Womens Imaging: Page 56

Qatar achieves success with cancer screening program

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Qatar's national breast and bowel cancer screening program screened more than 25,000 people for breast or bowel cancer in 2019 -- its most successful year since the program's launch four years ago, according to a report in the Gulf Times.

January 21, 2020

QA checks have only minor impact on radiographer reporting

By Theresa Pablos

Dutch researchers have found that quality assurance (QA) sessions in which a radiologist reviewed recalls recommended by radiologists and radiographers identified fewer than 1% of missed breast cancers. The study included 467,000 women who participated in the Dutch breast screening program.

January 14, 2020

Qaelum receives order from North Macedonia

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Belgian imaging software developer Qaelum has received an order for its Dose and Mammo radiation dose management and quality assurance software from North Macedonia.

January 13, 2020

Planmed partners with Ibex Innovations

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Mammography and orthopedic imaging firm Planmed has signed a collaboration agreement with x-ray software developer Ibex Innovations.

January 7, 2020

German insurer may pay for breast gene tests

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

German healthcare insurance provider Techniker Krankenkasse may soon start reimbursing for breast cancer gene expression tests, such as Agendia's MammaPrint.

January 2, 2020

Large Google Health study gives boost to breast AI

By Philip Ward

A Google Health study involving nearly 29,000 mammograms from the U.K. and U.S. has provided fresh evidence that artificial intelligence (AI) can be as effective as human radiologists at detecting breast cancer. The findings were published in Nature on 1 January.

January 1, 2020

Novel method detects metastases in endometrial cancer

By Rebekah Moan

Swedish researchers have found that using ultrasound together with endometrial biopsy results and clinical characteristics helps predict the risk of lymph node metastases in endometrial cancer patients before surgery. They presented their findings in Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

December 30, 2019

Deep learning boosts prediction of breast cancer risk

By Erik L. Ridley

Swedish researchers are convinced an artificial intelligence algorithm that analyzes negative screening mammography exams can produce more accurate forecasts of a woman's future risk of breast cancer than models based on breast density measurements. They published their results online on 17 December in Radiology.

December 17, 2019

AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider

By Philip Ward

December 16, 2019

Classification changes transform cervical cancer staging

By Philip Ward

For the first time in almost a decade, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics has revised the classification system for cervical cancer staging, and it's crucial to be aware of the key amendments, according to expert analysis from the U.K.

December 16, 2019

PET/MRI wins support in breast lesion comparisons

By Wayne Forrest

Researchers from the University of Düsseldorf in Germany have found that the combination of PET with MRI was statistically superior to MRI alone for normal detection and staging of breast cancer, as well as in the detection of distant metastases (M staging). They revealed their findings at RSNA 2019.

December 15, 2019

German team shows value of FDG-PET/MRI in breast cancer

By Wayne Forrest

A new study from Düsseldorf, Germany, has found that FDG-PET/MRI shows promise for accurate staging of breast cancer, but the modality still isn't as accurate as sentinel lymph node biopsy. The researchers presented their results at RSNA 2019.

December 12, 2019

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