Womens Imaging: Page 168

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
Interactive use of mammo CAD may improve mass detection
By Erik L. Ridley
Interactively employing computer-aided detection (CAD) technology while reading mammograms may lead to increased detection of breast masses, according to research from Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre in the Netherlands.
December 21, 2008
Lymphadenectomy and radiotherapy not useful for early endometrial cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 15 - Pelvic lymphadenectomy and adjuvant external-beam radiotherapy do not improve survival in women with early endometrial cancer, according to two reports appearing in the December 13 online issue of the Lancet.
December 14, 2008
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Changes in breast density an early indicator of tamoxifen efficacy
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 12 - A reduction in breast density is a strong biomarker of response to tamoxifen chemoprevention, according to research reported Friday at the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).
December 11, 2008
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Joint pain is increased in breast cancer patients
By Reuters Health
SAN ANTONIO, (Reuters Health), Dec 12 - Joint pain is more common and more severe in women with breast cancer than in age-matched controls without breast cancer, researchers reported at the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).
December 11, 2008
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MRI helps predict breast cancer invasiveness at surgery
By Kate Madden Yee
CHICAGO - The use of breast MRI has increased by double-digits this year, a boost some industry watchers attribute to increased awareness of how the technology helps clinicians detect and treat breast cancer earlier in high-risk women.
November 30, 2008
Hormonal treatments do not impair cognitive function in women with breast cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 30 - Concern that estrogen depletion in women with breast cancer may contribute to cognitive compromise does not appear to be warranted, at least over the short term, according to a report in the November 1 issue of Cancer.
November 29, 2008
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Norwegian mammo study claims to find cancer 'spontaneous regression'
By Kate Madden Yee
A new study released today by Norwegian researchers offers an intriguing hypothesis: More frequent mammography screening intervals find some cancers that might otherwise "spontaneously regress" and would pose no threat were they not discovered.
November 23, 2008
Chemoradiotherapy feasible in breast cancer with brain metastases
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 21 - Breast cancer patients with brain metastases benefit from treatment with intravenous chemotherapy in combination with radiotherapy, according to a report in the November 1 issue of Cancer.
November 20, 2008
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