Breast Imaging: Page 66

Sigmascreening highlights Asian breast study
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Mammography technology developer Sigmascreening is directing attention to a recent study that found substantial variation in the compression force used during digital mammography on the breasts of Asian women.
September 5, 2017
Nordic study finds cancer mortality rates have sunk
By Rebekah Moan
Mortality rates for prostate and breast cancers in the Nordic region have declined by between 22% in Finland for prostate cancer and 32% for breast cancer in Norway since the 1990s. The drop is not driven by changes in risk factors but rather by improvements in cancer detection and management, researchers have found.
August 23, 2017
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How to reduce radiographers' aches and pains
By Rebekah Moan
Getting in the correct position is vital. That's the overriding conclusion of Portuguese researchers who have identified postures for radiographers and given practical advice that will help to reduce work-related musculoskeletal disorders when performing mammograms.
August 14, 2017
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Swiss find inequalities persist in breast screening
By Rebekah Moan
Introducing an organized breast cancer screening program in Geneva, Switzerland, increased adherence to mammography screening, but it did nothing to eliminate social disparities in the screening participation, an epidemiological study published on 1 August in Preventive Medicine has found.
August 14, 2017
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Study: Better to catch breast cancer early
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Breast cancer cells that spread to other parts of the body break off and leave the primary tumor at late stages of disease development -- further reason to catch breast cancer early, according to a U.K. study published August 14 in Cancer Cell.
August 13, 2017
Radiologists can trust DBT density measurements
By Kate Madden Yee
Breast density measurements calculated on full-field digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) are comparable -- and so are median radiation dose values for dense breasts, according to Spanish investigators.
August 7, 2017
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Engage trainees early to achieve success in breast imaging
By Rebekah Moan
Catch 'em young: That's the message of a new survey on what determines whether a trainee will choose breast radiology as a career. Results show engaging with trainees from an early stage and extolling the positive job aspects can make a difference as to whether they become breast radiologists.
August 2, 2017
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JCCO highlights breast cancer audit report
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The Joint Collegiate Council for Oncology (JCCO) in the U.K. is highlighting the release of the first national audit of breast cancer in elderly patients.
July 24, 2017
GE highlights dose-reduction results in Spain
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare is highlighting the results of its dose-management software for all 10 public hospitals in the region of Murcia, Spain.
July 20, 2017
Do older women benefit from screening mammography?
By Kate Madden Yee
Do women benefit from continuing breast screening beyond the age of 70? Australian researchers are questioning whether they do, based on their statistical model that compared screening through age 69 with screening through age 74, according to a study published online on July 10 in the International Journal of Cancer.
July 20, 2017
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Germany approves Radiology Protection Act
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The German Parliament has given its official approval to the country's first Radiological Protection Act, according to an article on the German Radiological Society website.
July 10, 2017
For dense breasts, double read DBT and synthesized images
By Rebekah Moan
For women with mammographically negative dense breasts, double reading of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) plus synthesized 2D images is the most accurate of all DBT reading strategies. However, double reading also has the longest reading time, according to new research.
July 9, 2017
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