Breast Imaging: Page 71

Breast tomosynthesis: If you build it, they will come
By Kate Madden Yee
Digital breast tomosynthesis isn't in the experimental phase anymore -- it's now beginning to help practices build volume and reduce recall rates, according to a presentation given last week at the annual AHRA meeting in Orlando, FL.
August 22, 2012
AAPM: Stationary DBT boosts resolution, scan speed
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Replacing the rotating mammography x-ray tube of a digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) device with a stationary design increases the system's spatial resolution and reduces scanning time, according to data presented on July 31 at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) annual meeting.
July 31, 2012
ABUS equals MRI as screening option for dense tissue
By Kate Madden Yee
Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) shows promise as a cost-effective adjunct screening modality compared to MRI for women who have dense breast tissue at mammography, according to a study published this month in the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
July 23, 2012
Breast ultrasound performs well in wake of density laws
By Kate Madden Yee
Technologist-performed handheld screening breast ultrasound -- offered to women in the general population with dense breasts -- can help detect small mammographically occult breast cancers, although overall positive predictive value is low, according to a study published online June 21 in Radiology.
June 24, 2012
Intelerad launches IntelePACS tomo module
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
PACS vendor Intelerad Medical Systems announced it has launched a digital breast tomosynthesis module for its IntelePACS software.
June 6, 2012
3T breast MRI good for imaging spiculated masses
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast MRI at the 3-tesla field strength performs better than 1.5-tesla MRI in visualizing spiculated masses previously identified using mammography, with sagittal-view protocols offering the best performance, researchers reported in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 31, 2012
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CT screening debate continues; breast density and imaging
By Brian Casey
May 23, 2012
Breast density laws may spur new screening modalities
By Kate Madden Yee
As breast density notification legislation continues to spread across the U.S., the new laws will begin to have greater influence not only on standards in breast imaging, but also on screening technologies, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
May 23, 2012
BI-RADS for breast MRI works well in predicting malignancy
By Wayne Forrest
In a large prospective, multicenter trial, researchers found that the recently adopted BI-RADS categories for breast MRI work well in predicting which patients are most likely to have malignant lesions. Mass shape and contrast enhancement patterns were most predictive of cancerous lesions, according to a study published online May 15 in Radiology.
May 14, 2012
U-Systems receives FDA PMA letter for ABUS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) developer U-Systems has received a premarket approval (PMA) letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its somo.v ABUS system.
May 13, 2012
ARRS: Digital tomo cuts breast exam recall rates by 40%
By Cynthia E. Keen
Adding digital breast tomosynthesis to a screening mammography exam reduced recall rates for patients by 40% at Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, CT, according to a study presented on Thursday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
May 2, 2012
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ARRS: ABUS reduces interpretation time
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) studies need only an average of approximately three minutes of physician interpretation time, according to research presented Thursday at the annual American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting.
May 2, 2012
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