients can clearly see the violations.
January 4, 2010
ACR, SBI issue screening guidelines; win an iPod Touch
By Brian Casey
January 4, 2010
MRI helps find hidden breast cancer, even after US and mammo
By Kate Madden Yee
MRI helps find hidden cancers even after ultrasound and mammography exams have been performed, according to a study presented at the RSNA meeting last month. What's more, MRI might be useful beyond the high-risk patients for whom it's currently recommended.
January 4, 2010
ACR, SBI: Breast cancer screening should begin at 40
By Kate Madden Yee
Annual breast cancer screening should begin at age 40 for the average patient and even earlier in high-risk patients, according to newly published recommendations from the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI).
January 3, 2010
Nearly half of women decline breast MRI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new study published in the January issue of Radiology indicates that 42% of women eligible for a breast MRI exam declined the procedure.
December 29, 2009
Targeted breast US stands on its own for women under 30
By Edward Susman
Targeted breast ultrasound can be used on its own, without the need for mammography, in following up suspicious areas of concern in women younger than 30, but the jury is still out on whether mammography is needed for women ages 30 to 39, according to a pair of presentations at the RSNA meeting in Chicago earlier this month.
December 23, 2009
CEUS boosts differentiation of BI-RADS 4 lesions
By Erik L. Ridley
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) can offer significant value in differentiating breast masses initially categorized as ultrasound BI-RADS category 4 by improving specificity, according to Chinese researchers who presented the study at this month's RSNA meeting in Chicago.
December 22, 2009
New studies hint that APBI could be used in more patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) has carved out a niche as a valuable tool in treating low-risk patients with early-stage breast cancer. But could the technique also have a role in patients at increased risk? Maybe, according to a set of recent clinical studies.
December 21, 2009
SenoRx claims victory in patent suit
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast brachytherapy developer SenoRx is claiming victory in patent litigation with women's imaging vendor Hologic over breast brachytherapy technology.
December 20, 2009
Study may show breast cancer without biopsy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Scientists from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University have discovered a possible way for malignant breast tumors to be identified without a biopsy, according to a study scheduled for publication in the January issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
December 20, 2009
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