Breast Imaging: Page 58

CMS provides questionable coding 'advice' for DBT studies

By Donna Richmond

Revisions to 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payment policies include a surprising billing guideline from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) related to digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). Donna Richmond from Panacea Healthcare Solutions offers some guidance.

April 12, 2015

Hitachi Aloka expands ABUS agreement with iVu

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hitachi Aloka Medical has signed an agreement to become the exclusive worldwide distributor of the Sofia automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) system from iVu Imaging.

March 29, 2015

Does access to FFDM priors affect DBT interpretation?

By Kate Madden Yee

Does having access to full-field digital mammography (FFDM) priors improve radiologists' interpretation of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) images? Both exams contribute, but not in the same manner, according to a new study published online in Radiology.

March 24, 2015

AIUM: Ultrasound bests MRI, mammo in assessing breast tumor size

By Erik L. Ridley

ORLANDO, FL - Regardless of breast density, ultrasound outperformed MRI and digital mammography for preoperatively assessing breast tumor size, according to research presented on Tuesday at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) meeting.

March 24, 2015

7 things to consider when adopting breast tomosynthesis

By Kate Madden Yee

To many, digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is the best breast imaging technology to come along since sliced bread. But clinical enthusiasm aside, what needs to be considered before incorporating DBT into a breast imaging practice?

March 10, 2015

Double-read DBT + digital mammo drops recall rates

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - Double reading of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) plus digital mammography reduces the recall rate by 40% when compared with digital mammography alone, Italian researchers reported at ECR 2015.

March 6, 2015

CAD boosts breast MRI sensitivity

By Rebekah Moan

VIENNA - Breast MRI already has high sensitivity, but can it be even higher? The answer is yes, if computer-aided detection (CAD) is thrown into the mix, according to a presentation at ECR 2015. In fact, the CAD system detected previously missed cancers nearly as well as it did screen-detected cancers.

March 5, 2015

CT, MRI contribute to major shake-up in breast imaging

By Rebekah Moan

Rapid progress in both CT and MRI are being made in the field of breast imaging. Speakers at today's special focus session at ECR 2015 will provide an overview of what's possible with breast CT and unenhanced breast MRI.

March 4, 2015

The good, the bad, and the ugly about breast ultrasound

By Rebekah Moan

When it comes to screening women for breast cancer, those with dense breasts or tissue abnormalities tend to be the most troublesome, but breast ultrasound has proved, and continues to prove, its utility for these women, say leading researchers.

March 3, 2015

fMRI of curious preteens; US for pediatric appendicitis; CAD for DBT

By Brian Casey

February 23, 2015

Sectra passes IHE tests for DBT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Sectra said its PACS successfully completed testing of the Mammo and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) profiles at the recent North American IHE Connectathon in Cleveland.

February 23, 2015

Applying CAD twice to DBT improves performance at lower dose

By Eric Barnes

Researchers from the University of Michigan have developed a new double-barreled approach to computer-aided detection (CAD) that uses two separate CAD algorithms on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams. They believe the technique enables a high level of sensitivity with lower radiation dose.

February 22, 2015

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