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Womens Imaging: Page 85
Insignia renews contract with Avon Breast Screening
By
AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
PACS provider Insignia Medical Systems has renewed its contract with Avon Breast Screening in the U.K.
June 6, 2017
Visual aid pinpoints women at high risk of breast cancer
By
Rebekah Moan
A new chart developed in Iran can help physicians identify women who are at high risk for breast cancer. Doing so could make a breast cancer screening program more efficient and productive, suggested the researchers who developed the chart.
June 1, 2017
MRI shows true value in invasive placenta
By
Philip Ward
Further evidence of MRI's ability to confirm suspected placental anomalies or to assist in cases of equivocal ultrasound findings has come from Saudi Arabia. A study of pregnant women found that noncontrast MRI is a sensitive diagnostic test for detecting invasive placenta.
May 21, 2017
No. 1 reason Maltese women avoid breast screening: Fear
By
Rebekah Moan
Fear is the top reason Maltese women avoid breast cancer screening, according to a new survey. To increase screening uptake, these women's fears must be addressed, although informing them about causes of breast cancer and its related risk factors would help too, the researchers found.
May 18, 2017
Good follow-up can boost breast screening attendance
By
Rebekah Moan
Providing women who miss breast cancer screening appointments with a fixed date and time for their new appointment could improve poor attendance and be a cost-effective way to shift national participation trends, according to a new U.K. analysis that was published on 15 May in
Lancet Oncology
.
May 16, 2017
AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider
By
Rebekah Moan
May 10, 2017
20-year follow-up study shows breast screening works
By
Rebekah Moan
A 20-year study of breast cancer in the Netherlands showed mammography screening is associated with a 30% decline in breast cancer mortality in women between the ages of 55 and 79. They also found that the mortality decline began within a couple of years after screening started.
May 10, 2017
Lancet: Inequalities persist in Israeli healthcare
By
Kate Madden Yee
Israel's healthcare system provides mostly free core services to 8.5 million citizens. But disparities continue to exist between Israeli Jews and Arabs -- including the use of imaging for disease screening, according to a new report focused on health in Israel and published in the
Lancet
.
May 7, 2017
Photon-counting breast CT shows promise
By
Eric Barnes
Tests of a prototype photon-counting detector breast CT scanner show that the system could be useful as an adjunct to low-dose breast CT by separating the energy levels of different types of materials within the breast to assess tissue composition and improve cancer diagnosis.
April 30, 2017
Radiology mourns Dr. Helen Carty, 1944-2017
By
Philip Ward
Tributes are being paid to Dr. Helen Carty, the leading pediatric radiologist from Liverpool, U.K., who died peacefully at home on 23 April at the age of 72. She was a world expert in imaging of child abuse, the president of ECR 2004, and a gold medalist at ECR 2009.
April 27, 2017
Study: Mammography cuts advanced breast cancer risk
By
Rebekah Moan
Mammography screening is associated with a 28% decrease in risk for breast cancer cases with a tumor size greater than 21 mm, according to an Austrian population study. Results also demonstrated a 17% decrease in risk for advanced breast cancer.
April 25, 2017
Portuguese highlight rapid clinical progress of pelvic MRI
By
Philip Ward
When integrated with prior clinical evaluation and exclusion of organic disease, pelvic MRI can play an invaluable role in the diagnosis, therapeutic guidance, and follow-up of pelvic floor dysfunction disorders, according to Portuguese researchers.
April 23, 2017
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