Womens Imaging: Page 122

GE: Study highlights breast cancer threat

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A global study commissioned by GE Healthcare warns that rising breast cancer incidence and mortality represents a significant and growing threat for the developing world.

October 14, 2013

Ditch biopsy for axillary breast cancer staging, experts say

By Rebekah Moan

Is the end in sight for sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for axillary staging of breast cancer patients? U.K. researchers call the procedure "redundant" in light of MR imaging with dye based on superparamagnetic iron oxide.

October 10, 2013

Swedish-led study supports automated breast ultrasound

By Becky McCall

Use of automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) in combination with mammography for women with dense breast tissue can result in an increase in cancer detection from 0.42% with mammography alone compared with 0.66% in women who received mammography combined with ABUS, according to a new European study.

October 8, 2013

Functional MRI studies scoop top awards at ESMRMB

By Philip Ward

Researchers from the U.K. and France collected prestigious prizes at the European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB) meeting in Toulouse, France, for their investigations into resting state functional MRI.

October 6, 2013

Self-tested QA could become routine for Dutch breast imagers

By Rebekah Moan

Everyone agrees on the importance of quality assurance (QA), especially in breast screening. But formal audits are time-consuming and infrequent, and often don't address individual performance. A group of Dutch researchers has addressed the issue with a self-test specifically designed to let breast imagers know how they are doing.

October 3, 2013

Philips to offer 10K mammograms

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare is offering 10,000 women free mammography testing to support breast cancer awareness month in October.

September 30, 2013

Radiation therapy to lymph nodes aids cancer survival

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Administering radiation therapy to chest lymph nodes for patients with early breast cancer improves overall survival without increasing side effects, according to a presentation at the 2013 European Cancer Congress.

September 29, 2013

ESOR plans breast imaging forum

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European School of Radiology (ESOR) has openings available for its upcoming Galen Advanced Course on Breast Imaging.

September 26, 2013

ESUR updates guidelines on acute pelvic pain during pregnancy

By Rebekah Moan

The European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) has updated its guidelines regarding acute abdominal and pelvic pain during pregnancy. The group found that ultrasound and MRI are still the preferred modalities for this indication, among other conclusions.

September 26, 2013

Breast MRI reduces biopsies of false positives

By Kate Madden Yee

In experienced hands, breast MRI with mammography or ultrasound can help avoid biopsies of suspicious lesions that would otherwise turn out to be false positives, according to a researcher from a leading German institution.

September 19, 2013

Shorter radiotherapy course works for breast cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Giving radiotherapy at a lower overall dose in fewer, higher doses over a shorter amount of time is at least as safe and effective as the current standard for most women with early breast cancer, concluded a study published online in Lancet Oncology.

September 17, 2013

Simplified protocol improves breast MRI screening

By Kate Madden Yee

A streamlined protocol for breast MRI could make the modality a viable option for breast cancer screening by cutting image acquisition and reading time to just three minutes, according to Dr. Christiane Kuhl, head of radiology at the University of Aachen in Germany.

September 15, 2013

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