Womens Imaging: Page 53

AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider

By Kate Madden Yee

June 3, 2020

Lunit's AI breast cancer detection tool gets CE Mark

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Artificial intelligence (AI) image analysis software developer Lunit has received Europe's CE Mark certification for its software that helps detect breast cancer on screening mammography.

June 1, 2020

Preop MRI finds 11% more cancer in women with DCIS

By Kate Madden Yee

Preoperative breast MRI finds 11% more cancer in women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) -- suggesting that using MRI for these women could improve surgical planning and outcomes, according to a study published on 20 June in the European Journal of Radiology.

May 31, 2020

Over 2M miss cancer screening visits in U.K.

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

More than two million people in the U.K. have missed cancer screening, treatment, or tests due to the disruption of health services caused by the novel coronavirus, according to a 1 June BBC report.

May 31, 2020

How can FDG-PET/CT be best used for breast cancer?

By Kate Madden Yee

FDG-PET/CT can be an effective tool when it comes to breast cancer staging and treatment evaluation, but it still shouldn't be used for diagnosis, a Spanish expert told attendees at a webinar held on 28 May by the European Society for Hybrid, Molecular, and Translational Imaging (ESHIMT).

May 31, 2020

Irish court settles alleged negligence claim over screening

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A woman whose lawsuit claimed a breast cancer screening mobile unit was negligent has lost her High Court claim, according to a report in the Irish Examiner newspaper posted on 29 May.

May 28, 2020

U.K. study gives new data on long-term risks of DCIS

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

Women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) during screening are at higher risk of developing breast cancer and of death from breast cancer, according to research involving over 35,000 women published on 27 May by the BMJ. One expert has called the study "revolutionary."

May 27, 2020

Bee for better: Mural gives hope in pandemic

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Two hospitals located to the east of London have created giant Tree of Life murals in a bid to raise the morale of patients and staff. Each bee in the murals is designed to represent a patient who has recovered from COVID-19.

May 25, 2020

Deferral of cancer screenings raises concern in Ireland

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

An Irish politician has said that the postponement and deferral of breast and cervical cancer screenings is causing significant concern for women across Ireland, according to an article published online on 12 May in the Leitrim Observer.

May 12, 2020

Breast screening set to resume soon in Sweden and Hungary

By Rebekah Moan

An imaging facility in Sweden plans to restart breast cancer screening in the next week or two, and clinics across Hungary expect to start screening patients regularly from 1 June, expert sources have revealed to AuntMinnieEurope.com.

May 12, 2020

New Swedish study proves breast screening's value

By Rebekah Moan

A new study of mammography screening in Sweden may not settle the debate over whether screening or therapy should get the credit for the drop in breast cancer mortality, but it does cast a vote in mammography's favor by finding a 41% mortality reduction.

May 10, 2020

Ultrasound ablation advances for benign breast lesions

By Philip Ward

Ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation is becoming a valuable treatment for benign breast lesions, and skilled interventional radiologists can perfect their technique faster than surgeons can, according to a new study of 755 such lesions published online on 30 April in European Radiology.

May 4, 2020

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