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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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