Womens Imaging: Page 71

Low compliance sinks risk-based breast cancer screening
By Kate Madden Yee
Risk-based breast cancer screening isn't necessarily more effective -- on a clinical or cost basis -- if women don't choose to get screened at high enough rates, according to a study from Germany published on 23 May in PLOS One.
May 28, 2019
Reversed hanging protocol cuts mammo read time
By Kate Madden Yee
Dutch researchers have found that a reversed contrast-enhanced mammography hanging protocol reduces reading time by a third without compromising diagnostic performance. Their study was published online on 15 May in the European Journal of Radiology.
May 26, 2019
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Danish breast cancer screening scandal escalates
By Philip Ward
Thousands of women in Denmark younger than age 50 who have family risk factors for breast cancer or have had previous surgery may not have received screening exams they should have had, according to an article in the Jyllands-Posten newspaper.
May 23, 2019
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Fuji to launch new mobile mammography unit
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Fujifilm Medical Systems plans to debut a new mobile mammography trailer at the International Cambridge Conference on Breast Cancer Imaging in the U.K. in July.
May 23, 2019
Hologic to sell Micrima breast imaging system
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic has signed an agreement to sell the Maria breast imaging system from Micrima in Europe.
May 23, 2019
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Kuhl brings the curtain down in Montreal
By Erik L. Ridley
Better risk assessment methods and more appropriate utilization of imaging modalities such as breast MRI open the door for personalized cancer screening strategies, Prof. Christiane Kuhl told delegates in the closing Mansfield Lecture at last week's International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine annual meeting in Montreal.
May 21, 2019
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3D MRI captures changes to fetal head during birth
By Abraham Kim
Researchers from France have used 3D MRI to visualize changes to the shape of the fetal brain and skull during the second stage of labor. The images revealed that fetal heads may experience greater stress than previously imagined, according to an article published online on 15 May in PLOS One.
May 15, 2019
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Indian radiologist sentenced over sex determination tests
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
An Indian radiologist and sonologist has been sentenced to three years in jail for violating sections of India's Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act of 1994, according to a report published on 15 May in the Hindustan Times.
May 14, 2019
DBT alone is safe for population-based screening
By Kate Madden Yee
Researchers from Norway have found that breast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) plus synthesized 2D mammography performs comparably to digital mammography and can safely be used alone in population-based screening programs. Their study of nearly 29,000 women was published on 8 May in Lancet Oncology.
May 14, 2019
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ESR, ESUR issue female pelvic imaging survey invitation
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Radiology (ESR) and the European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) have issued an invitation to members to participate in a survey on the practice of female pelvic imaging.
May 6, 2019
New breast CAD advances detection with MRI, PET
By Wayne Forrest
Researchers from Austria have developed a new computer-aided segmentation and diagnostic (CAD) algorithm to distinguish between cancerous and benign breast lesions using PET and MRI data. Their study was published online on 27 April in European Radiology Experimental.
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Contrast mammo equals MRI for measuring tumor size
By Kate Madden Yee
Korean researchers have found that contrast-enhanced digital mammography works just as well as contrast-enhanced breast MRI for measuring breast tumors before surgery, according to a study published on 24 April in the British Journal of Radiology.
April 29, 2019
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