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Is breast MRI worth the recall rate in clinical exams?
By Theresa Pablos
MRI has a high sensitivity when it comes to breast cancer, but the modality also has a recall rate of more than 11% and may not be worth the additional recalls for a high-risk patient population, according to a research team from Dublin.
February 12, 2020
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WHO posts update on Swedish health screening programs
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published an update on the national health screening program in Sweden.
February 11, 2020
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Italian team focuses on presurgical staging of breast cancer
By Theresa Pablos
Contrast-enhanced digital mammography can achieve an excellent diagnostic performance in the presurgical staging of breast cancer, and symptomatic patients with palpable lesions benefit most from this technique, Italian researchers have reported.
February 6, 2020
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Fujifilm prepares for new product launches at ECR 2020
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems will showcase several new products in its booth at ECR 2020 in Vienna, including a version of its FDR nano mobile digital radiography unit outfitted with artificial intelligence (AI) software from AI software developer Lunit.
February 4, 2020
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NHS trust creates breast cancer screening improvement post
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A National Health Service (NHS) trust in northwest England has created a new position to increase the uptake of breast cancer screening in the local population.
February 4, 2020
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Dutch shine light on breast microcalcifications
By Theresa Pablos
Newer imaging technologies can have a major impact on early breast cancer detection. That's the view of Dutch authors who have compared the performance of full-field digital mammography against film-screen mammography for microcalcifications.
February 4, 2020
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Why do Italian women miss breast screening visits?
By Frances Rylands-Monk
Logistical problems and personal beliefs play a key role in skipping breast cancer screening. That is the key finding of Italian researchers, who investigated why more than 30% of women miss their appointments in the northeastern region of Friuli Venezia Giulia.
February 2, 2020
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More women in England getting screened for breast cancer
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The number of women screened through the National Health Service (NHS) Breast Screening Programme in England in 2018-2019 increased by 4.5% compared with the previous year, according to a report published on 30 January. The number of women undergoing breast cancer screening was up sharply compared with a decade ago as well.
January 30, 2020
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Meet the finalists for EuroMinnies 2020
By Philip Ward
The race is hotting up for the EuroMinnies, AuntMinnieEurope.com's annual awards scheme. Dozens of nominations were received, and our expert panelists have now cast their votes and agreed on 16 finalists in eight categories. Find out who made the final cut.
January 28, 2020
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Viennese biomarker study casts light on breast cancer risk
By Brian Casey
Austrian investigators have used PET and MRI to find out that patients with a malignant tumor in one breast have lower levels of certain biomarkers in the contralateral, healthy breast. They examined 141 women who had imaging abnormalities in one breast and a tumor-free contralateral breast.
January 23, 2020
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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
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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.
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