Womens Imaging: Page 159

CA125 and ultrasound effective for ovarian cancer screening

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Mar 17 - The results of the largest ovarian cancer screening trial to date suggest that a transvaginal ultrasound strategy or a multimodal approach that includes CA125 testing and ultrasound are both effective in detecting early-stage disease.

March 16, 2009

7-tesla breast MRI shows advantages in first tests

By Rob Skelding

The promise of a diagnostic advantage in mammography using powerful 7-tesla MRI was underlined by preliminary results presented at the European Congress of Radiology. Although image quality was improved compared to 1.5-tesla MRI, using such a powerful system might be problematic due to current patient safety rules.

March 12, 2009

ECR studies confirm impact of breast MRI on patient outcomes

By Rob Skelding

VIENNA - With tissue-conservation procedures among the most common surgical treatments for breast cancer, imaging techniques that accurately probe the depths of disease status surely prove invaluable. Or do they? A pair of presentations from this week's European Congress of Radiology (ECR) sheds some light on the matter.

March 9, 2009

Ultrasound, MRI perform well in dense breasts

By Erik L. Ridley

VIENNA - Adjunctive use of ultrasound in dense breasts can lead to a significant increase in breast cancer detection, according to a large-scale trial reported Sunday at the European Congress of Radiology. But another presentation found that MRI mammography did even better.

March 7, 2009

Triple reading boosts breast cancer detection rate

By Brian Casey

VIENNA - Sending suspicious mammograms to a third expert reader can boost the cancer detection rate of a breast screening program by a statistically significant amount, according to a presentation by German researchers at this week's European Congress of Radiology.

March 6, 2009

ECR delivers new findings on digital breast tomosynthesis

By Rob Skelding

VIENNA - Delegates at the 2009 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) saw a series of presentations Friday unveiling new findings and key updates on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). As the body of research builds in this relatively unexplored field, the advantages and limitations of DBT compared with conventional full-field digital mammography and other modalities are becoming better defined.

March 6, 2009

Hologic completes Netherlands contract

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Women's imaging vendor Hologic has received a final order for 14 Selenia digital mammography systems with service contracts from a Netherlands dealer.

March 5, 2009

Merge upgrades Cedara I-ReadMammo

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Healthcare IT and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare has released its latest update to Cedara I-ReadMammo for digital breast imaging review.

March 5, 2009

Orbital Therapy debuts breast table

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Orbital Therapy has introduced its new ClearVue prone breast radiotherapy treatment table in Europe.

February 26, 2009

Aurora wins breast MRI install in Italy

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Breast MRI technology developer Aurora Imaging Technology has installed its Aurora dedicated breast MRI system at an Italian hospital.

February 11, 2009

Sectra plans ECR introductions, enters Greek market

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish PACS and digital mammography vendor Sectra will showcase a range of new technologies at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna.

February 8, 2009

EU health chief says cancer screenings must double

By Reuters Health

BRUSSELS (Reuters), Jan 23 - Europe needs to conduct twice as many cancer screenings to prevent death rates from the disease from climbing as the population ages, the European Union (EU) health commissioner said on Thursday.

January 22, 2009

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