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Uncertainty remains over MRI's clinical role in breast imaging
By Frances Rylands-Monk
MRI can be of value for detecting cancer recurrence in the treated breast, but it continues to arouse controversy when it comes to other indications. Radiologists need to understand the indications for breast MRI and be aware of its advantages and limitations, especially in high-risk cases.
March 3, 2011
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CapeRay debuts mammo unit at EUSOBI
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
VIENNA - A South African firm with a unique dual-modality solution for breast screening that combines mammography with ultrasound made its debut at this week's European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) meeting, held just prior to the European Congress of Radiology.
March 2, 2011
Medipattern, TomTec finalize agreement
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm Medipattern and TomTec Imaging Systems have signed an agreement in which Medipattern's B-CAD breast ultrasound imaging product will be integrated into TomTec's Image-Arena platform suite.
March 2, 2011
Sectra touts color mammo study results
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Spectral (color) mammography shows promising diagnostic benefits for breast cancer, according to PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra.
March 2, 2011
Elastography advances but doesn't replace breast ultrasound
By John Brosky
VIENNA - The future of ultrasound in breast imaging is elastography, according to the Advances in Ultrasound session Wednesday organized by the European Society of Breast Imaging.
March 1, 2011
Naviscan launches PEM scanner in Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PET developer Naviscan said it will introduce its positron emission mammography (PEM) scanner to the European market at the European Congress of Radiology and the European Society of Breast Imaging annual meeting, both being held this week in Vienna.
March 1, 2011
Smoking ups breast cancer risk
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Compared to postmenopausal women who had never smoked, breast cancer risk increased by 9% among former smokers and by 16% among current smokers, according to a new study published online March 1 in the British Medical Journal.
March 1, 2011
Contrast-enhanced digital mammo improves cancer detection
By Rebekah Moan
When paired with mammography, dual-energy contrast-enhanced digital mammography (CEDM) is more diagnostically accurate than mammography or mammography plus ultrasound, according to a study in the March European Radiology.
February 28, 2011
Malignant breast masses spotted better with automated US
By Rebekah Moan
An automated breast ultrasound system (ABUS) provides significantly higher sensitivity for detecting malignant breast masses than for benign masses, according to a study published online February 16 in the European Journal of Radiology.
February 28, 2011
Breast screening may not lead to mortality decreases, study shows
By Kate Madden Yee
In parts of the world with widespread, sustained mammographic screening, trends in advanced breast cancer incidence do not bear out that regular screening leads to a decline in mortality, according to a study published online in the Annals of Oncology.
February 17, 2011
Cancer death rates on decline in Europe
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters) - Fewer than 1.3 million people will die from cancer in Europe this year as death rates from the disease fall, researchers said on Wednesday, except that more women are dying of lung cancer in every country except Britain.
February 9, 2011
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Radiation may increase long-term heart risks
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women treated for breast cancer with radiation therapy are more likely to die from heart disease 20 years or more down the line than women who don't get radiation, according to a new study.
January 20, 2011
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