Rebekah Moan[email protected]Womens ImagingAuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging InsiderMay 10, 2017Clinical News20-year follow-up study shows breast screening worksA 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, 2017Clinical NewsStudy: Reject pelvic x-rays if axial rotation exceeds 10°Researchers from Lebanon have found they can estimate the pelvic axial rotation of children and adults during x-ray acquisition, and any x-rays in which the axial rotation exceeds 10° should be discarded.May 4, 2017Clinical NewsStudy: Mammography cuts advanced breast cancer riskMammography 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, 2017Clinical NewsItalian CT trial boosts lung cancer screeningAn Italian CT lung cancer screening trial has found low-dose CT screening could reduce lung cancer and overall mortality, and it is the first European study to show results clearly in the same direction of other major lung cancer screening trials.April 18, 2017Clinical NewsStudies show DBT detects more breast cancers than mammoDigital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) identifies more breast cancers than conventional digital mammography, according to two studies presented at ECR 2017. In addition, the recall rates between the two modalities are comparable, researchers found.April 11, 2017Clinical NewsNorwegians find compression matters in breast screeningHigh breast compression force and low compression pressure are associated with positive performance measures such as lower recall rate and higher specificity, a Norwegian breast cancer screening study has found.April 4, 2017Clinical NewsWhat motivates opportunistic breast screening?Why do some women pursue opportunistic breast screening when they aren't yet eligible for an organized mammography program? High levels of fear and perceived susceptibility to breast cancer are among the most-cited reasons, according to the results of a survey published on 21 March in BMC Cancer.March 30, 2017Clinical NewsItalians report 30% drop in breast cancer due to screeningA breast cancer screening study of more than 400,000 Italian women found that screening attendance is associated with a reduction of nearly 30% for cancers stage II or higher. However, the authors suspect the new data probably won't sway screening opponents.March 27, 2017Womens ImagingAuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging InsiderMarch 13, 2017Previous PagePage 12 of 45Next PageTop StoriesMolecular ImagingNeuroinflammation persists for 2 years in long COVIDA Dutch team has used PET to reveal neuroinflammation in patients with persistent severe fatigue and difficulty concentrating more than two years after COVID-19 infection.MRIChatGPT gathers momentum in MR imagingCTLow-dose CT ties emphysema to mortality in previous smokersMRIKeep calm: Booklets aim to conquer children's anxietyMedical, Legal, and PracticeScientific freedom requires vigilance, warns Hamm
