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CAD enhances breast MRI specificity
By Erik L. Ridley
Although breast MRI is highly sensitive for detecting breast cancer, the technique remains plagued by a relatively low level of specificity. But computer-aided detection (CAD) technology can help reduce false-positive findings, according to research published online this month in European Radiology.
September 16, 2009
Demetech touts study results
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish bone densitometry vendor Demetech is touting clinical results on predicting risk of hip fracture with its DXL Calscan heel-scanning bone densitometer rather than larger dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry devices.
September 14, 2009
Siemens unveils women's imaging US unit
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Siemens Healthcare has introduced a premium ultrasound scanner dedicated to women's imaging at the World Congress on Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology this week in Hamburg, Germany.
September 13, 2009
Sectra sales, profit up in Q2
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Earnings generated from a few large-scale projects contributed to fiscal first-quarter revenue and profit gains for Swedish PACS and digital mammography developer Sectra.
September 13, 2009
Fuzzy 3D ultrasound CAD sharpens breast cancer sensitivity
By Eric Barnes
A new breast ultrasound computer-aided detection (CAD) application uses a fuzzy 3D image processing scheme to deliver high sensitivity to improve the detection of early breast cancers.
September 2, 2009
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Resonant to unveil new Clarity version
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ultrasound image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) developer Resonant Medical will showcase the next generation of its Clarity IGRT system at next week's European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology annual meeting.
September 1, 2009
Report: Mammography market to continue growth
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Coupled with increasing awareness and education of women, the global mammography x-ray equipment market will continue to experience strong growth despite current restrictions in healthcare expenditures and the ongoing economic crisis, according to a report from market research firm InMedica.
August 30, 2009
Excess mortality persists decades after breast cancer 'cure'
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 28 - "There is no strong evidence" that any significant subpopulation of breast cancer patients diagnosed in the 1980s and early 1990s was ever "cured," say researchers from the U.K.
August 27, 2009
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Follow-up after grade 1 breast cancer may not be needed
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 25 - Women treated for grade 1 breast cancer have a low risk of locoregional recurrence and contralateral breast cancer, results of a study indicate.
August 24, 2009
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Quality of life better with brachytherapy for endometrial cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Aug 24 - Endometrial cancer patients who undergo vaginal brachytherapy have a better quality of life (QoL) than those who receive external beam pelvic radiotherapy, according to Dutch researchers.
August 16, 2009
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Limiting radiation field cuts risk of breast cancer in Hodgkin's survivors
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)m, Aug 11 - Women treated with radiation therapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma before age 41 are at high risk for breast cancer, but a reduction in radiation volume can lower this risk, according to a study published online Monday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
August 10, 2009
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FFDM plus CAD beats analog mammography
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) with computer-aided detection (CAD) found more cancers than analog mammography in a large screening population, according to a study conducted by Dutch researchers.
August 3, 2009
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