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Neural networks read mammograms as well as radiologists

By Kate Madden Yee

VIENNA - Deep artificial neural networks can read mammograms as well as radiologists, according to research from Switzerland presented at ECR 2017 on Thursday. Neural networks can also be trained with a relatively small amount of data, the group found.

March 2, 2017

Is DBT ready to replace digital mammography for screening?

By Kate Madden Yee

VIENNA - Enthusiasm for digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) continues to grow, with adherents lauding its increased cancer detection and reduced false-positive rates. Thus far, the technology has been used as an adjunct to digital mammography -- but could it replace it? Two presentations given on Wednesday at ECR 2017 addressed the question.

March 1, 2017

EU funds project for new ultrasound, tomo device for breast cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A new European Union (EU)-funded project will develop a device for multimodal tomography using ultrasound and optical tomography to improve breast cancer diagnosis.

February 28, 2017

Volpara debuts updated breast imaging software at ECR

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions has released its updated VolparaEnterprise 2.0 software at ECR 2017.

February 28, 2017

Gamma Medica signs distributor for Ireland, U.K.

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Gamma camera developer Gamma Medica has announced a distribution partnership with Hospital Services Limited (HSL), an Irish seller and servicer of radiology equipment and medical devices.

February 22, 2017

Breast MRI benefits women across all risk categories

By Kate Madden Yee

Screening breast MRI boosts early diagnosis of cancer in all women, not just those at high risk, according to a new study from Germany published online this week in Radiology. So why isn't the modality being used more frequently?

February 20, 2017

Italians put finishing touches to image quality method

By Rebekah Moan

Italian researchers have proved a combination of phantoms, an automatic software tool, and a statistical process are effective and applicable on a large scale to vet the image quality and reproducibility for any type of digital mammography system.

February 6, 2017

Breast screening organizers get creative to boost uptake

By Frances Rylands-Monk

A new study from Lebanon of 2,400 women older than 40 has found that fewer than half the women sent a breast screening invitation underwent mammography. To overcome the hit-and-miss nature of screening adherence in the region, new campaigns and promotions are being used.

February 5, 2017

Mechanical imaging can cut breast screening recalls

By Rebekah Moan

Adding a technique called mechanical imaging to mammography breast cancer screening could lower the number of false positives and recalls by a third, according to a new Swedish study. The researchers call the results "surprising."

January 30, 2017

Volpara highlights study linking screening, breast density

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions is highlighting a study from the Netherlands showing a strong linear relationship between decreased screening performance and volumetric breast density.

January 29, 2017

Breast screening debate spreads to Middle East

By Inga Stevens

DUBAI - As the doors spring open for the first day of the Arab Health 2017 show, breast cancer screening is set to come under close scrutiny at the Total Radiology conference that forms a major part of the event. Dr. Shaikha Abu Shaikha speaks about Qatar's Breast and Bowel Screening Program.

January 29, 2017

PET/MRI adds to recurrent breast cancer diagnoses

By Wayne Forrest

PET/MRI's efficacy in women's imaging applications continues to broaden. Dr. Johannes Grueneisen and his colleagues from Essen, Germany, have found the hybrid modality achieves "superior restaging" with breast cancer patients compared with MRI alone.

January 25, 2017

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