Womens Imaging: Page 126

Keep aware of pearls when interpreting breast implant ruptures

By Philip Ward

MRI is the most accurate imaging modality for detecting a breast implant rupture, while mammography is the least sensitive yet the most specific method, and ultrasound is often used as a first-line screening tool but sensitivity is limited, according to award-winning research from a top London teaching hospital.

January 8, 2013

3D breast technique shows promise for cancer risk assessment

By Kate Madden Yee

Functional 3D infrared imaging displays promise as a breast cancer risk assessment tool, reportedly offering high sensitivity and reasonable specificity, according to a proof-of-concept study published online in European Radiology.

January 3, 2013

IHE publishes new radiology white papers

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Radiology Technical Committee has published two new white papers this week, one on the subject of management of report templates and the other defining cross-enterprise screening mammography workflow.

December 20, 2012

AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider

By Rebekah Moan

December 17, 2012

Fresh data emerges on breast screening in Germany

By Rebekah Moan

A new study shows 40% of all breast cancers size T2 to T4 diagnosed in first-time screening participants in the largest German federal state during a two-year period were interval cancers. This study was also the first to determine the state's interval cancer rate in the German mammography screening program.

December 17, 2012

Mammography's alleged harms: Separating fact from fiction

By Dr. Peter B. Dean, Dr. László Tabár

Screening mammography is a tool that has been proved to reduce breast cancer death rates, but its effectiveness continues to be disputed by researchers, some of whom have resorted to guesswork to buttress their arguments, according to an opinion piece by mammography experts Dr. László Tabár and Dr. Peter B. Dean.

December 13, 2012

Support grows for contrast-enhanced digital mammography

By Rebekah Moan

Save breast cancer patients from getting unnecessary radiation by skipping regular mammography and going straight to contrast-enhanced digital mammography in symptomatic women, German researchers told delegates at the recent RSNA 2012 meeting in Chicago.

December 11, 2012

Matakina partners with Microsoft, offers cloud-based Volpara

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Breast density software company Matakina International announced a new partnership with Microsoft to make its Volpara breast density assessment software available globally via the Microsoft Azure Cloud, and launched the cloud-based version of the software at this week's 2012 RSNA meeting in Chicago.

November 26, 2012

Study: Use ultrasound in follow-up for mastectomy patients

By Rebekah Moan

The use of routine follow-up ultrasound for early detection of nonpalpable locoregional recurrent cancer is advocated by South Korean researchers, writing in the 6 November issue of the European Journal of Radiology. Although locoregional recurrence occurs infrequently after mastectomy, ultrasound detects nonpalpable cancer before a clinical exam.

November 15, 2012

AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider

By Rebekah Moan

November 5, 2012

MRI can provide clarity in ovarian cancer cases

By Philip Ward

As treatment options for adnexal masses get more sophisticated and patient-specific, determining the location, size, and likelihood of malignancy of a lesion are becoming increasingly important, Portuguese researchers have underlined.

November 5, 2012

French give new advice for imaging women with breast implants

By Rebekah Moan

In the wake of the Poly Implant Prosthèse breast implant scandal, the ability to spot the main complication -- a rupture -- is vital, but first radiologists must know what is normal, and that is based on the type of implant the woman has, according to French researchers.

November 5, 2012

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