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MPH-SPECT, MRI show bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis
By Wayne Forrest
Sunday, November 25 | 10:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m. | SSA14-01 | Room E451BA combination of multipinhole (MPH) SPECT and MRI could provide valuable information to improve therapeutic decisions for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, German researchers will report in this Sunday scientific session.
November 14, 2012
Ga. technologist again pleads not guilty
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A former radiologic technologist in Georgia who was charged in 2010 for tampering with mammography results has again pleaded not guilty, according to the Houston County District Attorney's Office website.
November 13, 2012
GE makes 1st pediatric DoseWatch software install
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has completed the first pediatric installation of its DoseWatch technology in the U.S., at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.
November 13, 2012
MRI shows brain lesions in women with migraines
By Wayne Forrest
MRI scans indicate that women who suffer from migraine headaches have more brain lesions than men, but neither gender experiences any cognitive decline from the affliction, according to a study published in the November 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
November 13, 2012
DBT-guided needle localization helps sample suspicious areas
By Kate Madden Yee
Friday, November 30 | 10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m. | SST01-01 | Room E450BNeedle localization guided by digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is an accurate procedure that could help clinicians find more malignancies, according to a study from Massachusetts General Hospital to be presented in this Friday scientific session.
November 13, 2012
Breast density measurements need to be standardized
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, November 28 | 5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. | LL-BRS-WE5D | Lakeside Learning CenterIn this poster presentation, a group from the University of California, San Francisco will discuss how laws mandating breast density reporting may cause more confusion than clarity until measuring breast density becomes more standard.
November 13, 2012
Combining digital breast tomo and FFDM saves money
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, November 28 | 5:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. | LL-BRS-WE5C | Lakeside Learning CenterAdding digital breast tomosynthesis to full-field digital mammography (FFDM) saves more than $10,000 per 1,000 women screened due to decreased recall rates, Yale University researchers have found.
November 13, 2012
DBT bests CBCT for identifying noncalcified breast lesions
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, November 28 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSM01-05 | Arie Crown TheaterDigital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is better for identifying noncalcified breast lesions, both malignant and benign, than noncontrast conebeam CT (CBCT), and readers are more confident using tomosynthesis to characterize lesions, according to Pennsylvania researchers.
November 13, 2012
CAD may improve breast ultrasound specificity
By Erik L. Ridley
Wednesday, November 28 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSM01-01 | Arie Crown TheaterThis scientific session will describe how a computer-aided detection (CAD) scheme can help distinguish between benign and malignant masses on breast ultrasound exams.
November 13, 2012
Combining DBT with FFDM almost doubles reading time
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, November 28 | 10:40 a.m.-10:50 a.m. | VSBR41-11 | Arie Crown TheaterAdding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to full-field digital mammography (FFDM) almost doubles interpretation time for all breast densities compared with FFDM alone -- with the exception of extremely dense breast tissue, Yale University researchers have found.
November 13, 2012
Breast cancer screening with DBT reduces cost, lowers dose
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, November 28 | 10:20 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | VSBR41-09 | Arie Crown TheaterBreast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) may reduce cost, lower radiation dose, and improve workflow in the diagnostic breast imaging environment, according to researchers from Yale University.
November 13, 2012
Confusion about breast MRI affects mammography adherence
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, November 27 | 5:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. | LL-BRS-TU2C | Lakeside Learning CenterScreening MRI may negatively affect annual mammography screening, which makes it crucial to teach women that MRI is an adjunct to -- not a replacement for -- annual mammograms, say researchers from Commonwealth Medical College.
November 13, 2012
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