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Radiologists receive honors at French congress

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Eight radiologists received the French radiology society's medal of honor over the weekend at the national congress (JFR 2019) in Paris, for their outstanding contribution to imaging. Among them are two AuntMinnieEurope.com Editorial Advisory Board members: Dr. Robert Lavayssière from Paris and Dr. Gábor Forrai from Budapest.

October 13, 2019

Scotland's breast cancer screening rates keep falling

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Scotland's breast cancer screening rates continue to fall, with only 71.2% of eligible women attending routine screening between 2015 and 2018, according to news reports.

October 9, 2019

iCAD to feature ProFound AI at JFR

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Computer-aided detection (CAD) and radiation therapy firm iCAD plans to highlight its ProFound AI platform for artificial intelligence (AI) at the upcoming French national radiology congress (JFR) in Paris.

October 6, 2019

RCR launches new accreditation program

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K.'s Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) and the Association of Breast Clinicians (ABC) have developed a new three-year breast imaging accreditation program to train more doctors to become expert breast clinicians.

October 2, 2019

French hairdressers to promote breast screening

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

France's union of private radiologists (Fédération Nationale des Médecins Radiologues, FNMR) has announced the start of its new initiative for "Pink October" to encourage women to get screened for breast cancer. The campaign comprises a full-page advert to promote screening in the magazine Elle (4 and 18 October editions), in addition to FNMR brochures to be handed out at 100 L'Oréal hairdressing salons across France throughout the month.

October 2, 2019

Europe supports AI initiative | New survey on hybrid imaging | How to improve stroke pathway

By Philip Ward

October 1, 2019

Mammography screening rates on the rise in Singapore

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The number of women age 50 or older participating in breast cancer screening for the first time continues to grow in Singapore, according to a 26 September article in the Strait Times.

September 30, 2019

U.K. pledges 200M for new scanners at English hospitals

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The U.K. government announced on 27 September it will provide 200 million pounds (225 million euros) in funding to replace outdated scanners at hospitals across England.

September 26, 2019

Conebeam CT more comfortable than mammography

By Kate Madden Yee

The majority of women find conebeam CT (CBCT) a more comfortable option for breast cancer screening than mammography, largely because CBCT does not involve compression, according to a study published online on 16 September in the European Journal of Radiology.

September 26, 2019

AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider

By Philip Ward

September 23, 2019

Kheiron raises 20M euros in latest funding round

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

U.K. startup Kheiron Medical Technologies has raised 20 million euros in a funding round to raise funds to validate and commercialize Mia, its artificial intelligence (AI) software for breast cancer screening, according to a 23 September article from VentureBeat.com.

September 23, 2019

What's the best minimum age for breast biopsies?

By Philip Ward

For a woman with a breast lump, biopsy is usually undertaken in those over the age of 25. However, the limit could probably be extended to 35 years without having a substantial effect on diagnostic accuracy, if certain criteria were adopted, according to an experienced clinical radiologist from the U.K.

September 23, 2019

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