Womens Imaging: Page 71

Breast screening in England faces major overhaul

By Philip Ward

Following a series of blunders, the national breast screening program in England is to undergo an in-depth review that is due to be completed in summer 2019, it was announced today. The Royal College of Radiologists has already welcomed the news.

November 14, 2018

Iranians use artificial intelligence to illuminate uterine cancer

By Kate Madden Yee

Researchers from Iran used a machine-learning algorithm and perfusion-weighted MRI scans to differentiate between patients with uterine sarcomas and those with leiomyomas. The findings were published on 12 November in the European Journal of Radiology.

November 14, 2018

MedaPhor signs on for fetal ultrasound trial

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K. ultrasound training and quality assurance firm MedaPhor said it's providing quality control of fetal ultrasound images being acquired for the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial.

November 13, 2018

Second-look breast ultrasound spots occult lesions

By Rebekah Moan

Second-look breast ultrasound with volume navigation effectively detects occult additional lesions initially spotted via breast MRI, Italian researchers have found. In addition, the technique permits safe biopsies irrespective of position and depth.

November 4, 2018

Groups update guidance for osteoporosis diagnosis

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) have released updated guidance for diagnosing and managing osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. The document was published on 15 October in Osteoporosis International.

November 1, 2018

Study finds low reintervention rate for UAE of fibroids

By Kate Madden Yee

Uterine artery embolization (UAE) is an effective alternative to surgery for treating women with leiomyomas, also known as fibroids, according to researchers from South Korea. The group found that only 10.4% of women required further interventions after an initial treatment.

October 30, 2018

Philips launches breast ultrasound package

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has launched a new package for ultrasound breast imaging that combines hardware and software into a single offering to support breast screening.

October 24, 2018

U.K. team confirms safety of weekly breast radiation therapy

By Abraham Kim

A larger, weekly dose of radiation therapy has side effects that are comparable with those from conventional daily treatments for early-stage breast cancer, said U.K. researchers, who shared their findings on 21 October at the American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

October 24, 2018

Swedish trial shows DBT detects more breast cancer

By Rebekah Moan

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) with a single view detects over a third more breast cancers than traditional mammography, a large Swedish study published on 12 October in Lancet Oncology has found. In addition, most of the breast cancers are invasive cancers.

October 17, 2018

New Zealand to use Volpara's breast imaging software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions will provide its VolparaEnterprise software for breast cancer screening in New Zealand.

October 15, 2018

iCAD highlights study results of DBT software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD is touting the results of a new study using its digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) cancer detection software. The study demonstrated significant positive results for clinical performance and workflow efficiency.

October 14, 2018

Italians find DBT + ABVS compares well with MRI

By Kate Madden Yee

Italian researchers found that the combination of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and ultrasound automated breast volume scanning (ABVS) measured up well against breast MRI for staging breast cancer. The findings were published in the October issue of the European Journal of Radiology.

October 9, 2018

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