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Sectra receives first Spanish mammo order
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish healthcare technology and device developer Sectra has received an order from Clinica Tesla, a mammography clinic in Alicante, Spain, for the Linkoping-based firm's full-field MicroDose digital mammography system.
January 21, 2007
Dental x-rays may help detect osteoporosis
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 11 - A computer program that analyzes routine dental X-rays could offer a simple, cheap way to detect the bone-thinning disease osteoporosis, new research suggests. British researchers found that a software program they developed was able to spot signs of declining bone density in dental X-rays of the lower jaw -- a potential sign of osteoporosis.
January 10, 2007
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Modified U.S. cancer risk model effective in Europe
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 25 - A variant of the well-established Gail model 2 (GM) for predicting the absolute risk of breast cancer, performs satisfactorily in an Italian population, researchers from that nation report in the December 6th issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
December 24, 2006
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PET scans track breast cancer response to chemotherapy
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 25 - Positron emission tomography (PET) following infusion of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) is an effective means of predicting response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer, French researchers report in the December 1st issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
December 24, 2006
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Benefits of mammographic screening in young women still unclear
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Dec 8 - Mammographic screening for women in their 40s does not significantly reduce breast cancer mortality compared with screening starting at 50 years of age, the current recommendation, new research indicates. The present findings, which appear in the December 9th issue of the Lancet, are consistent with what has been seen in other studies.
December 7, 2006
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Sectra posts solid Q2 sales
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Swedish technology developer Sectra reported solid growth in revenues in its medical division in the company's fiscal 2006 second quarter (end-October 31).
December 4, 2006
IDSI forms Italian CT laser mammography firm
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
CT laser mammography (CTLM) developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has inked a multiyear distribution deal with CTLM Italia, a new company established to market IDSI's CTLM imaging system in Italy.
November 26, 2006
Kodak to collaborate with NDMA on European mammo screening
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Eastman Kodak Health Group has agreed to collaborate with National Digital Medical Archive (NDMA) of Berwyn, PA, on product integration initiatives that will support the European mammography market's move from analog imaging to digital imaging and information technology.
November 25, 2006
Ovarian ablation and chemotherapy comparable in breast cancer
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Nov 26 - In patients with early hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, ovarian ablation and chemotherapy appear to have similar effects on survival, European researchers report in the November 1st issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
November 25, 2006
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Australian hospital takes Sectra mammo, IT products
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Royal Melbourne Hospital in Australia has digitized its mammography operations with technology from Swedish vendor Sectra. The installation includes Sectra MicroDose mammography systems, as well as the company's PACS for managing and archiving breast images.
November 19, 2006
Placental thickening seen in pregnant women with CMV infection
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 31 - Placental thickness is greater in women with primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection than in uninfected pregnant women, particularly in those women who give birth to infants with congenital disease, researchers report. CMV status was determined at baseline and ultrasound was performed regularly between 16 and 36 weeks' gestation.
October 30, 2006
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Abortion seen not related to breast cancer risk
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Oct 16 - Induced abortion does not affect the risk of breast cancer, according to findings published in the October issue of the International Journal of Cancer. The researchers examined the role of spontaneous and induced abortion on breast cancer risk among 267,361 women enrolled in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition between 1992 and 2000.
October 15, 2006
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