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Contrast-enhanced FFDM may have edge over breast MRI
By Kate Madden Yee
Dual-energy contrast-enhanced full-field digital mammography (FFDM) finds additional cancers in the breast with better specificity than MRI, according to a new study published online in Radiology. The findings suggest that contrast mammography could be a feasible alternative to more expensive breast MRI scans.
December 16, 2012
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CMS proposal could ease payment path for oncology PET tracers
By Wayne Forrest
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) this week proposed a new policy that could make it easier for new oncology PET tracers to win reimbursement. PET advocates are disappointed, however, that the change won't apply to tracers used for neurology and cardiology applications.
December 13, 2012
AuntMinnie.com CT Insider
By Eric Barnes
December 13, 2012
Breast density notification bill introduced in Ohio
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Legislation that would require healthcare providers to notify women of their breast density status has been introduced in Ohio.
December 13, 2012
AuntMinnie.com Radiation Oncology Insider
By Cynthia E. Keen
December 13, 2012
CAD helps detect smaller lesions on CT colonography
By Erik L. Ridley
At a cost of just a minute or two of extra interpretation time, computer-aided detection (CAD) software can significantly improve the performance of experienced readers in finding polyps 6 to 9 mm in size on CT colonography studies, according to a large prospective study published online in Radiology.
December 13, 2012
AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
December 13, 2012
6-MP displays may offer speed, comfort benefits
By Erik L. Ridley
A single 6-megapixel (MP) medical display allows for increased radiologist productivity and reduces eye strain during reading sessions compared with two 3-MP displays, researchers from Montefiore Medical Center have found.
December 13, 2012
Carestream DRX unit heads to Antarctica
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health's DRX-Transportable system is on its way to Antarctica as part of the latest expedition led by veteran polar explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes.
December 12, 2012
Tabár & Dean on breast screening; MBIR vs. ASIR; chest x-ray utilization
By Brian Casey
December 12, 2012
MBIR finds same nodules as ASIR, at fraction of dose
By Eric Barnes
Second-generation iterative reconstruction software doesn't necessarily improve radiologists' ability to detect lung nodules compared to earlier versions. But the new software permits the same lesion detection power at greatly reduced CT radiation doses, according to a study presented at last month's RSNA 2012 meeting in Chicago.
December 12, 2012
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Mammography's alleged harms: Separating fact from fiction
By Dr. Peter B. Dean, Dr. László Tabár
Screening mammography is a tool that has been proved to reduce breast cancer death rates, but its effectiveness continues to be disputed by researchers, some of whom have resorted to guesswork to buttress their arguments, according to an opinion piece by mammography experts Dr. László Tabár and Dr. Peter B. Dean.
December 12, 2012
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