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Analysis of Swedish county data is off the mark
By Dr. László Tabár
In this week's study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, a research team claimed to find that mammography screening had no impact on mortality from breast cancer, based on their interpretation of data from Swedish counties. However, the group made a number of fatal mistakes in their analysis, according to Dr. László Tabár.
July 16, 2012
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JNCI study revives debate over mammography's mortality benefit
By Brian Casey
Does mammography really save lives? That's the question raised by a new study from France published on 17 July in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, which analyzed data from Sweden to conclude that there is no evidence that mammography screening has an impact on mortality from breast cancer in the country.
July 16, 2012
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Radiographers can play role in early breast cancer diagnosis
By Rebekah Moan
Many older women in the U.K. are coming into healthcare facilities with late-stage breast cancer primarily because they are unaware of the signs and symptoms of the disease. A pilot study shows that radiographers can help remedy the situation in a program that could have implications for breast care in Europe.
July 15, 2012
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Sectra signs deal with Matakina
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PACS firm Sectra announced it has signed an agreement with Matakina International to distribute Matakina's Volpara breast density software integrated with Sectra's breast imaging PACS.
July 10, 2012
FFDM fails to lower missed-cancer percentage, study shows
By Kate Madden Yee, Erik L. Ridley
Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) does not improve upon the performance of film-screen mammography, at least in terms of the percentage of missed interval and screening-detected cancers, Norwegian researchers reported in a study published online June 14 in Radiology.
July 4, 2012
Researchers find novel way to image women with breast implants
By Rebekah Moan
Imaging women with silicone breast implants with diffusion-weighted MR imaging is a challenge, but a possible solution is to combine short-tau inversion recovery and slice-select gradient reversal to eliminate or reduce silicone signal, according to a study published online in European Radiology on 16 June.
July 1, 2012
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Breast cancer risk after supradiaphragmatic radiation persists past 40 years
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The increased risk of breast cancer in women who received above-the-diaphragm radiotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma persists for at least 40 years, a U.K. cohort study shows.
June 29, 2012
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Siemens announces progress with S1000 ultrasound system
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has completed the first installation of an Acuson S1000 diagnostic ultrasound system in the U.K. at the Liverpool Women's National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust hospital.
June 26, 2012
Breast tomo surpasses digital mammography in diagnostic accuracy
By Kate Madden Yee
One-view breast tomosynthesis shows higher diagnostic accuracy as compared with two-view digital mammography, helping interpreting radiologists find 10% more cancers, according to a new study from an influential group of researchers in Sweden.
June 14, 2012
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Communication proves vital to success in screening mammography
By Rebekah Moan
Researchers from Italy and Spain have found that communication affects whether women will return for their annual mammogram, and, similarly, a false-positive result deters them from coming back. The findings were published in this month's issue of the European Journal of Public Health.
June 13, 2012
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Digital breast tomo boosts accuracy for soft-tissue abnormalities
By Rebekah Moan
Adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to mammography increases the accuracy for detecting soft-tissue mammographic abnormalities, whether DBT is compared with film-screen mammography alone or film-screen mammography plus full-field digital mammography, U.K. researchers have reported.
June 5, 2012
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GE, Affibody to develop PET imaging agent
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and Swedish biopharmaceutical company Affibody are collaborating on the development of a HER2-targeted PET imaging agent for patients with breast or gastric cancer.
June 4, 2012
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