Breast Imaging: Page 61

Volpara highlights 4 studies at RSNA 2017

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions is touting four studies that used its software and are being presented at RSNA 2017 in Chicago.

November 28, 2017

Study: More breast screens equal higher cancer risk

By Rebekah Moan

A multinational team has shown that the earlier and more frequently a woman starts screening for breast cancer, the higher her lifetime risk of radiation-induced cancer. But the total effective risk falls as women get older, particularly when they hit 70 years old, according to a study published in the European Journal of Radiology.

November 22, 2017

Overweight women need more frequent mammograms

By Kate Madden Yee

Women who are overweight may need to be screened for breast cancer more often, as these women had larger tumors at diagnosis in a study being presented by researchers from Sweden at the upcoming RSNA 2017 meeting.

November 20, 2017

ABVS rivals MRI in predicting small breast lesions

By Rebekah Moan

Automated breast volume scanning (ABVS) performs better than ultrasound and MRI in predicting breast cancer size for lesions smaller than 2 cm, and it is comparable for lesions of all other sizes, according to Italian researchers.

November 16, 2017

Fresh row develops over breast screening in France

By Rebekah Moan

Breast cancer screening critics are at it again -- this time zeroing in on France. A multinational team has praised changes to breast cancer screening that alter the existing program, such as giving women more information on overdiagnosis, but breast cancer screening advocates strongly disagree, believing that the magnitude of overdiagnosis has been exaggerated.

November 13, 2017

Densitas highlights research at BSBR meeting

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medical device firm Densitas said two research studies involving its DM-Density automated breast density software were presented at this week's British Society of Breast Radiology (BSBR) scientific meeting.

November 7, 2017

Hologic adds Dutch mammo supply deal

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Women's imaging firm Hologic and its Netherlands' distributor Tromp Medical will supply mammography systems for the Dutch Breast Cancer Screening Program.

November 1, 2017

Kuhl: Stop focusing on breast cancer overdiagnosis

By Rebekah Moan

Instead of overdiagnosis, the main problem with breast cancer screening is underdiagnosis, according to breast imaging expert Dr. Christiane Kuhl. Furthermore, breast MRI could be a tool of the future to alleviate this problem, she added.

October 17, 2017

South African province snubs free mammography screening

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A large South African province has turned down an offer of a free breast cancer screening truck operated by the nonprofit PinkDrive.

October 12, 2017

CESM boosts detection of malignant breast lesions

By Rebekah Moan

Compared with conventional mammography alone, contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) catches an additional 7.7% of lesions in recalled women -- and most of these lesions are malignant, Dutch researchers found. The low risks of using CESM as a workup tool make it a valuable addition to breast cancer care, they added.

October 11, 2017

Sectra to provide IT for Dutch breast screening

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish PACS firm Sectra has signed a multiyear agreement to provide archiving, communication, and image viewing IT software for the Dutch breast screening organization FSB.

October 9, 2017

French radiologists get set to become TV stars

By Frances Rylands-Monk

France's national union of independent radiologists has unveiled a new television advertising campaign to promote breast cancer screening in tandem with Pink October, the country's national breast cancer awareness month.

October 5, 2017

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