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Mammography CAD recalls baffle CADET II researchers

By Brian Casey

Why do radiologists reviewing mammograms accept some prompts made by computer-aided detection (CAD) software, while others are rejected? Even researchers from one of Europe's most prominent CAD studies aren't sure, according to research presented at this month's European Congress of Radiology.

March 19, 2009

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