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Volpara highlights software in Dutch breast study
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions is highlighting a Dutch breast density study that suggests volumetric density measures could help evaluate breast screening performance, while also identifying high-risk groups.
October 14, 2015
Fused images help classify breast lesions
By Cynthia E. Keen
Diffuse optical tomography can characterize breast lesions noninvasively with nonionizing near-infrared light, and by combining a tomography scan with mammography images, this technology may be able to differentiate malignant from benign breast tumors.
October 14, 2015
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Gamma Medica receives CE Mark for breast system
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Gamma Medica has received a CE Mark for the sale and distribution of its LumaGem molecular breast imaging (MBI) system within the European economic area.
October 12, 2015
BMJ: Dutch data show breast cancer screening works
By Frances Rylands-Monk
The Dutch example of breast cancer screening works, and mammography screening is a clear way of detecting cancer early, along with increased breast cancer awareness. But reducing false positives must remain an urgent priority, according to the authors of a new study published in BMJ.
October 5, 2015
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Visbion offers new service for mobile breast screening
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PACS vendor Visbion has announced a new online connectivity service for mobile breast screening in the U.K.
October 4, 2015
Novel breast MRI technique could reduce biopsy rate
By Wayne Forrest
A shorter noncontrast-enhanced breast MRI protocol might help reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies by gathering additional information about suspicious lesions found on screening mammography while cutting scanning times, according to a new study published online September 29 in Radiology.
September 30, 2015
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AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Rebekah Moan
September 28, 2015
MRI plus mammo still reigns supreme in sensitivity test
By Rebekah Moan
MRI plus mammography has higher sensitivity than digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) plus mammography, according to an article published in European Radiology. However, DBT still performs better than mammography alone and has a higher positive predictive value than MRI.
September 28, 2015
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Use of chaperones can help in intimate exams
By Philip Ward
For anybody with a fear of conducting intimate patient examinations, help is at hand. The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists has published a special free document that includes practical guidance on the use of chaperones and other hot topics.
September 22, 2015
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Report: High rate of advanced breast cancer in Africa
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A new report has found that a large majority of women with breast cancer in two countries in sub-Saharan Africa have the disease at an advanced stage.
September 20, 2015
IMS targets tomo biopsy with launch of Giotto Class
By Brian Casey
Italian women's imaging vendor Internazional Medica Scientifica (IMS) has released a new flagship mammography system, called Giotto Class. The new system supports digital breast tomosynthesis and has begun shipping.
September 15, 2015
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U.K. radiographers say no to ob/gyn assistant practitioners
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Mindful of the growing shortage of obstetric sonographers, the U.K. Society and College of Radiographers (SCoR) said it nevertheless opposes any effort to incorporate assistant practitioners into the field for assessing fetal growth and weight, saying the complex tasks involved fall "outside APs' scope of practice."
September 10, 2015
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