Womens Imaging: Page 126

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

Study: Breast cancer false positives can turn malignant

By Rebekah Moan

A large number of in situ malignancies and calcification patterns were found among women who had prior false positives on mammography screening in a new study from Barcelona. The findings suggest the false positives may have progressed to cancer and reinforces the importance of encouraging women with false-positive results to undergo regular screening.

September 12, 2013

AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider

By Rebekah Moan

September 8, 2013

Uterine artery embolization outstrips MR-guided HIFU for fibroids

By Rebekah Moan

For women with symptomatic uterine fibroids, uterine artery embolization (UAE) improves symptoms and total health-related quality of life more than MR-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU), Berlin researchers have found.

September 8, 2013

Mammography QA programs leave something to be desired

By Rebekah Moan

Harmonization and best practices in mammography would benefit from more detailed guidance, Portuguese researchers have found. They reached this conclusion after reviewing quality assurance (QA) guidance documents from around the world.

August 28, 2013

Breast cancer looks the same in younger, older women

By Rebekah Moan

Women younger than 40 with breast cancer do not have different imaging characteristics than their older counterparts, but they do have similar genetic profiles, which have a different distribution in young women compared with the general population, French researchers have found.

August 22, 2013

New elastography technique measures breast tissue stiffness

By Rebekah Moan

A new breast elastography technique is demonstrating promise as a reliable method for measuring the stiffness of healthy breast tissue. Standard values proposed by the German researchers may even differentiate parenchyma and fatty tissue from breast lesions.

August 15, 2013

Debate intensifies over limits on radiology trainees in France

By Philip Ward

The French Society of Radiology (SFR) has issued a strong warning about the dangers of limits on the number of radiology trainees being imposed by the government of President François Hollande. Over the next five years, 1,114 residents will be trained, but the SFR and others think 1,300 or more will be needed to maintain care.

August 5, 2013

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