Breast Imaging: Page 67

Stereotactic breast biopsies: Room for improvement?
By Dr. Rüdiger Schulz-Wendtland
When it comes to the business side of radiology, there is considerable scope for improvement, according to Dr. Rüdiger Schulz-Wendtland. Using breast biopsies as an example, he explains how delays and inefficiencies can have a substantial effect on a hospital's bottom line.
January 23, 2017
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Irish advocate caution on breast screening for under 40s
By Rebekah Moan
Screening for breast cancer is not recommended for women younger than 40 who have normal, benign, or undocumented examination findings, but women with a moderate or high familial risk of breast cancer, personal breast cancer history, or those referred for screening are another story, Irish researchers have found.
January 17, 2017
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Improving the patient experience benefits everyone
By Dr. Jennifer Adams
As a diagnostic radiologist, Dr. Jennifer Adams has always been sensitive to the concerns and fears that patients can have when faced with medical imaging procedures. But she gained a new perspective on what it's like to be a patient when she was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 38.
January 9, 2017
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Cochrane group again takes aim at breast screening
By Kate Madden Yee
Continuing a campaign going back to at least 2000, researchers from the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Copenhagen take aim at screening mammography in a January 10 article in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The group claims that breast screening doesn't reduce the incidence of advanced tumors, and that one-third of tumors detected actually represent overdiagnosis.
January 9, 2017
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Phase-contrast imaging can cut mammogram dose
By Jude Dineley
Optimized x-ray phase-contrast imaging could deliver comparable image quality to mammography, but at a much lower dose, a European research project has found. The technique was demonstrated using a synchrotron source, but is compatible with lab-based, polychromatic x-ray sources.
December 11, 2016
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Study: Reduce CT kV levels to lower breast dose in patients
By Rebekah Moan
Despite a short scan length and relatively small dose length product, contrast-monitoring scans can account for 27% of the overall breast dose accrued from a CT pulmonary angiography study, according to Irish researchers. A small tweak to the kilovoltage (kV) can significantly reduce radiation dose to the breast, they noted.
December 6, 2016
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Sigmascreening touts breast compression study at RSNA 2016
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Sigmascreening is touting the results of a study that focused on the impact of pressure in breast compression on screening outcomes at RSNA 2016 in Chicago.
November 27, 2016
Heindel considers pros and cons of breast screening
Dr. Walter Heindel helped to pioneer Germany's mammographic screening program. In 2005, his team was among the first to offer routine early detection of breast cancer. In this interview, he outlines the risks, opportunities, and future of the national program.
November 22, 2016
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How dense breasts can skew screening sensitivity
By Rebekah Moan
Separate out the densest breasts from the less dense breasts in mammography screening programs: That's the message of German researchers. They found screening program performance decreases in these women when compared with the other, less dense categories.
November 16, 2016
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Germany unveils results on breast MR contrast use
By Rebekah Moan
Intravenous gadoteric acid is a safe and effective contrast agent for use in MR mammography, researchers from Germany have found. The study in the European Journal of Radiology is refreshing because it focuses on daily practice conditions.
November 16, 2016
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EUSOBI paper seeks united approach to breast imaging
By Rebekah Moan
The European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) and 30 national breast radiology bodies have released a position paper in a bid for clarity on breast cancer screening and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT). The group's top priority is double-read, biennial mammography for women 50 to 69 years old, but it urges everybody to prepare for screening with DBT.
November 8, 2016
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Researchers describe new ultrasound tomography mode
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A group from the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands has reported progress with a new method of contrast-enhanced ultrasound tomography that researchers believe could prove useful for breast imaging.
November 8, 2016
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