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Hologic debuts upright biopsy at ECR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
VIENNA - A new digital upright biopsy system, called Affirm, was among the new product launches at this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) meeting in Vienna by women's imaging vendor Hologic of Bedford, MA.
March 7, 2010
Organ-based tube-current modulation cuts breast dose
By Eric Barnes
VIENNA - Radiation doses to the breast can be cut by nearly 40% using a new organ-based dose modulation technique in combination with a noise-optimized image reconstruction method. The two techniques must be used together if the resulting images are to remain readable, researchers reported.
March 7, 2010
Breast MRI CAD yields high sensitivity, specificity
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - Breast MRI computer-aided detection (CAD) technology can effectively distinguish between benign and malignant lesions, according to research from Germany presented at the 2010 European Congress of Radiology.
March 7, 2010
Automated breast US improves breast cancer detection
By Rob Skelding
VIENNA - Automated breast ultrasound promises improved cancer detection when combined with standard digital mammography, but training is required for radiologists to realize its full clinical potential, according to results from a pair of new studies presented Friday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 4, 2010
Inexperienced readers benefit most from breast US CAD
By Erik L. Ridley
VIENNA - Breast ultrasound computer-aided detection (CAD) technology can significantly improve the sensitivity of less experienced radiologists in evaluating breast lesions, according to a presentation at this week's European Congress of Radiology.
March 4, 2010
Radiation exposure increases risk of breast cancer
By Rob Skelding
VIENNA - A Dutch study presented at the European Congress of Radiology this week has raised questions over the relationship between the risk of breast cancer in high-risk women and their exposure to radiation from a young age.
March 3, 2010
Prophylactic mastectomy helpful in BRCA mutation carriers
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Mar 3 - Prophylactic mastectomy is highly effective in preventing invasive breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers, Dutch researchers report in the March issue of the Annals of Surgery.
March 2, 2010
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FFDM and CAD find smaller breast tumors
By Erik L. Ridley
Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) can facilitate increased detection of smaller tumors compared to conventional mammography. But adding computer-aided detection (CAD) technology to FFDM can yield even better results, according to researchers at the Hospital Virgen de la Salud in Toledo, Spain.
February 25, 2010
Breast MRI excels at high-risk screening; mammo not needed
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast MRI is three times as accurate as other modalities for diagnosing breast cancer early in high-risk women, and it's so good that mammography isn't needed for annual screening of these women, according to a new study by German researchers published online this week in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
February 25, 2010
Nucletron, ART install AccuBoost in Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Nucletron and women's health firm Advanced Radiation Therapy (ART) have landed the first contract to install an AccuBoost breast brachytherapy system in Europe.
February 23, 2010
Report projects European breast biopsy growth
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European market for breast biopsy devices will be worth $118.4 million by 2015, according to a new market research report.
February 22, 2010
Sectra to highlight wide area radiology at ECR
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra will highlight its wide area radiology offerings at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna, Austria.
February 17, 2010
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