Rebekah Moan[email protected]Clinical NewsLarge U.K. study gets specific on breast ultrasoundExtended ipsilateral breast ultrasound can detect a significant number of extra cancers compared with the standard screening protocol alone, U.K. researchers of an extensive study have revealed. Less effect was demonstrated for complete contralateral breast ultrasound, they added.April 16, 2018Breast ImagingHyperechogenic breast lesions: Not so benignHyperechogenic breast lesions are rare and described as generally benign. That being the case, these lesions are often overlooked and a biopsy is not recommended. But is that wise? New research suggests it is not the ideal approach.April 12, 2018Pediatric RadiologyA medical physicist's perspective on radiation doseRadiation dose directives, dose management software, etc., etc. -- how can a busy radiologist keep up with it all? Medical physicist Virginia Tsapaki, PhD, shared practical and timely information about these issues at ECR 2018 in Vienna.April 5, 2018Breast ImagingDBT only slightly more expensive than digital mammoIs breast cancer screening with synthesized 2D digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) much more expensive than conventional mammography? No, according to Italian researchers who presented their findings at ECR 2018. DBT costs only 20% more, and it detects 40% more cancers.March 29, 2018Breast ImagingGrowth in breast tumor size may reflect screening dropThe average size of breast tumors has increased significantly since 2001, and this may reflect declining screening rates, researchers reported at the European Breast Cancer Conference in Barcelona, Spain. The finding is in stark contrast to the 1980s and 1990s, when the average size of tumors decreased dramatically.March 22, 2018Clinical NewsSwiss claim drop in breast cancer not due to mammographyBreast cancer mortality dropped strongly from the 1990s onward in Switzerland, but is the decline due to mammography screening programs? The authors of a new study published on 14 March in BMJ Open say that's possible, but it could also be due to other factors such as advances in treatment.March 20, 2018ConferenceFocus on FOCUS, a new DWI-MRI protocol for breast lesionsA new type of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) is giving conventional breast MRI a run for its money. Field-of-view optimized and constrained undistorted single-shot (FOCUS) imaging can identify 85% of suspicious breast lesions, ECR 2018 delegates learned in Vienna.March 4, 2018ConferenceContrast-enhanced mammography prepares to enter clinical mainstreamContrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) is gaining momentum, and like it or not, the technique will be a part of the workup for breast imaging in the future, not least because CESM rivals breast MRI in many ways, according to European breast imaging specialists.March 2, 2018ConferenceEvidence-based medicine 'misused' in breast MRIVIENNA - During a refresher course at ECR 2018, breast MRI expert Dr. Christiane Kuhl said the principles of evidence-based medicine have been misused in the case of preoperative breast MRI, and that's part of the reason why the modality hasn't been adopted more widely by the surgical community.March 2, 2018ConferenceLeave no invasive breast cancer behind by using MRIVIENNA - Mammography and ultrasound underestimate 30% of disease in patients with invasive ductal carcinoma, according to research from Israel presented at ECR 2018. MRI overestimates the extent of disease, but at least no cancer is left behind.March 2, 2018Previous PagePage 6 of 45Next PageTop StoriesCTFrench expert shows how to reduce contrast media wasteRadiologists can take proactive measures in reducing iodinated contrast media waste, according to a researcher from Landerneau.MRIWhat’s new at JFR 2025, Mr. President?CTGlobal ICM shortage was a 'wake-up call.' Did we listen?Medical, Legal, and PracticeRadiologist gets suspended for 'antisemitic' statementsSponsor Content"Join Us"
