Womens Imaging: Page 555

MDCT during pregnancy requires caution, consideration
By Jonathan S. Batchelor
PHOENIX - Multidetector CT has arguably become the primary diagnostic tool in U.S. emergency departments, but special care and consideration are necessary when using the modality with pregnant woman, according to a presentation at the 2006 Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBT/MR) meeting on Tuesday.
April 4, 2006
SIR studies: UFE outcomes hold up over long term
By Edward Susman
TORONTO - Women who underwent uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) said that their quality-of-life benefits persisted three years after the procedure, researchers reported at the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) meeting last week.
April 2, 2006
How the legal system stacks the deck against mammography
By René Jackson
Radiologists are becoming popular targets for medical malpractice suits, with failure to diagnose breast cancer on mammography a common accusation. René Jackson, R.N., co-author of The Death of Mammography, outlines how the legal system has stacked the deck against mammography, creating a perfect storm of wily plaintiffs' attorneys, juries with unrealistic expectations, and mammography providers caught in the middle.
April 2, 2006
Medipattern lands private placement
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer Medipattern has made a private placement of company stock valued at $2.5 million ($2.2 million U.S.).
March 30, 2006
ART begins SoftScan trial at UCSD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian optical molecular imaging developer ART Advanced Research Technologies has initiated clinical trials of its SoftScan optical breast imaging system at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego.
March 29, 2006
Analogic gets FDA nod for wide-beam transducer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging firm Analogic has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for its wide-beam fetal ultrasound transducer.
March 29, 2006
AuntMinnie's IMV MarketStat #40: Lead time for scheduling a screening mammography appointment
As of this 2005 study of approximately 1,000 hospital and nonhospital sites performing mammography procedures in the U.S., 21% of the sites indicate that the typical lead time to schedule a screening mammography appointment is less than a day, 52% from one day to one week, 20% from one week to one month, and 7% have a typical lead time of over one month.
March 29, 2006
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AIE, Hologic highlight research
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Image processing software developer Advanced Image Enhancement (AIE) and women's imaging vendor Hologic said that radiologists at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, MA, have reported favorable results using AIE's software with Hologic's Lorad Selenia digital mammography system.
March 28, 2006
UAE with gelatin sponge particles offers long-term symptom control
By Shalmali Pal
Uterine artery embolization (UAE) with gelatin sponge particles can provide long-term relief from symptoms with few complications, according to Japanese researchers. They conducted this study because polyvinyl alcohol particles, which are used most commonly in UAE, are not commercially available in Japan, the group explained.
March 28, 2006
Quest touts mammo clearance for Totoku LCD
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Monitor distributor Quest International said that Totoku's ME511L has been given U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance for use in all digital mammography applications.
March 27, 2006
Increasing patient satisfaction seen in reduced wait times
Reducing wait times and improving patient flow can significantly increase patient satisfaction, as one Texas diagnostic breast center discovered. After a thorough assessment of its processes and with the help of its staff to implement some changes, the center found that patient satisfaction rates improved dramatically.
March 27, 2006
MDCT in pregnant women yields low fetal doses
By Eric Barnes
A new phantom study concludes that institutional MDCT protocols, when used in pregnant women, yield radiation doses well below levels thought to induce neurologic harm to the developing fetus, although the risk of its eventually developing cancer later in life may still be elevated for certain exams that expose the fetus directly.
March 26, 2006
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