Breast Imaging: Page 71

Samsung unveils upgrades for breast ultrasound

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Samsung Medison has released upgrades to its RS80A ultrasound system specifically for breast imaging.

April 20, 2016

Abbreviated breast MR rivals standard protocol

By Rebekah Moan

An abbreviated breast MR protocol represents a time-saving method with the same diagnostic potential as the standard protocol for characterizing breast lesions, according to Italian researchers. The abbreviated protocol can cut postprocessing time, they say.

April 17, 2016

Spectral data enrich mammography

By Tami Freeman, PhD

Spectral mammography could help reduce breast cancer screening recalls by distinguishing solid lesions from cysts, said researchers from Sweden and the U.K. who have developed a new method to measure the energy-dependent x-ray attenuation of tissue.

April 14, 2016

Planmed receives CE Mark for mammo systems

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medical imaging vendor Planmed received the CE Mark for its digital breast tomosynthesis system and full-field digital mammography system.

April 10, 2016

DBT plus FFDM boosts invasive cancer detection rates

By Kate Madden Yee

A new literature review published in The Breast has confirmed that adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to breast screening with full-field digital mammography (FFDM) boosts invasive cancer detection rates, and it may reduce recall and false-positive rates as well.

April 6, 2016

Large Egyptian study shows breast cancer, density link

By Rebekah Moan

A study encompassing more than 100,000 women in Egypt has confirmed that an increase in mammographic breast density -- based on the American College of Radiology classifications -- is associated with a heightened risk of breast cancer.

April 5, 2016

DRG prepares to unveil German translation of BI-RADS

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The German edition of the updated American College of Radiology BI-RADS will be published later this month, according to the German Radiological Society (DRG).

April 4, 2016

Synthetic 2D 'surprises' top U.K. breast team

By Rebekah Moan

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is not all it's cracked up to be in results that researchers from Cambridge, U.K., have called "surprising." The technique's preferred when assessing lesion visibility and extent and also when discriminating between malignant and benign lesions, but synthetic 2D is proving superior when viewing microcalcifications.

March 21, 2016

Volpara highlights studies at ECR 2016

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions is highlighting multiple scientific studies using its technology that were presented at ECR 2016 last week.

March 10, 2016

Ultrasound tops tomo in dense breasts -- or not?

By Kate Madden Yee

Ultrasound has an edge in sensitivity over digital breast tomosynthesis as an accompaniment to standard 2D mammography in women with dense breast tissue. But better sensitivity may not be enough to make ultrasound the gold standard for these women, according to a study presented at the European Breast Cancer Conference.

March 9, 2016

EBBC: Whole-breast radiotherapy not needed for early cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Whole-breast radiotherapy may not be needed to treat early breast cancer, according to data presented at the European Breast Cancer Conference (EBBC), underway in Amsterdam and sponsored by the European Cancer Organization.

March 9, 2016

Top 5 trends from ECR 2016 in Vienna

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

As the European radiological community draws a collective breath from ECR 2016, it's a perfect time to reflect on the meeting and identify the major trends affecting medical imaging. Here are five central themes that circulated the halls of the Austria Center Vienna at this year's congress.

March 8, 2016

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