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French implant boss jailed after missing bail payments
By Reuters Health
PARIS (Reuters) - Jean-Claude Mas, the Frenchman who set off a global health scare by selling substandard breast implants, has been jailed for not paying his bail, a judicial source said on Wednesday.
March 7, 2012
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Politics blocks widespread use of breast MRI for implants
By John Brosky
VIENNA - In the region served by the Ribera public hospital, around 10,000 women have received defective Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) implants, a population that would quickly overwhelm the radiology service if MRI examinations were authorized, according to Dr. Julia Camps Herrero, head of radiology at the center in Alzira, Valencia, Spain.
March 6, 2012
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Switching to digital mammo increases recall rate, study finds
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - A low recall rate in combination with the introduction of digital mammography affects the balance between recall rate and detection rate, which can influence breast cancer care and the associated costs, according to a session at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 3, 2012
Egypt's national breast screening program is put firmly on the map
By Frances Rylands-Monk
VIENNA - Breast cancer accounts for 33% of all female cancers in Egypt, and its incidence will continue to rise, noted Prof. Dorria Salem, director of the national women's outreach program for breast cancer screening, in Saturday's European Society of Radiology meets Egypt session.
March 3, 2012
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CAD could become a second reader in breast imaging
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - The use of computer-aided detection (CAD) in breast cancer screening is quickly approaching the level of experienced radiologists and may soon be used as a second or third reader, said a presenter on Saturday morning at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 2, 2012
Controversy persists over breast screening for under 50s
By Philip Ward and Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Screening is effective in reducing breast cancer mortality in women ages 40 to 49, but false positives remain a serious problem, European Congress of Radiology attendees were told at a special focus session on Friday.
March 2, 2012
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Parascript releases new breast CAD software
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer Parascript announced the availability of AccuDetect 6.1, the latest version of its CAD technology for use with digital mammography images.
March 1, 2012
New technology could become next primary breast cancer screener
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - Multimodal tomography, a 3D nonionizing diagnostic imaging technology, may one day overtake mammography as the primary breast screening method considering its high sensitivity and specificity, according to a Thursday presentation at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 1, 2012
MRI breast screening works well in Austrian program
By Brian Casey
VIENNA - Breast MRI works well in a screening environment, according to results in more than 500 women who were examined in an Austrian national screening program. The modality could obviate the need for ultrasound for screening high-risk women, attendees learned on Thursday at the European Congress of Radiology.
March 1, 2012
Evidence-based controversies in breast MRI
By Mélisande Rouger
VIENNA - Professor Francesco Sardanelli, director of radiology at the IRCCS Policlinico San Donato in Milan, Italy, will focus on evidence-based controversies in breast MRI during a dedicated course at the European Congress of Radiology. He also spoke with ECR Today about the topic.
March 1, 2012
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Digital breast tomosynthesis will replace mammography
By Rebekah Moan
VIENNA - In 10 years, breast tomosynthesis will replace full-field digital mammography because of its higher sensitivity, enhanced image quality, and ability to image dense breasts, predicted a presenter at the European Congress of Radiology on Thursday.
February 29, 2012
European women's imaging to reach $460M
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The European women's health imaging system market will grow slowly over the next five years, increasing to $460 million by 2016, according to a new study conducted by Millenium Research Group.
February 29, 2012
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