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Swedes solve how best to read breast tomosynthesis images
By Rebekah Moan
Breast tomosynthesis continues to gain in popularity, but uncertainty surrounds the most efficient way to read the images. In an article published on 20 October by European Radiology, Swedish researchers conclude these images are best viewed horizontally using any viewing procedure except for slow frame.
October 30, 2012
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Growth of oral contraceptives puts focus on hepatic adenomas
By Philip Ward
The strong association between hepatic adenomas and the use of oral contraceptive pills and other estrogens is focusing attention on how imaging can help detect and diagnose these rare, benign tumors that occur mostly in women of childbearing age.
October 30, 2012
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U.K. panel seeks to end confusion on breast screening
By Philip Ward
Breast screening programs do extend lives and overall the benefits outweigh the harms, but overdiagnosis remains a serious cause for concern and requires more attention, an independent U.K. panel has found.
October 29, 2012
2012 10 29 12 38 49 651 Breast Cancer 70
Sharper image: 3D phase-contrast tomo shows smaller breast tumors
By Eric Barnes
Researchers from Germany, France, and the University of California, Los Angeles have collaborated to produce ultrasharp 3D breast images with a technique that delivers less radiation than a mammogram, according to an article published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
October 25, 2012
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Don't forget CT for imaging breast implants, Germans say
By Rebekah Moan
When it comes to imaging breast implants for rupture, MRI and ultrasound are recognized widely as the modalities of choice, but a new study in European Radiology by German researchers could change all that because it suggests CT may be a viable alternative.
October 23, 2012
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Bilateral breast ultrasound of limited use in recalled patients
By Rebekah Moan
Bilateral breast ultrasound offers little or only marginal benefit in routine breast cancer screening for recalled patients, German researchers have found. In their study published in European Radiology, ultrasound detected unexpected breast cancer in dense breasts, but ultrasound-only cancer detection had a low positive predictive value.
October 16, 2012
2012 01 18 13 49 45 96 Ultrasound Exam Transducer 70
Swiss give new advice on MRI technique for female pelvis
By Rebekah Moan
The less-motion-sensitive T2-weighted BLADE technique should not replace conventional turbo spin echo when imaging a woman's pelvis because, despite its appeal, overall contrast suffers, according to Swiss researchers.
October 9, 2012
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Planmed digital mammo device passes EUREF type test
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical imaging vendor Planmed announced that its Nuance Excel full-field digital mammography system has passed European Reference Organization for Quality Assured Breast Screening and Diagnostic Services (EUREF) type testing.
October 8, 2012
Philips promotes study of MR-HIFU for breast cancer
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The University Medical Center Utrecht of the Netherlands and Royal Philips Electronics, parent company of Philips Healthcare, have announced they have started a pilot clinical study to evaluate the use of MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) as a treatment for breast cancer.
October 7, 2012
Experience really does matter when imaging the placenta
By Rebekah Moan
MRI can be a reliable and reproducible tool in providing clinical information on placental invasion -- placenta accreta, increta, or percreta -- but its diagnostic value still depends crucially on observers' experience, Swiss researchers have found.
October 7, 2012
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FFDM better for DCIS -- and it doesn't cause 'overdiagnosis'
By Kate Madden Yee
Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) performs better than film-screen mammography in detecting ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and invasive cancer -- without increasing "overdiagnosis," a concern long highlighted by breast cancer screening critics, according to a new Dutch study in Radiology.
October 3, 2012
Study: Improve training to cut variable breast screening results
By Rebekah Moan
Better education programs are needed to correct the serious problem of variability in radiologists' BI-RADS assessment interpretation in population-based breast cancer screening, Spanish researchers have recommended.
September 30, 2012
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