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Xcision wins CE Mark for GammaPod
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical technology company Xcision Medical Systems has received the CE Mark for GammaPod, a stereotactic radiotherapy system designed for breast cancer treatment.
April 25, 2019
Hologic unveils new specimen radiography system
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic has introduced Trident HD, the next generation of its Trident specimen radiography system.
April 24, 2019
Breast MRI equally proficient at 1.5T and 3T
By Wayne Forrest
Talk about a win-win. Choosing either a 1.5-tesla or 3-tesla MRI scan for breast imaging will result in comparably high diagnostic accuracy, according to a study published in the May issue of the European Journal of Radiology.
April 24, 2019
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Debate intensifies over breast center closures in Northern Ireland
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A plan to close two breast cancer assessment centers in Northern Ireland has prompted new concerns about how women will receive follow-up tests after screening, according to a 16 April report by BBC News.
April 16, 2019
Tips and tricks for imaging the pelvic floor
By Philip Ward
A key strength of MRI is it allows accurate anatomic and functional evaluation of the three pelvic compartments, enabling the correct identification of the compartments involved, according to award-winning Portuguese researchers. It often leads to identification of other causes of genitourinary complaints, they said.
April 16, 2019
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Late pregnancy ultrasound could reduce C-section rate
By Kate Madden Yee
A U.K. group has found that late pregnancy ultrasound scans at 36 weeks help women avoid undiagnosed breech presentation of their babies, translating to healthier deliveries, lower rates of emergency cesarean sections (C-sections), and perhaps even lower healthcare costs, according to a study published on 16 April in PLOS Medicine.
April 16, 2019
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BMJ: Mammography skeptics attack AgeX trial design
By Kate Madden Yee
A team of British researchers known for past criticism of screening mammography is arguing that the design of the U.K.'s Age Extension Trial of Breast Cancer Screening (AgeX) is flawed. The group believes evidence from the trial should not be used to justify extending breast screening beyond existing age ranges, according to an analysis published online on 10 April in BMJ.
April 15, 2019
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DBT boosts diagnosis of additional breast cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
French investigators have found that adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to digital mammography boosts diagnostic accuracy for finding additional ipsilateral and contralateral breast cancer in women with nondense breast tissue, according to a study published online on 9 April in the journal Radiology.
April 11, 2019
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Swiss team finds AI can aid breast ultrasound reads
By Kate Madden Yee
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm matched the performance of radiologist readers in detecting and classifying lesions on breast ultrasound exams, investigators from Switzerland reported in research published online on 29 March in European Radiology.
April 9, 2019
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MRI proves value in tricky cases of cervical cancer
By Philip Ward
Award-winning research from Italy has underlined the clinical relevance of T2-weighted MRI as an important diagnostic tool to identify patients with parametrial invasion in the preoperative assessment of cervical cancer. The new study from Modena received many plaudits at ECR 2019 in Vienna.
April 1, 2019
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Dutch show how to cut need for CTPA in pregnancy
By Abraham Kim
A Dutch-led research team has used a set of clinical rules to enable almost 40% of pregnant women suspected of having a pulmonary embolism to avoid an unnecessary CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) examination. Their findings were published in the 21 March edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
March 31, 2019
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ScreenPoint partners with Incepto on AI
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Dutch women's imaging software developer ScreenPoint Medical has signed a distribution deal with Paris-based Incepto Medical for ScreenPoint's artificial intelligence (AI) offerings.
March 27, 2019
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