Womens Imaging: Page 125

New breast MRI method can help predict malignancy

By Rebekah Moan

A study from the Netherlands has shown that evaluating vascular cross-sectional area differences of internal mammary vessels could be a new predictor for malignancy on MRI. The measurement was significantly different in breast cancer patients on the side with cancer compared with the contralateral side, and the variation was not evident in healthy controls.

February 10, 2013

Local volunteers fill breast cancer screening gap in Sudan

By Rebekah Moan

Due to limited access to mammography, researchers developed a breast screening program in Sudan that relied on clinical breast exams and self-examination. The inexpensive program used local volunteers and resulted in earlier detection of breast cancer compared with when no screening takes place.

January 31, 2013

Hologic plans new office in Dubai

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Women's imaging vendor Hologic is preparing to open a new office in Dubai Healthcare City.

January 29, 2013

Sectra reaches German milestone

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

PACS firm Sectra said German mammography provider Radiologie Hofheim is now using its OneScreen online bone health assessment service.

January 27, 2013

Doubts remain over mammography screening, says cancer expert

By Rebekah Moan

A leading breast surgeon remains unconvinced that the benefits of mammography screening outweigh the harms. While deaths may be avoided, any benefit will be more than outweighed by deaths due to the long-term adverse effects of treatment, he stated in an article published online on 23 January in BMJ.

January 24, 2013

Selection bias may affect breast cancer screening effectiveness

By Rebekah Moan

A study out of Denmark found that a breast cancer screening program's purported effectiveness could be strongly influenced by the patients selected for screening. The researchers suggest that program detection rates should be interpreted with caution as they may be biased by eligibility criteria.

January 17, 2013

Safe use of intravenous contrast depends on knowing the evidence

By Philip Ward

Everybody involved in intravenous administration of iodinated contrast media must be well-versed with the evidence-based literature to optimize image quality and minimize the risks to patients, particularly when dealing with pregnant women, according to new research presented at RSNA 2012.

January 15, 2013

Report: Breast imaging market to hit $5B by 2017

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The ever-expanding range of breast-imaging technologies will reach a market value of approximately $5 billion by 2017, according to a market research report by MarketsandMarkets.

January 10, 2013

MRI can detect breast cancer in average-risk women

By Wayne Forrest

A study by German researchers shows MRI screening can help detect breast cancer in women who are only at average risk of developing the disease and have no personal or family history of breast cancer.

January 10, 2013

Screening is best reserved for those expected to live longer

By Eric Barnes

Patients signing up for breast or colon cancer screening should have a minimum remaining life expectancy of at least 10 years to boost the chances of benefiting from the exams and overcoming their inherent risks, say researchers from the University of California, San Francisco in an article in BMJ.

January 9, 2013

Lung cancer mortality rates among European women rise steadily

By Cynthia E. Keen

Death from lung cancer has been rising steadily at an annual rate of 2.3% over the past decade among women living in the European Union, according to a study of female lung cancer mortality in 33 countries published in the latest issue of Lung Cancer.

January 9, 2013

Study shows DBT plus mammo finds 40% more invasive cancers

By Kate Madden Yee

In one of the first large-scale studies of its kind, Norwegian researchers have found that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in combination with conventional digital mammography detects 40% more invasive cancers and decreases false-positive rates by 15%.

January 8, 2013

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