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UAE hospital expands center for breast imaging
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Mafraq Hospital in Abu Dhabi announced it is expanding the scope of its multimodality breast imaging center by becoming a hub for telemammography exam interpretations.
February 20, 2013
MRI provides answers in sex reassignment surgery
By Philip Ward
MRI tends to be the best modality for investigating patients undertaking sex reassignment surgery (SRS) because it allows a detailed assessment of the new pelvic anatomy after male-to-female and female-to-male SRS, according to award-winning research from Italy.
February 19, 2013
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Lung cancer deaths to outstrip breast cancer deaths by 2015
By Rebekah Moan
Driven by smoking, lung cancer is likely to overtake breast cancer as the leading cause of cancer death for European women by 2015, according to a study published in Annals of Oncology. In fact, in Poland and the U.K. it already has, the researchers found.
February 17, 2013
AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Rebekah Moan
February 10, 2013
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
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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
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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
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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
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