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Kalender: Tell your patients about CT's benefits, not risks
By Philip Ward
CT is thriving, and instead of informing patients about the risk of radiation-induced cancer, now's the time to emphasize the upside of undergoing an examination, according to CT pioneer Willi Kalender, PhD. Tell them CT saves lives, he said in a special lecture.
August 4, 2015
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Belgian hospital reviews CT dose in pregnant patients
By Rebekah Moan
CT use in pregnant women is climbing, but are good clinical practices being followed, especially when it comes to radiation dose? The answer is mostly yes, at least at one Belgian hospital, which found that radiation dose met guidelines despite a threefold increase in scans in the last few years.
August 2, 2015
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DBT boosts mammo's specificity, lowers recall rate
By Kate Madden Yee
Adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to conventional mammography boosted the specificity of breast screening and cut the recall of women with benign lesions by more than half in a new study published in Radiology. DBT plus mammography also showed sensitivity gains in some groups of women.
July 30, 2015
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Mammography screening at 40 works, Lancet study finds
By Rebekah Moan
There is indeed a reduction in breast cancer mortality as a result of mammography screening in women who start getting exams at age 40 -- at least in the first 10 years of follow-up, according to a new study in Lancet Oncology that followed women for 17 years.
July 26, 2015
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Still using CR for breast cancer? Time to rethink
By Rebekah Moan
It's time to think again about the use of computed radiography (CR) detectors when it comes to spotting breast cancer, U.K. researchers have found. In their study, digital radiography (DR) performed significantly better than CR for identifying calcification clusters and noncalcification lesions.
July 19, 2015
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Dutch researchers launch DENSE breast MR trial
By Kate Madden Yee
It's well-known that mammography is less effective in women with dense breast tissue. But what hasn't been established is which supplemental modality is best for these women. Dutch researchers have launched a trial to study the use of MRI in addition to mammography for screening women with dense breast tissue.
July 15, 2015
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Fresh doubts cast on screening mammography
By Rebekah Moan
A controversial French-led study published this week has found screening mammography's benefits have been overestimated due to unconventional statistical methods, but screening advocates have been quick to stress the authors have ignored numerous publications proving the efficacy of screening.
July 7, 2015
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Breast imaging at highest risk for medicolegal claims
By Kate Madden Yee
It may come as no surprise, but a new study indicates that breast imaging has the highest risk of medicolegal claims compared with other medical imaging exams, at least in Australia, according to a study published online this month in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
July 5, 2015
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UKRC: Is outsourcing a silent killer or a savior?
By Philip Ward
LIVERPOOL - Emotions ran high and opinions were polarized during the second day of the U.K. Radiological Congress (UKRC), when a lively and heated discussion about the pros and cons of outsourcing took place.
June 30, 2015
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Planmed launches Clarity 3D DBT mammo system
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical imaging vendor Planmed has unveiled Clarity 3D, a full-field digital mammography that performs digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) imaging.
June 30, 2015
Norway unveils new data on breast cancer screening
By Rebekah Moan
Norway's breast cancer screening initiative has reduced mortality by 20% to 30% for women ages 50 to 69, followed to age 79, when compared with no screening, indicated figures released by the Research Council of Norway.
June 23, 2015
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RCR releases 1st virtual special journal issue
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has released its first virtual special issue of Clinical Radiology, with a focus on breast imaging.
June 22, 2015
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