Breast Imaging: Page 54

Problems persist for breast cancer detection in Morocco
By Rebekah Moan
In advance of ECR 2019's focus on Africa, we have a special report about Morocco. A new evaluation has found the country continues to come up short in terms of breast cancer detection, even though the rate of annual screening coverage achieved was acceptable.
August 6, 2018
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JVCKenwood unveils new breast imaging monitor
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Electronic company JVCKenwood presented the next generation of its 5-megapixel color breast imaging monitor at the recent International Workshop on Breast Imaging in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
July 30, 2018
Thermal imaging monitors radiotherapy efficacy
By Cynthia E. Keen
Israeli researchers have demonstrated that thermography may provide a viable radiotherapy monitoring tool for treatment optimization. They have developed a method to detect tumors in a thermal image and estimate changes in tumor and vasculature during radiotherapy.
July 25, 2018
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Densitas secures breast screening deal in U.K.
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical software developer Densitas has signed a breast screening technology partnership with Leeds Teaching Hospitals National Health Service (NHS) Trust in the U.K.
July 24, 2018
Few transgender people undergo breast screening
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Screening for breast cancer and other abnormalities is available for transgender people in the U.K., but very few take advantage of the service, according to a study presented at the recent meeting of the U.K. Radiological and Radiation Oncology Congress in Liverpool.
July 10, 2018
Opinion: Stop misleading women on breast screening
By Dr. László Tabár
The article published 5 July by JAMA Oncology about the cost-effectiveness of breast screening is another example of the type of "nonscience" from a leading tabloid journal, writes Dr. László Tabár. Women and decision-makers deserve correct and honest information, and it's time to focus on the harm of not being screened, he notes.
July 5, 2018
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Would risk-based breast screening be more cost-effective?
By Philip Ward
Not offering breast screening to women at lower risk of cancer could improve the cost-effectiveness of screening programs, reduce overdiagnosis, and maintain most of the benefits of screening, according to U.K. research published online on 5 July by JAMA Oncology.
July 4, 2018
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Danes find gridless mammography cuts radiation dose
By Rebekah Moan
Using gridless mammography acquisition results in a lower radiation dose for the patient, according to new research from Denmark. The study involving more than 70,000 women demonstrated that gridless mammography acquisition with software scatter correction is an alternative to grid-based acquisition in mammography.
July 2, 2018
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Hologic starts selling Viera portable breast ultrasound unit
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Women's imaging firm Hologic has started selling its new Viera handheld breast ultrasound scanner in the U.S. and Europe.
June 19, 2018
TOF PET/MRI allows lower FDG dose for breast cases
By Wayne Forrest
Clinicians can reduce a standard dose of FDG by as much as 90% and still achieve clinically acceptable PET image quality in time-of-flight (TOF) PET/MRI scans for breast cancer, according to a Swiss study published online on 7 June in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.
June 17, 2018
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Radiographers: 'Yes, we can read chest x-rays'
By Philip Ward
The U.K. Society of Radiographers has refuted the suggestion that radiographers must not read chest x-rays and cannot conduct clinical image reporting to a standard equivalent to a senior radiologist. It's a "rather sad spectacle," according to its CEO Richard Evans.
June 14, 2018
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Tomosynthesis can work in breast assessment clinics
By Rebekah Moan
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has the potential to improve healthcare by increasing diagnostic accuracy and simplifying workup in breast cancer assessment clinics, so much so that assessment clinics have widely embraced the modality, a new study published in European Radiology found.
June 11, 2018
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