Sponsored by:

Womens Imaging: Page 161

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
Reuterslogo
Dexela, Three Palm ink distribution agreement
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Breast imaging developer Dexela has entered into a distribution agreement with software developer Three Palm Software.
January 21, 2009
CAD can boost double-reading detection rate
By Erik L. Ridley
Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology may yield breast cancer detection improvements in an independent double-reading mammography screening practice, according to a research team led by Dr. Per Skaane, Ph.D., of Ullevål University Hospital in Oslo, Norway.
January 21, 2009
New breast imaging applications show diagnostic promise
By Kate Madden Yee
Three up-and-coming breast imaging applications could help clinicians make diagnoses with greater accuracy -- good news not only for patient care, but also for a breast imaging center's bottom line.
January 19, 2009
Three Palm nets CE Mark
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Breast imaging software developer Three Palm Software has received the CE Mark for its WorkstationOne and CadOne mammography software products.
January 19, 2009
Carestream nets 2,000th CR mammo install
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health has installed its 2,000th high-resolution computed radiography (CR) system for mammography at a German hospital.
January 15, 2009
Genistein safely improves bone formation in osteopenic, postmenopausal women
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 15 - Genistein aglycone improves bone formation without adversely affecting the breast in postmenopausal women with osteopenia, according to a report in the December issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
January 14, 2009
Reuterslogo
Uterine fibroid embolization does not prevent future pregnancy
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 8 - Uterine artery embolization for the treatment of myomata is not contraindicated in young women who want to preserve their fertility, according to results of a prospective study conducted in Spain.
January 7, 2009
Reuterslogo
FFDM performs well versus analog for screening, studies show
By Kate Madden Yee
At the RSNA meeting in Chicago, researchers from Europe and the University of California, Los Angeles presented studies that support full-field digital mammography (FFDM) as being equal to or better than analog for screening programs, with users of several different types of FFDM technology reporting good results.
January 5, 2009
iCAD debuts SecondLook with Planmed FFDM
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD announced that its SecondLook digital CAD technology is now available outside the U.S. with Planmed's Nuance full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system.
December 30, 2008
Internal mammary node biopsies needed for better RT planning
By Cynthia E. Keen
A large study of breast cancer patients reveals that only 5% of patients with cancer-positive internal mammary nodes who receive radiation therapy (RT) will die of breast cancer recurrence within five years. This survival rate is comparable to patients with positive axillary lymph nodes who receive radiation therapy.
December 30, 2008
iCAD supports Agfa CR in Europe
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) firm iCAD has launched in Europe a version of its SecondLook software that analyzes images acquired by computed radiography (CR) mammography systems from Agfa HealthCare.
December 28, 2008
Previous Page
Page 161 of 172
Next Page