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Tomo is accurate in measuring invasive breast cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
Sunday, December 1 | 12:30 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | LL-BRS-SU1A | Lakeside Learning CenterIn this poster presentation, British researchers will discuss how digital breast tomosynthesis can help clinicians identify the size of invasive cancers and therefore choose the most appropriate treatment.
November 4, 2013
Carestream completes DBT module orders
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has completed new installations of a digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) module for its Vue PACS software.
October 16, 2013
New breast MRI exam ready to screen women with dense breasts
By Kate Madden Yee
Conventional x-ray mammography is a notoriously poor tool for screening women with dense breast tissue. Breast MRI is a possible alternative, but the cost of the exams is prohibitively high. A Michigan breast specialist believes he has changed the equation with a streamlined breast MRI screening exam that could be ready for widespread clinical use.
October 15, 2013
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GE touts ABUS study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is pointing to a recent study that showed that radiologists using automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) had high interreader agreement.
September 19, 2013
ASCO BCS: Breast MRI reduces biopsies of false positives
By Kate Madden Yee
SAN FRANCISCO - In experienced hands, breast MRI with mammography or ultrasound can help avoid biopsies of suspicious lesions that would otherwise turn out to be false positives, according to a poster presentation on September 7 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2013 Breast Cancer Symposium (BCS).
September 10, 2013
ASCO BCS: Simplified protocol improves breast MRI screening
By Kate Madden Yee
SAN FRANCISCO - A streamlined protocol for breast MRI could make the modality a viable option for breast cancer screening by cutting image acquisition and reading time to just three minutes, according to a presentation on September 7 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2013 Breast Cancer Symposium (BCS).
September 8, 2013
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Tomosynthesis reduces mammo screening recall rate by 30%
By Kate Madden Yee
When added to mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis reduces overall recall rates in breast cancer screening by 30%, with even greater reductions for women younger than 50 and those with dense breasts, according to a new study published online in Radiology.
July 29, 2013
CAD for breast MRI improves sensitivity; accuracy not so much
By Wayne Forrest
Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology improves sensitivity in breast MRI for both experienced and novice readers, but it does not significantly advance overall accuracy, according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 23, 2013
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AJR: DBT reduces screening recall rates by 37%
By Kate Madden Yee
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) when used as a screening tool for breast cancer reduces recall rates by 37% and increases the detection of invasive cancers by 54%, according to a new study published online May 22 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 21, 2013
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KLAS: Demand for breast tomosynthesis is increasing
By Kate Madden Yee
The demand for digital breast tomosynthesis systems is increasing, according to a new report released on May 14 by market research firm KLAS. When imaging providers were asked which technology they would choose if they could start over, 62% said tomosynthesis.
May 13, 2013
ASBS: Breast MRI helps assess patient prognosis
By Kate Madden Yee
MRI evaluation following breast cancer diagnosis can improve a woman's long-term prognosis, as the modality is able to detect lymph-node metastases associated with poorer outcomes, according to research presented on May 3 at the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBS) annual meeting in Chicago.
May 7, 2013
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MRI adds to cancer detection in women with breast implants
By Wayne Forrest
When used as an adjunct to mammography and ultrasound, MRI can find additional cancers and provide more detail about their location in patients with breast implants, according to a study from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
April 24, 2013
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