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IAEA launches project on software dosimetry

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has launched a project to investigate the use of software to assist radiology professionals with performing quality assurance and dosimetry on x-ray equipment.

January 14, 2021

Therapixel gets CE Mark for MammoScreen software

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Therapixel has received the CE Mark for its MammoScreen software, which analyzes screening mammograms and indicates suspicious mammograms and lesions to radiologists.

January 11, 2021

What does it take to do great research?

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

Top researchers must be committed and intellectually able, establish a strong track record, and perform well in audits, according to oncology imaging expert Prof. Fiona Gilbert. Along with Dr. Erika Denton and Prof. Amaka Offiah, she has given practical research tips in a free podcast.

January 10, 2021

New study investigates what influences mammography

By Theresa Pablos

Breast cancer cases are growing in Turkey and other low- and middle-income countries, prompting researchers to look for factors that may influence whether a woman decides to participate in mammography or clinical breast examinations.

January 10, 2021

QT Imaging announces EMEA distribution agreement

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Transmission ultrasound breast imaging developer QT Imaging has named Dutch firm Freedom Ventures as exclusive distributor of its QTscan device for the European, Middle Eastern, and North African markets (EMEA). Freedom Ventures will do business as QT Scan.

January 7, 2021

Germans shine light on family breast cancer history

By Theresa Pablos

A large German study has found that women with a family history of breast cancer had a higher rate of cancers detected on imaging and cancers that were a smaller size at diagnosis. The results suggest the higher cancer detection rate may be tied to additional screening rather than family history.

January 7, 2021

Hologic acquires Somatex for 52M euros

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Hologic has acquired Somatex Medical Technologies, a firm specializing in biopsy site markers and localization technologies.

January 4, 2021

Volpara seals deal for breast screening in Australia

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Volpara has secured a five-year contract to provide service to BreastScreen Queensland, the third largest breast screening program in Australia.

January 3, 2021

Prototype breast device displays much promise

By Theresa Pablos

A team from Heidelberg in Germany has reported that a prototype device combining 3D automated breast ultrasound and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) performed well in a feasibility study. The scanner identified 97% of cancers and added only about a minute to the DBT exam time.

December 23, 2020

Sweden's Karolinska unveils breast AI results

By Theresa Pablos

Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm have found that a breast cancer risk assessment model based on artificial intelligence (AI) outperformed traditional methods. The AI model beat conventional risk models used alone and when combined with breast density data.

December 22, 2020

Hologic adds 3D breast ultrasound to SuperSonic Mach 40

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Hologic has added 3D ultrasound imaging to its SuperSonic Mach 40 system, an upgrade that will allow users to easily access the company's ShearWave Plus elastography 3D and high-resolution B-mode volumes.

December 17, 2020

Debate intensifies over breast screening Singapore

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Women in Singapore are not supplied with sufficient information to confront breast cancer, according to a viewpoint expressed in the local media by Dr. Rameysh Danovani, consultant radiologist and medical director at Specialist Women's Imaging Singapore.

December 15, 2020

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