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As a career, breast imaging still unattractive to most residents
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, December 2 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSM01-06 | Arie Crown TheaterIn this Wednesday afternoon scientific session presentation, University of California, Los Angeles researchers will present a study indicating that breast imaging is not an attractive career path for the majority of radiology residents.
November 3, 2009
Digital mammography cuts acquisition, interpretation time for diagnostic exams
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, December 2 | 3:40 p.m.-3:50 p.m. | SSM01-05 | Arie Crown TheaterDigital mammography shortens acquisition and interpretation time for diagnostic exams, according to this scientific session presentation to be given by researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in Chapel Hill.
November 3, 2009
Digitized priors slash reading time for FFDM screening exams
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, December 2 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSM01-01 | Arie Crown TheaterUsing digitized prior analog mammograms greatly reduces interpretation time for full-field digital mammography (FFDM) screening exams, according to researchers from George Washington University Medical Center.
November 3, 2009
Number of mammography facilities affects breast cancer outcomes in Georgia
By Kate Madden Yee
Wednesday, December 2 | 11:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. | SSK11-04 | Room S102DIn this Wednesday morning scientific session presentation, researchers from Georgia will discuss a study that could have public policy implications -- the team's findings seem to support the hypothesis that areas with better access to mammography have lower mortality rates for breast cancer.
November 3, 2009
MRI accurately determines breast tumor size at surgery
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, December 1 | 3:50 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | SSJ01-06 | Arie Crown TheaterWomen with advanced breast cancer are more frequently undergoing chemotherapy before surgery, and MRI is the best way for doctors to assess the size of breast tumors at this treatment juncture, according to researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine.
November 3, 2009
MRI follow-up prudent when breast MRI biopsy cancelled
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, December 1 | 3:20 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | SSJ01-03 | Arie Crown TheaterAn inability to see the original lesion at MRI biopsy may be influenced by both hormonal and nonhormonal factors, according to researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. And if this happens, short-term follow-up with breast MRI may be appropriate.
November 3, 2009
BRCA1 carriers benefit from combo of FFDM and breast MRI
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, December 1 | 11:30 a.m.-11:40 a.m. | SSG09-07 | Room S102DFor BRCA1 carriers, a combination of full-field digital mammography (FFDM) and breast MRI for annual screening exams is the most clinically effective strategy, according to researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
November 3, 2009
MammoSite brachytherapy comparable to whole-breast radiotherapy
By Kate Madden Yee
Tuesday, December 1 | 10:40 a.m.-10:50 a.m. | SSG20-02 | Room S102CBreast brachytherapy with the MammoSite device is comparable to whole-breast radiotherapy for breast cancer treatment, according to this Tuesday morning scientific session presentation to be given by researchers from the University of South Carolina in Charleston.
November 3, 2009
Conebeam breast CT, with and without contrast, offers diagnostic promise
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 30 | 3:30 p.m.-3:40 p.m. | SSE02-04 | Room E450AConebeam breast CT, when used with and without contrast, shows promise in the diagnostic workup of breast lesions, according to researchers from Elizabeth Wende Breast Care center in Rochester, NY.
November 3, 2009
ABUS plus DBT improves specificity of diagnosis
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 30 | 3:10 p.m.-3:20 p.m. | SSE02-02 | Room E450AA 3D breast imaging system that incorporates digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) may improve the specificity of tomosynthesis data, particularly in relation to cysts, according to this scientific session presentation by researchers from the University of Michigan Medical Center.
November 3, 2009
Digital breast tomosynthesis reduces callback rates
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 30 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. | SSE01-01 | Arie Crown TheaterDigital breast tomosynthesis reduces callback rates and reading times of breast cancer screening, according to a study conducted by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
November 3, 2009
Radiologists reluctant to disclose mammography errors to patients
By Kate Madden Yee
Monday, November 30 | 11:20 a.m.-11:30 a.m. | SSC07-06 | Room S102DRadiologists say they might not tell a patient if they made a mistake when reading mammograms that resulted in a delayed cancer diagnosis, according to this scientific session paper to be presented by Dr. Thomas Gallagher of the University of Washington School of Medicine and colleagues.
November 3, 2009
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