Womens Imaging: Page 171

When MRI won't work, MDCT can help differentiate breast lesions, study suggests

By Kate Madden Yee

MDCT can be a helpful tool when mammographic or sonographic findings are unclear and there is no palpable lesion, as well as in cases of suspected lesions, particularly in women for whom MRI isn't feasible, according to a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

June 18, 2008

French researchers develop handheld probe for SLN detection

By Wayne Forrest

NEW ORLEANS - Researchers from France have developed a handheld gamma camera to perform lymphoscintigraphy for sentinel lymph node (SLN) localization in breast cancer. They presented details of the device and results of a prospective clinical study comparing it with a conventional gamma camera during the 2008 SNM annual meeting.

June 16, 2008

Vaginal brachytherapy effective for endometrial cancer

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 3 - Vaginal brachytherapy is as effective as external-beam radiation at preventing the recurrence of higher-risk endometrial cancer and is associated with significantly less treatment-related toxicity and much better quality of life, according to a multicenter Dutch study.

June 2, 2008

ASCO news: Selenium use does not interfere with radiotherapy

By Edward Susman

CHICAGO - German researchers reported that use of the nutritional supplement selenium in women who are diagnosed with gynecological cancers does not appear to compromise the effectiveness of radiation therapy. The findings could be good news for patients taking selenium for its antioxidant properties.

June 1, 2008

Sectra enjoys double-digit growth

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

High order bookings propelled Swedish PACS vendor and digital mammography developer Sectra to greater revenues and profits in fiscal 2008.

May 20, 2008

3D/4D ultrasound prospers in Western Europe

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Sixty-six percent of doctors who specialize in ob/gyn in Western Europe are using 3D ultrasound, according to a survey by British research firm InMedica.

May 19, 2008

Carestream nets Latvian CR mammography install

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Carestream Health's authorized distributor for Latvia, NMS Grupa, has received an order for Carestream's computed radiography (CR) mammography package in the city of Riga, the Rochester, NY-based company said.

May 14, 2008

Family history of breast cancer confers lifetime elevated risk

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), May 14 - Women who have a sister diagnosed with breast cancer remain at increased risk of breast cancer throughout their lives, epidemiologists in Sweden report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute for May 21.

May 13, 2008

Dilon nets CE Mark

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Scintimammography developer Dilon Technologies has received the European CE Mark for its Dilon 6800 gamma camera.

May 5, 2008

Cytyc merger boosts Hologic's Q2 financials

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Women's imaging vendor Hologic reported substantial revenue increases for its second quarter of 2008, which the company attributed to the new product lines it acquired when it merged with Cytyc last October.

April 30, 2008

Breast MRI with USPIO contrast helps assess lymph node metastases

By Cynthia E. Keen

Austrian researchers have found that breast MRI with a contrast medium based on ultrasmall superparamagnetic iron oxide (USPIO) particles could help avoid mastectomy for women whose breast cancer has not spread to the lymph nodes. But further development of the technique could be limited by the investigational nature of the contrast agent.

April 24, 2008

MR-guided ultrasound surgery of uterine fibroids is cost-effective

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Apr 21 - Surgical management of symptomatic uterine fibroids can be accomplished cost-effectively with magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS), Canadian and British investigators report in the March issue of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

April 20, 2008

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