Womens Imaging: Page 61

Mobile breast screening unit gets hit by hefty parking fees

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Cornwall Council in the U.K. has charged the National Health Service breast screening program substantial parking fees for its mobile screening van, but the charges have now been waived, according to a report posted by CornwallLive.com.

August 15, 2019

Italians find mammography can show cardiovascular disease

By Kate Madden Yee

Italian researchers have found that mammography can be a useful way to test for cardiovascular disease at the same time as screening for breast cancer because it identifies breast arterial calcifications, which have been linked to cardiovascular disease risk. They published their results online on 11 August in the European Journal of Radiology.

August 14, 2019

Is it time to get serious about the placenta?

By Philip Ward

Significant advances are occurring in placental MRI -- particularly the development of texture analysis, machine learning, and radiomic approaches -- and the time is now ripe for systematic and detailed MRI scans of the placenta in pregnancy, a leading French expert believes.

August 13, 2019

Interval breast cancer screening comes under scrutiny in Ireland

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Irish government's agency for health and social care services, the Health Service Executive, is investigating the review of breast cancer screening mammography exams performed outside of the standardized audit process, according to a 12 August article on RTE.ie.

August 12, 2019

Breast imaging service closes at U.K. hospital

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, U.K., has permanently shut down its breast imaging facility, according to a recent article in the Manchester Evening News.

August 12, 2019

AI displays potential for breast ultrasound

By Erik L. Ridley

Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms can yield a promising level of performance for differentiating between benign and malignant solid breast masses on B-mode ultrasound images, but further improvement is still needed, according to research published online on 5 August in European Radiology Experimental.

August 11, 2019

Hologic acquires 46% stake in SuperSonic Imagine

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Women's imaging vendor Hologic has acquired a 46% stake in SuperSonic Imagine, the first step in Hologic's plan to acquire the French ultrasound technology developer.

August 4, 2019

Use DWI to streamline breast MRI protocols

By Kate Madden Yee

Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) can be used to streamline breast MRI protocols, according to a joint German-Austrian study published online on 29 July in European Radiology. The results could lead to shorter breast MRI exams, say the authors.

August 4, 2019

Screening DBT requires less compression, pressure

By Kate Madden Yee

Norwegian researchers have found that screening digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) requires less compression and pressure than digital mammography. They published their findings online on 25 July in Acta Radiologica.

August 1, 2019

Scottish breast screening program to undergo review

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Scottish Breast Screening Programme will undergo a comprehensive review that will take about a year, according to an announcement from the Scottish government.

July 30, 2019

AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider

By Philip Ward

July 28, 2019

U.K. team sheds light on recalls in breast screening

By Philip Ward

Seeking to eliminate a woman's anxiety over being recalled after breast screening is a worthy goal, but is it safe to actively drive down the recall rate? Researchers from Manchester addressed this question by analyzing why women were recalled after over 200,000 screening exams.

July 28, 2019

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