Womens Imaging: Page 514

AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider

By Shalmali Pal

September 4, 2007

New CR technology boosts resolution, bags R&D award

By Brian Casey

U.S. researchers have developed a new type of computed radiography (CR) technology that they believe could yield much higher resolution than existing CR systems. One prominent scientific magazine thought enough of their research to name it one of the top 100 scientific innovations for 2007.

September 2, 2007

The latest in breast ultrasound; meet the Minnies semifinalists

By Brian Casey

August 29, 2007

ACR's withdrawal from NAPBC draws mixed response

By Kate Madden Yee

Earlier this month, the American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) withdrew from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC). The move effectively ended a two-year collaboration with the NAPBC designed to establish guidelines for breast disease treatment from a multidisciplinary perspective. The ACR's decision has resulted in mixed reactions from other radiology organizations and imaging center administrators.

August 29, 2007

Experimental US tomography runs circles around dense breast tissue

By Kathlyn Stone

Using water as a conductor between a ring-shaped transducer and breast tissue, a Michigan-based group is experimenting with ultrasound tomography for breast cancer screening. Benefits of this technique include the ability to scan dense breasts and, of course, a lack of radiation, according to the researchers who presented their work at the 2007 American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting in Minneapolis.

August 29, 2007

Digital technology makes headway for breast cancer screening

By Shalmali Pal

Using computed radiography (CR) and full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems for breast cancer screening cut the radiation dose in half while maintaining a respectable detection rate, according to German breast cancer specialists, who evaluated the first year of their national digital screening program. And researchers from Norway have published follow-up results from the Oslo II study, which compared film-screen mammography (FSM) to FFDM with soft-copy reading in nearly 24,000 women.

August 28, 2007

Aurora to support cancer walk

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Aurora Imaging Technology of North Andover, MA, has become a flagship sponsor of this year's American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Boston.

August 27, 2007

Fetal anatomic survey yields unexpected anomalies in antepartum US

By Erik L. Ridley

Performing fetal anatomic surveys on follow-up antepartum sonograms can contribute to the discovery of unforeseen fetal anomalies, according to an article published in the September issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

August 23, 2007

FDA clears GE FFDM unit for mobile use

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare of Chalfont St. Giles, U.K., has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance to market its Senographe Essential full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system for mobile use.

August 21, 2007

Fused MRI and PET improve specificity of breast MRI

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers at New York University's School of Medicine have found that the combination of functional information from F-18 FDG-PET and anatomic localization from MR imaging can provide a valuable diagnostic method for the detection of primary and recurrent breast cancer. The study noted that fused PET and MRI images substantially increased the specificity of MRI, but, at the same time, decreased MRI's sensitivity in the group of patients analyzed.

August 16, 2007

Confirma to launch breast MRI CME program

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Confirma said it will work with the International Center for Postgraduate Medical Education (ICPME) to develop a curriculum of continuing medical education for breast MRI.

August 15, 2007

ART posts 2007 Q2 loss

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Montreal-based medical device firm ART Advanced Research Technologies announced its second quarter 2007 (end-June 30) results, posting a loss due to lower revenues while highlighting a new marketing approach for its fluorescence optical imaging system eXplore Optix.

August 15, 2007

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