Breast Imaging: Page 28

Estrogen receptor tied to outcomes in DCIS

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The estrogen receptor (ER) plays a key role in predicting long-term outcomes in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), researchers from Queen Mary University of London reported in a study published online on 16 March in Clinical Cancer Research.

March 15, 2021

Magnetic seeds enhance breast care at London's Royal Free

By Philip Ward

Magnetic seeds are a feasible, cost-effective, and safe method of localizing breast lesions, and they're proving popular with both patients and breast surgeons, according to new research from the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

March 9, 2021

Kuhl provides master class on breast MRI at ECR 2021

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Not everything that glitters is gold, and not everything that enhances in breast MRI is due to breast cancer. That was one of the core messages of Prof. Dr. Christiane Kuhl, PhD, chair of radiology at Aachen University Hospital in Germany, in her ECR talk on how to identify malignant lesions on MRI.

March 8, 2021

AI enhances classification of breast density on mammography

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI)-based software application can reduce inter-reader variability in breast density classifications, enabling more consistent mammography reports, according to research presented at ECR 2021.

March 8, 2021

Lancet commission highlights unequal access to imaging

By Emily Hayes

The Lancet Oncology Commission on Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine presented its findings from a major research effort on global health disparities on 4 March at ECR 2021. It's vital to get governments to scale up imaging infrastructure, said Dr. Hedvig Hricak, PhD.

March 4, 2021

AI and breast density foretell potential risk of interval cancer

By Erik L. Ridley

The combination of breast density and artificial intelligence (AI)-based analysis may be able to significantly reduce the number of interval cancers missed in mammography screening programs, Dutch researchers reported in a Thursday presentation at ECR 2021.

March 4, 2021

Siemens introduces new breast imaging technology

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Siemens‌ ‌Healthineers‌ ‌has‌ ‌introduced‌ ‌new technology that aims to improve breast imaging reading and optimization.

March 2, 2021

Automated breast positioning comes under scrutiny at ECR 2021

By Philip Ward

A prize-winning ECR 2021 study of mammographic screening images has shown that automated analysis of breast positioning found a significant number of inadequate images in the technical repeats attributed to positioning errors.

March 2, 2021

Study: Clinical breast exams may be option in low-income nations

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Regular clinical breast examinations should be considered an alternative to mammograms for women in low- and middle-income countries, according to a new study published on 24 February in the BMJ.

February 23, 2021

German study scrutinizes economics of MRI for dense breasts

By Frances Rylands-Monk

A German study has shown that in high-risk breast cancer patients, MR mammography is a cost-effective alternative to mammography in a yearly screening setting.

February 17, 2021

Dutch parliament supports MRI screening for dense breasts

By Frances Rylands-Monk

The second chamber of the Dutch parliament has voted unanimously in favor of women with dense breast tissue undergoing MRI exams as part of the national screening program, following lively debate between radiologists and politicians over recent weeks.

February 10, 2021

Dutch experts lock horns over MRI's screening role in dense breasts

By Frances Rylands-Monk

The heated debate over the pros and cons of contrast-enhanced mammography and MRI for screening women with dense breast tissue has resurfaced in the Netherlands, with parliament scheduled to vote on the use of MRI as a screening tool.

February 8, 2021

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