Breast Imaging: Page 22

Copenhagen study confirms AI's value in breast screening

By Amerigo Allegretto

Danish investigators have shown an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm detected and categorized normal, moderate-risk, and suspicious mammograms while also performing consistently across breast densities. The technology can improve screening outcomes, they say.

April 24, 2022

Attention turns to radiation safety in breast screening

By Philip Ward

Radiation protection is vital in breast screening exams with x-ray technology, particularly given the increasing use of more complicated and potentially more radiation-intensive procedures such as tomosynthesis and contrast mammography. That's the view of a leading European expert on breast imaging.

April 20, 2022

GBL to acquire European imaging operator Affidea for 1B euros

By Philip Ward

Belgian investment firm Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL) announced on 19 April that it is making its first sizable investment in healthcare by acquiring imaging operator Affidea for approximately 1 billion euros.

April 18, 2022

Affidea acquires stake in Swiss medical group

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Dutch diagnostic imaging, outpatient, and cancer care services firm Affidea has acquired a stake in Brust-Zentrum Zürich, the largest breast medicine group in Switzerland. With the acquisition, Affidea Switzerland expands into the breast care space.

April 11, 2022

Mammography use declines in breast cancer survivors

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The rate of mammography use by breast cancer survivors has been declining "steadily" since 2009, according to research published on 7 April in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.

April 10, 2022

Unilabs partners with GE for products and services in Portugal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Unilabs is linking up with GE Healthcare to provide imaging equipment and digital technology in Portugal via a 45-million-euro investment.

April 7, 2022

How has radiology in Rome fared during the pandemic?

By Philip Ward

Extensive data and analysis about the full impact of COVID-19 on scanning volumes and workflow at a public hospital in Rome were released on 5 April in a European Radiology article. Resilience and meticulous planning got his team through the crisis, says Prof. Andrea Laghi.

April 6, 2022

MEDIRAD unveils radiation safety recommendations

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The MEDIRAD project has launched recommendations aimed at enhancing the protection of patients and staff exposed to low doses of radiation during imaging.

April 6, 2022

IBA to partner with Dutch hospital on breast cancer research

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Proton therapy developer Ion Beam Applications (IBA) and the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands will collaborate on research into flash radiation therapy for breast cancer.

April 5, 2022

RCR president responds to cancer services report

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The head of the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) has responded to the U.K. Health and Social Care Committee's recent cancer services report, which warned that a lack of "serious effort" on alleviating workforce shortages risks patient survival rates.

April 4, 2022

AI and radiologists work in harmony for double reading in Norway

By Amerigo Allegretto

Authors from the Cancer Registry of Norway have reported that artificial intelligence (AI) shows promise for detecting breast cancers on screening mammography when compared with double reading in a dataset of nearly 123,000 women.

March 29, 2022

EUSOBI invites applications for social network fellowship

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) is inviting applications for a new fellowship called Communication, Social Network Management & Guideline Development.

March 27, 2022

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