Breast Imaging: Page 76

GE unveils Invenia for breast ultrasound

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

GE Healthcare has released its Invenia automated breast ultrasound supplementary screening examination in Europe.

October 1, 2015

Barco secures patent for I-Luminate technology

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Image display firm Barco has been granted a U.S. patent for its I-Luminate technology for the detection of fine details in breast images.

October 1, 2015

Novel breast MRI technique could reduce biopsy rate

By Wayne Forrest

A shorter noncontrast-enhanced breast MRI protocol might help reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies by gathering additional information about suspicious lesions found on screening mammography while cutting scanning times, according to a new study published online September 29 in Radiology.

September 30, 2015

MRI plus mammo still reigns supreme in sensitivity test

By Rebekah Moan

MRI plus mammography has higher sensitivity than digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) plus mammography, according to an article published in European Radiology. However, DBT still performs better than mammography alone and has a higher positive predictive value than MRI.

September 28, 2015

Report: High rate of advanced breast cancer in Africa

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A new report has found that a large majority of women with breast cancer in two countries in sub-Saharan Africa have the disease at an advanced stage.

September 20, 2015

IMS targets tomo biopsy with launch of Giotto Class

By Brian Casey

Italian women's imaging vendor Internazional Medica Scientifica (IMS) has released a new flagship mammography system, called Giotto Class. The new system supports digital breast tomosynthesis and has begun shipping.

September 15, 2015

Breast cancer on rise in low-income countries

By Kate Madden Yee

Low- and middle-income countries are seeing a rise in breast cancer incidence and death rates, despite the fact that death rates have decreased in higher-income countries, where incidence rates have increased or stabilized, according to a new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.

September 9, 2015

Fraunhofer MEVIS plans open house

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The Fraunhofer Institute for Medical Image Computing MEVIS will be holding an open house on 15 September to celebrate its 20th anniversary.

September 7, 2015

Photoacoustics shows clinical potential in breast cancer

By Jude Dineley

Ultrasound and x-ray mammography have several limitations for the detection and monitoring of breast cancer, including high false-positive rates and exposure to ionizing radiation, and this has motivated research into alternatives such as photoacoustic imaging.

September 3, 2015

Effects of false-positive mammograms can persist

By Kate Madden Yee

Women who receive false-positive mammograms are twice as likely to experience long-term unpleasant psychosocial consequences than women with negative exams, according to a new study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.

August 27, 2015

U.S. team finds favor with new breast PET unit

By Michael Reiter

A dedicated breast PET unit developed in Spain offers key advantages for breast imaging, according to a U.S. team that has been testing it. The unit offers better resolution than whole-body PET, and it may prove more useful than molecular breast imaging using technetium-99m sestamibi.

August 6, 2015

New light shed on triple-negative breast cancer

By Rebekah Moan

Watch out for triple-negative breast cancer as it will often demonstrate benign morphological features on ultrasound, researchers from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia have found. Biopsies should still be performed unless the lesion is clearly a cyst or typical fibroadenoma, they insist.

August 5, 2015

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