Womens Imaging: Page 105

GE brings Vscan Access to Africa, Southeast Asia
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has unveiled its Vscan Access portable ultrasound system for developing regions at the 68th session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva.
May 26, 2015
Study finds higher breast recall rates in U.S. vs. Denmark
By Frances Rylands-Monk
New evidence has shown that women screened for breast cancer in the U.S. were recalled for workup much more frequently than women screened in Denmark, and cancer detection rates also varied significantly, according to a study published by the International Journal of Cancer.
May 26, 2015
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New breast tomo CAD shows high sensitivity
By Eric Barnes
A new computer-aided detection (CAD) algorithm for digital breast tomosynthesis studies delivers high sensitivity and an acceptably low false-positive rate, according to Italian researchers. In a retrospective study of nearly 200 women who underwent DBT for breast cancer screening, CAD demonstrated sensitivity of 89% with a false-positive rate of 2.7 per breast.
May 25, 2015
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Family breast cancer history doesn't mean poor prognosis
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Women with a family history of breast cancer who develop the disease face no worse of a prognosis than others who develop breast cancer, according to a new study published in BJS.
May 20, 2015
Synthetic 2D can add value to breast tomo
By Rebekah Moan
Synthetic 2D images can bring additional value to digital breast tomosynthesis, overcome the limitation in comparison with prior studies without additional radiation dose exposure, and lead to no increase in exam times, Italian researchers found.
May 10, 2015
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Swedish study finds one-view DBT detects more breast cancers
By Brian Casey
One-view digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) detected 40% more breast cancers than traditional two-view mammography, with lower radiation dose, in a study of more than 7,500 women in Sweden that was published on 1 May in European Radiology.
May 5, 2015
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Breast tomo proves value for detecting calcifications
By Rebekah Moan
Digital breast tomosynthesis is superior to full-field digital mammography for detection of microcalcifications, according to an Italian researcher, who believes the study marks another step toward the evolution of more routine use of 3D mammography in breast imaging.
April 29, 2015
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More than 1M Germans now covered for echotherapy
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ultrasound therapy developer Theraclion announced that more than 1 million Germans are now covered for echotherapy to treat breast fibroadenomas, the most common form of benign breast lesions.
April 28, 2015
Mammography quality rises sharply in Bulgaria
By Frances Rylands-Monk
In advance of the introduction of breast screening in Bulgaria, new quality control (QC) evidence reveals that issues affecting mammography practice have drastically improved since QC was introduced eight years ago across the country.
April 27, 2015
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IMS targets tomo biopsy with coming launch of Giotto Class
By Brian Casey
Italian women's imaging vendor Internazionale Medica Scientifica (IMS) has developed a new flagship mammography system, called Giotto Class. The device was displayed at ECR 2015 and supports digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), and will be launched in the next few months.
April 26, 2015
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Irish study: How low can breast MR recalls go?
By Rebekah Moan
Research conducted in Dublin finds the breast MRI recall rate is 10.8%, which compares well with other published data but is above U.K. national breast screening guidelines' minimum standard of less than 10% and an expected standard of less than 7%. Is that achievable? Maybe.
April 20, 2015
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Volpara hits VolparaDensity installation milestone
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions has hit a milestone with its VolparaDensity breast density assessment tool, having installed the system in almost three dozen countries.
April 13, 2015
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