Breast Imaging: Page 54

TOF PET/MRI reduces dose for breast cancer detection
By Wayne Forrest
Clinicians can use as little as 10% of the conventional FDG dose and still produce diagnostic-quality images to detect breast cancer using a time-of-flight (TOF) imaging technique with PET/MRI, according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
December 11, 2018
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Why England is correct to review breast-screening approach
By Dr. László Tabár and Dr. Peter B. Dean
The National Health Service in England has begun a long-term plan to evaluate its strategy for breast cancer screening. This review is long overdue, write Drs. László Tabár and Peter B. Dean. They stress the importance of early detection and treatment.
December 10, 2018
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Use ultrasound to evaluate masses found on DBT
By Kate Madden Yee
Ultrasound is 98% effective for further assessing masses found on screening digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), according to a study published online on 29 November in the British Journal of Radiology. The findings suggest that a diagnostic mammogram after screening DBT is unnecessary, thus sparing women additional radiation exposure.
December 4, 2018
2017 10 25 18 23 6483 Ultrasound Portable 400
ScreenPoint partners with Volpara
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Dutch women's imaging software developer ScreenPoint Medical has signed a memorandum of understanding with breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions.
November 29, 2018
How Denmark strives for quality in breast screening
By Philip Ward
Multidisciplinary teamwork, high-volume readers, training and audits, and continuous monitoring of quality are vital in breast cancer screening, according to Dr. Ilse Vejborg, a speaker at Tuesday's RSNA 2018 session on the Nordic countries. Her group also works hard to avoid potential harms from overdiagnosis and unnecessary intervention.
November 26, 2018
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Kheiron gets funding to test deep-learning mammo software
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
U.K. start-up Kheiron Medical Technologies will be testing its deep-learning breast cancer screening software in the National Health Service as part of a larger radiology project funded by the U.K. government.
November 26, 2018
Spanish show how density affects digital mammography
By Kate Madden Yee
The screening performance of digital mammography can be negatively affected by the density of a woman's breast tissue -- especially tissue that is considered heterogeneously or extremely dense, according to a Spanish study published online on 15 November in the European Journal of Radiology.
November 20, 2018
2018 11 20 19 31 9570 Breast Mammography Tech 400
Breast screening in England faces major overhaul
By Philip Ward
Following a series of blunders, the national breast screening program in England is to undergo an in-depth review that is due to be completed in summer 2019, it was announced today. The Royal College of Radiologists has already welcomed the news.
November 14, 2018
2016 08 18 13 26 22 430 Breast Screening Mammo 400
Second-look breast ultrasound spots occult lesions
By Rebekah Moan
Second-look breast ultrasound with volume navigation effectively detects occult additional lesions initially spotted via breast MRI, Italian researchers have found. In addition, the technique permits safe biopsies irrespective of position and depth.
November 4, 2018
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Philips launches breast ultrasound package
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Philips Healthcare has launched a new package for ultrasound breast imaging that combines hardware and software into a single offering to support breast screening.
October 24, 2018
2017 12 15 21 19 7016 Philips Rsna 2017 400
U.K. team confirms safety of weekly breast radiation therapy
By Abraham Kim
A larger, weekly dose of radiation therapy has side effects that are comparable with those from conventional daily treatments for early-stage breast cancer, said U.K. researchers, who shared their findings on 21 October at the American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting in San Antonio, Texas.
October 24, 2018
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Swedish trial shows DBT detects more breast cancer
By Rebekah Moan
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) with a single view detects over a third more breast cancers than traditional mammography, a large Swedish study published on 12 October in Lancet Oncology has found. In addition, most of the breast cancers are invasive cancers.
October 17, 2018
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