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Womens Imaging: Page 105
Breast cancer on rise in low-income countries
By
Kate Madden Yee
Low- and middle-income countries are seeing a rise in breast cancer incidence and death rates, despite the fact that death rates have decreased in higher-income countries, where incidence rates have increased or stabilized, according to a new study published in
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention
.
September 9, 2015
PET/MRI matches PET/CT for recurrent pelvic cancer
By
Wayne Forrest
PET/MRI can provide high diagnostic performance for restaging gynecological cancer patients compared with FDG-PET/CT, with only slightly longer scan time and "markedly reduced" radiation exposure, according to a German study published online in the
European Journal of Radiology
.
September 7, 2015
Photoacoustics shows clinical potential in breast cancer
By
Jude Dineley
Ultrasound and x-ray mammography have several limitations for the detection and monitoring of breast cancer, including high false-positive rates and exposure to ionizing radiation, and this has motivated research into alternatives such as photoacoustic imaging.
September 3, 2015
Effects of false-positive mammograms can persist
By
Kate Madden Yee
Women who receive false-positive mammograms are twice as likely to experience long-term unpleasant psychosocial consequences than women with negative exams, according to a new study published in the journal
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention
.
August 27, 2015
Pelvic MRI for endometriosis can be performed anytime
By
Rebekah Moan
Endometriosis patients may be assessed with pelvic MRI at any time -- even during menstruation, according to a new study in the
European Journal of Radiology
. The researchers found no differences in the conspicuity, size, or extent of endometriotic disease at any point in a woman's cycle.
August 23, 2015
Russia's limits on x-ray and other imports set to expand
By
Timothy Spence
Russia is preparing to impose new restrictions on the purchase of imported medical equipment and supplies, adding to the limits on foreign-made x-ray machines and other devices that were enacted earlier this year. The country's safety rules also may be updated soon.
August 11, 2015
U.S. team finds favor with new breast PET unit
By
Michael Reiter
A dedicated breast PET unit developed in Spain offers key advantages for breast imaging, according to a U.S. team that has been testing it. The unit offers better resolution than whole-body PET, and it may prove more useful than molecular breast imaging using technetium-99m sestamibi.
August 6, 2015
AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider
By
Rebekah Moan
August 5, 2015
AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider
By
Rebekah Moan
August 5, 2015
New light shed on triple-negative breast cancer
By
Rebekah Moan
Watch out for triple-negative breast cancer as it will often demonstrate benign morphological features on ultrasound, researchers from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia have found. Biopsies should still be performed unless the lesion is clearly a cyst or typical fibroadenoma, they insist.
August 5, 2015
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
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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