Womens Imaging: Page 169

Bracco inks deal with Marillion
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italian contrast firm Bracco Imaging and oncology pharmaceutical developer Marillion Pharmaceuticals have signed a license agreement.
November 19, 2008
Dual-time-point FDG-PET/CT improves breast imaging accuracy
By Kate Madden Yee
Recent study results suggest that dual-time-point imaging with acquisition in the prone position improves PET/CT accuracy in patients with suspected breast cancer over single-time-point PET/CT. However, for lesions smaller than 10 mm, MRI shows higher sensitivity and should be preferred, according to the researchers.
November 17, 2008
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Study reports link between breast toxicity and timing of rad therapy
By Cynthia E. Keen
The timing of treatment for breast cancer patients receiving external-beam radiation therapy (EBRT) following intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) may be an important factor in preventing toxicity. Patients who receive EBRT sooner than five or six weeks after receiving IORT may have a higher risk of developing chronic late toxicity, according to a study by German researchers.
November 16, 2008
Single-session breast radiotherapy safe for pregnant women, study finds
By Cynthia E. Keen
Breast-conservation surgery becomes an option for pregnant women in their third trimester. For many of these women, radiation therapy can safely be postponed until after birth. But the option of breast-conserving surgery may become available to all pregnant women if electron-beam intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) is used.
November 16, 2008
Hologic nets CE Mark for Celero
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic has received CE Mark approval for its Celero vacuum-assisted spring-loaded core biopsy device.
November 5, 2008
Family history boosts contralateral breast cancer risk after radiotherapy
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 4 - Young patients with breast cancer who undergo lumpectomy followed by radiotherapy using tangential fields are at increased risk of contralateral breast cancer. This is particularly true for those with a positive family history of breast cancer, researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
November 3, 2008
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HF weekly radiation effective for elderly breast cancer patients
By Cynthia E. Keen
Results of a clinical study at the Institut Curie in Paris verify that patients with nonmetastatic breast cancer can achieve the same long-term outcomes with conservative surgery followed by weekly high-frequency (HF) radiotherapy as patients who receive conservative surgery followed by daily radiation therapy.
October 29, 2008
Mammo market to reach $1.1 billion by 2015
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The worldwide mammography equipment market is projected to reach $1.1 billion by 2015, according to a report from market research firm Global Industry Analysts (GIA).
October 27, 2008
Current HRT use is associated with low-grade breast cancer tumors
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 22 - Breast cancer patients who use menopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are more likely to have lower-grade tumors and better survival than nonusers, according to results of a Swedish cohort study reported in the current issue of Breast Cancer Research.
October 21, 2008
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IDSI receives Hungarian order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has sold a CT laser mammography (CTLM) system to the MeDoc HealthCare Center in Budapest, Hungary.
October 13, 2008
Breast cancer mortality falls soon after start of screening programs
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 14 - Implementation of a breast cancer screening program has a "profound impact" on breast cancer mortality, according to a study in the Netherlands.
October 13, 2008
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Flat-panel FFDM produces better image quality than CR mammography, study says
By Kate Madden Yee
A flat-panel full-field digital mammography (FFDM) system produced better image quality than computed radiography-based mammography using digital storage phosphor, according to a study from researchers in Vienna, Austria.
October 1, 2008
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