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U.K. issues revised guidelines on breast imaging
By Philip Ward
The U.K. Royal College of Radiologists has published new recommendations on breast cancer screening and symptomatic breast imaging that reflect the continuing demand for exams as a result of changes in the provision of cancer services in the National Health Service and the widespread development of specialist breast clinics.
July 18, 2013
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Hologic launches 3D breast biopsy device
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic has launched a 3D breast biopsy option for use with its Selenia Dimensions 2D and 3D mammography systems.
July 16, 2013
GE gets CE Mark for breast tomosynthesis product
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received the CE Mark for its SenoClaire breast tomosynthesis package.
July 16, 2013
AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Rebekah Moan
July 14, 2013
New algorithm helps classify breast MR lesions
By Rebekah Moan
A practical algorithm to classify lesions found in MR mammography has been developed by European breast MR heavyweights. A simple decision tree of five criteria reached an accuracy of 88.4% and achieved diagnostic certainty of greater than 95% in more than a third of cases, they found in their study.
July 14, 2013
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Pros and cons of state-of-the-art breast elastography
By Rebekah Moan
Breast elastography can substantially improve ultrasound capability in differentiating benign from malignant breast lesions -- thus reducing the number of biopsies -- but which technique is the best? An Italian overview article in the European Journal of Radiology answers that question and more.
July 9, 2013
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Global mammo market expected to reach $610M by 2018
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The global mammography equipment market is expected to reach $610 million (467 million euros) by 2018, according to a new report.
July 1, 2013
Audit shows 9% of breast MRI referrals are inappropriate
By Philip Ward
In almost 9% of cases, the recommended referral guidelines for breast MRI examinations are not followed, according to an audit conducted at a district general hospital in northwest England and presented at the recent U.K. Radiological Congress (UKRC) held in Liverpool.
June 30, 2013
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BMJ posts updated NICE guidelines
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
BMJ has published updated recommendations from the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on the classification and care of people at risk of familial breast cancer.
June 25, 2013
Women with kidney, bladder cancers are not promptly diagnosed
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
As many as 700 women in England with symptoms of kidney or bladder cancer are not receiving prompt diagnosis and treatment of their condition every year, according to a study published online on June 24 in BMJ Open.
June 23, 2013
PET/CT's role develops in breast cancer follow-up
By Philip Ward
PET/CT is now a useful tool in detecting and restaging recurrent breast cancer, and full use of FDG-PET/CT must be made for follow-up and restaging of patients with the disease, a joint Egyptian and German research team has found.
June 23, 2013
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CR, DR breast cancer screening performance comparable
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists reading breast screening studies had comparable performance regardless of whether the images were acquired with computed radiography (CR) or digital radiography (DR) mammography systems, according to a Belgian study published online in European Radiology. Still, DR delivered a lower radiation dose than CR.
June 13, 2013
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