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French mammography usage soars after national rollout
By Rebekah Moan
Once breast cancer screening went national in France, takeup of mammography rose by 12%, a study published online on 6 August revealed. The effects were particularly significant among women with less education and lower incomes, suggesting the program reduced socioeconomic disparities.
August 16, 2018
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DBT's benefits vary between Europe and the U.S.
By Kate Madden Yee
A new meta-analysis has reaffirmed the value of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for breast screening, with DBT detecting more cancers with fewer recalls. But DBT's effect varied significantly between the U.S. and Europe, according to results published online August 9 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
August 14, 2018
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AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Rebekah Moan
August 6, 2018
Problems persist for breast cancer detection in Morocco
By Rebekah Moan
In advance of ECR 2019's focus on Africa, we have a special report about Morocco. A new evaluation has found the country continues to come up short in terms of breast cancer detection, even though the rate of annual screening coverage achieved was acceptable.
August 6, 2018
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JVCKenwood unveils new breast imaging monitor
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Electronic company JVCKenwood presented the next generation of its 5-megapixel color breast imaging monitor at the recent International Workshop on Breast Imaging in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
July 30, 2018
Thermal imaging monitors radiotherapy efficacy
By Cynthia E. Keen
Israeli researchers have demonstrated that thermography may provide a viable radiotherapy monitoring tool for treatment optimization. They have developed a method to detect tumors in a thermal image and estimate changes in tumor and vasculature during radiotherapy.
July 25, 2018
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ESUR revises MRI guidelines for staging endometrial cancer
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) has revised its guidelines on staging endometrial cancer with MRI.
July 17, 2018
Contrast ultrasound identifies early cervical cancer
By Kate Madden Yee
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound appears to be an effective alternative to MRI for identifying early cervical cancer -- especially in women who have tumors small enough to make them candidates for surgery, according to a study published in the August issue of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.
July 15, 2018
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Few transgender people undergo breast screening
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Screening for breast cancer and other abnormalities is available for transgender people in the U.K., but very few take advantage of the service, according to a study presented at the recent meeting of the U.K. Radiological and Radiation Oncology Congress in Liverpool.
July 10, 2018
Opinion: Stop misleading women on breast screening
By Dr. László Tabár
The article published 5 July by JAMA Oncology about the cost-effectiveness of breast screening is another example of the type of "nonscience" from a leading tabloid journal, writes Dr. László Tabár. Women and decision-makers deserve correct and honest information, and it's time to focus on the harm of not being screened, he notes.
July 5, 2018
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Would risk-based breast screening be more cost-effective?
By Philip Ward
Not offering breast screening to women at lower risk of cancer could improve the cost-effectiveness of screening programs, reduce overdiagnosis, and maintain most of the benefits of screening, according to U.K. research published online on 5 July by JAMA Oncology.
July 4, 2018
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Danes find gridless mammography cuts radiation dose
By Rebekah Moan
Using gridless mammography acquisition results in a lower radiation dose for the patient, according to new research from Denmark. The study involving more than 70,000 women demonstrated that gridless mammography acquisition with software scatter correction is an alternative to grid-based acquisition in mammography.
July 2, 2018
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