Breast Imaging: Page 84

ECR sessions examine DBT's effectiveness
By Brian Casey
VIENNA - A series of presentations on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) reported encouraging results with the technology. Clinical investigators shared their experiences with DBT systems from four different manufacturers, and reported on the advantages of DBT compared to conventional full-field digital mammography (FFDM).
March 6, 2008
Buyer's Guide Update: Options grow for digital mammography
By Brian Casey
March 2, 2008
Breast CAD improves classification accuracy, cuts ultrasound biopsies
By Kate Madden Yee
Computer-aided detection (CAD) for breast imaging has generated controversy of late, with dueling studies producing different results regarding its accuracy. Now researchers have found that CAD can improve radiologists' accuracy in classifying clustered microcalcifications on serial mammograms, and reduce the biopsy rate when used as a second opinion in diagnostic breast ultrasound.
February 28, 2008
Digital breast tomosynthesis boosts reader accuracy, cuts recall rate
By Kathlyn Stone
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) boosts radiologists' cancer detection rates compared to full-field digital mammography (FFDM) alone, according to a multicenter, multireader study that evaluted reader performance with DBT. For this study, a dozen radiologists at five clinics took part in the trial, which compared radiologists' cancer detection rates and screening recall rates using DBT.
December 27, 2007
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Preop MRI can improve breast cancer surgical outcomes, study says
By Kate Madden Yee
The use of MRI for the diagnosis and staging of breast cancer remains controversial, with some clinicians advocating for its use and others claiming that its value is unproven. Despite all this attention, whether breast MRI positively influences surgical outcomes in women with diagnosed breast cancer has not yet been studied extensively.
December 26, 2007
RSNA studies advance ultrasound's role in breast cancer detection
By Edward Susman
The preliminary results of the ACRIN 6666 trial show that ultrasound boosts cancer detection but at the risk of a higher false-positive rate. While the trial investigators continue to mine the trial data to find the best place for the modality in a screening setting, other researchers are using advanced imaging technology such as 3D and computer-aided analysis tools with ultrasound to enhance breast imaging.
December 25, 2007
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DBT reduces mammo recalls; getting paid for FFDM
By Brian Casey
December 19, 2007
Digital breast tomo cuts callback rate in screening setting
By Shalmali Pal
If a picture is worth a 1,000 words, then the digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) images are undeniably powerful: lesions that manage to hide on conventional mammography exams are easily exposed by DBT. But does this dramatic improvement in tissue visualization lead to significant changes in the cancer screening setting? Yes, according to researchers at Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). They noted a marked reduction in the callback rate for women screened with tomosynthesis at MGH.
December 19, 2007
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Hamartoma with digital breast tomosynthesis
DBT has demonstrated the ability to reduce false-positive results.
December 2, 2007
Dexela awarded development grant
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging developer Dexela of London has been awarded a grant for 360,000 pounds ($ 744,156 U.S.) by U.K.'s Technology Strategy Board as part of a collaborative research and development program to improve digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for early breast cancer detection.
November 27, 2007
Confirma, PenRad streamline breast MRI reporting
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Confirma and PenRad Technologies are showcasing the new integration between CADstream for breast MRI and the PenRad Mammography Information System (MIS) at this week's RSNA 2007 meeting in Chicago.
November 26, 2007
DBT: Not a panacea, but promising technology is unfairly panned
By Dr. Daniel Kopans
The debate over the relative value of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for cancer screening continues with Dr. Daniel Kopans, founder of the breast imaging division at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, who offers an opinion on the technology.
October 29, 2007
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