Womens Imaging: Page 72

Kuhl renews support for abbreviated breast MRI

By Rebekah Moan

Abbreviated breast MRI could be a viable alternative for population-wide screening if combined with dedicated MRI systems optimized for breast imaging and ones that ensure fast patient throughput, according to Dr. Christiane Kuhl.

October 8, 2018

Hologic points to results of breast density survey

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Women's imaging firm Hologic is highlighting survey results that suggest more than 60% of women are unaware of how breast density affects their risk of developing cancer.

October 1, 2018

Kheiron wins CE Mark for breast screening AI software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K. start-up Kheiron Medical Technologies has received the CE Mark for its breast cancer screening machine-learning software.

October 1, 2018

AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider

By Rebekah Moan

October 1, 2018

RCR supports changes in breast cancer care

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) is backing Breast Cancer Now's calls for the U.K. government to end variations in breast cancer care and transform the U.K.-wide breast screening program.

October 1, 2018

Breast MRI can identify lactating women's cancer

By Rebekah Moan

A woman presents with pregnancy-associated breast cancer: How do you image her? Despite high background parenchymal enhancement, MRI is appropriate and accurately spots satellite lesions, according to researchers from Tübingen, Germany. Breast MRI expert Dr. Christiane Kuhl is convinced the study has merit.

October 1, 2018

Affibody's PET agent to be used in Nordic study

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Biopharmaceutical company Affibody announced a major Nordic study will begin using its ABY-025 PET imaging agent.

September 23, 2018

Self-compression boosts women's mammography compliance

By Kate Madden Yee

Allowing women some measure of control over breast compression at mammography doesn't reduce image quality or increase radiation dose -- and it may, in fact, encourage them to return for needed breast imaging, according to a French study published online on 14 September in the European Journal of Cancer.

September 20, 2018

Volpara receives new ISO certification

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Volpara Health Technologies, the parent of breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions, has received the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)/International Electrotechnical Commission 27001:2013 Information Security Management System certification.

September 17, 2018

Breast screening critics Gotzsche, Welch lose positions

By Brian Casey and Kate Madden Yee

Last week was a bad one for opponents of breast cancer screening. On Saturday, prominent screening opponent Dr. Peter Gøtzsche was booted from the governing board of the Cochrane just days after screening skeptic Dr. H. Gilbert Welch resigned from Dartmouth College over plagiarism allegations.

September 16, 2018

NHS: Scottish women not invited to final breast screening

By Rebekah Moan

The National Health Service (NHS) Scotland is contacting nearly 1,800 women following revelations that they did not receive invitations to their final round of breast screening.

September 13, 2018

DBT: Longer reading time, lower breast cancer recall rate

By Rebekah Moan

Interim analysis of a randomized controlled trial on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) showed the modality took longer to read than digital mammography but had significantly lower recall rates. The Norwegian researchers also found no differences in radiation dose between the two techniques, thanks to the use of synthesized DBT images.

September 13, 2018

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