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PIP founder Jean-Claude Mas receives prison sentence
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Poly Implant Prosthèse (PIP) founder Jean-Claude Mas has been sentenced to four years in prison for fraud, according to a report by United Press International (UPI).
December 10, 2013
Saudi hospital successfully implements IORT for breast cancer
By Rabia Mughal
Intraoperative radiation therapy for early-stage breast cancer was successfully implemented in a hospital in Saudi Arabia, spurring more installations in the region, according to a presentation by Dr. Yasir Bahadur at last week's RSNA meeting.
December 9, 2013
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Breast tomosynthesis, density research highlighted at RSNA
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - Study findings on the benefits of digital breast tomosynthesis and how tissue density affects a woman's breast cancer risk as she ages were highlighted on Tuesday at the RSNA meeting. Dr. Nicholas Perry, from the London Breast Institute, was one of the speakers at the session.
December 4, 2013
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Shear-wave elastography, ABUS help classify breast lesions
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - High tumor stiffness at shear-wave elastography appears to predict lymph node metastasis in women with invasive breast cancer, and automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) turned in a similar diagnostic performance to handheld ultrasound, according to two studies presented on Sunday at the RSNA meeting.
December 1, 2013
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Ultrasound improves prenatal care in rural Uganda
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A recent study has shown that providing pregnant women in rural Uganda with access to ultrasound screenings resulted in overall improved quality of maternal and newborn care.
November 21, 2013
Kuhl: To thrive, radiology must be visible to patients and referrers
Earlier this month, Dr. Christiane Kuhl became the first female president of the Radiological Society of Rhineland-Westphalia in Germany. In this interview, she speaks about her hopes for the future and her fear that radiology is vanishing from the consciousness of patients and referrers.
November 19, 2013
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Installed base grows for MR-guided ultrasound
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Spire Parkway Hospital in Solihull, U.K., has received a new MR-guided focused ultrasound system.
November 4, 2013
AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Rebekah Moan
November 3, 2013
Dutch strive to cut costs by avoiding preoperative breast MRI
By Philip Ward
Before preoperative breast MRI, it's feasible to work out which patients are most likely to show similar results on mammography and ultrasound, and this may help to save on the expense of an MRI exam, Dutch researchers have found.
November 3, 2013
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Doctors are not informing patients of overdiagnosis risk
By Kate Madden Yee
Patients are not being told about the possibility of overdiagnosis and overtreatment as a result of cancer screening programs, and many say they wouldn't start a screening program if the overdiagnosis rate is too high, according to a German survey of patients in the U.S.
October 27, 2013
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Philips launches breast health awareness app
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has launched an application that encourages women to be aware of their breast health, the company said.
October 22, 2013
Study: Make more use of 3T MRI to identify DCIS
By Rebekah Moan
Adding 3-tesla MRI to mammography for patients presenting with suspicious microcalcifications adds "significant" value, Dutch researchers have found. Specifically, the modality boosts the percentage of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) lesions detected.
October 20, 2013
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