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BJR: Automated breast density shows fresh promise

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Researchers in Canada have found that an automated breast density measurement software outperforms conventional risk factors for predicting the risk of cancer, according to research published on 20 January by the British Journal of Radiology.

January 24, 2016

Fuji lands another U.K. mammography order

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems said it will be delivering its Amulet Innovality full-field digital mammography system to Nuffield Health's new Citylabs diagnostic suite in Manchester, U.K.

January 11, 2016

Optical imager targets breast cancer screening

By Medicalphysicsweb

Diffuse optical imaging has been proposed as a nonionizing and relatively inexpensive alternative method for detecting breast cancers, including those in dense tissues. Now, U.S. scientists have developed a handheld optical scanner with the potential to image breast cancer in real-time.

December 30, 2015

Study finds benefits to breast cancer screening over 75

By Kate Madden Yee

A new study of breast screening in women older than 75 has found that enough cancers are detected in this population to make screening worthwhile. The findings could shape the ongoing debate over whether older women should undergo regular screening.

December 28, 2015

Density mapping predicts interval breast cancers

By Eric Barnes

Dutch researchers are using a breast density mapping software package to predict which density patterns are associated with higher rates of tumors found between mammography screenings. The results may help make supplemental breast cancer screening exams more effective for select patients.

December 23, 2015

Philips secures mammography manufacturing partner

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has named Swedish manufacturer Note as its new strategic partner for the MicroDose full-field digital mammography unit.

December 15, 2015

Positron emission mammo shows prowess in cancer

By Wayne Forrest

Positron emission mammography (PEM) can detect almost all breast cancer index lesions located within its scanning range without limitations due to tumor size, grade, or histological subtype, according to a Dutch study presented at RSNA 2015 in Chicago.

December 13, 2015

Breast density alone not a cancer risk factor

By Kate Madden Yee

High density of breast tissue alone is not a strong independent risk factor for cancer, according to a study by Croatian researchers presented at this week's RSNA 2015 meeting in Chicago.

December 2, 2015

Lightpoint receives 2.4 million euro grant for breast cancer trial

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Luminescence imaging technology developer Lightpoint Medical received a 2.4 million euro grant from the European Commission to carry out a large-scale clinical trial in breast cancer.

December 1, 2015

Densitas receives CE Mark, Canadian clearance

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Medical device firm Densitas has received the CE Mark from the European Commission and a medical device license from Health Canada for its DM-Density breast density assessment software.

November 30, 2015

3D breast tomosynthesis to overtake 2D mammo by 2019

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

In the mammography market, 2D digital flat-panel detector mammography was the leading technology in both Western Europe and North America in 2014, but 3D tomosynthesis systems are forecast to surpass 2D mammography as the largest technology segment in North America by 2019, according to analyst firm IHS Medical Technology.

November 29, 2015

Breast MR finds significant cancer that mammo misses

By Kate Madden Yee

Additional breast cancers found with MRI after mammography can be larger and more aggressive -- and may prompt a change in a patient's treatment plan, according to a new study published in Radiology.

November 26, 2015

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