Breast Imaging: Page 83

CAD with single reader works for breast screening, Spanish say
By Rebekah Moan
An institution in Spain has adopted single reading with computer-aided detection (CAD) software to screen for breast cancer in light of recent study results indicating that it works just as well as double reading with arbitration. The only caveat is the readers must be experienced radiologists.
September 1, 2014
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Swiss docs fire back at report against breast screening
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Two Swiss doctors are criticizing a report released in February and published in JAMA Internal Medicine that suggested Switzerland should abolish its organized mammography screening programs.
August 27, 2014
European breast imaging market slated for growth
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The growth in the number of women being screened in national population-based breast cancer screening programs in many European countries will fuel the need for breast imaging systems over the next decade, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan.
August 25, 2014
Shorter scan protocol could make breast MRI screening a reality
By Rebekah Moan
Breast MRI pioneer Dr. Christiane Kuhl has demonstrated that an abbreviated scanning protocol of just three minutes could make breast MRI a reality for population-based screening. The protocol worked well in a research study of more than 400 women that was published in the August issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
August 25, 2014
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Specialist certification gets easier in Germany
Changes to the training system are having major implications for radiologists in Germany. In this interview, Dr. Reinhard Loose, PhD, head of the Radiological Protection Commission Working Group of the German Radiological Society, discusses the certification requirements introduced in summer 2012.
August 21, 2014
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Researchers discover new breast cancer gene
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
An international team of researchers has discovered a new breast cancer gene, according to a study published online in the New England Journal of Medicine.
August 7, 2014
Standard mammography image processing best for calcifications
By Kate Madden Yee
Standard image processing algorithms help mammography detect calcification clusters more effectively than low-contrast or film-screen algorithms and could reduce false positives, according to a U.K. study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
August 4, 2014
Statistics plain and simple: Is there such a thing?
By Dr. Peter Rinck, PhD
The lively debate over screening mammography has highlighted the importance of statistics, but many authors use the wrong methods, draw general conclusions from a small number of case studies, and confuse correlation and causation. The Maverinck investigates.
July 29, 2014
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Volpara lauds Karolinska study
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Volpara Solutions is drawing attention to a clinical study conducted by the Karolinska Institute in Sweden validating the firm's VolparaDensity breast imaging software.
July 27, 2014
New chief of German breast group faces full agenda
Dr. Markus Müller-Schimpfle is the new chair of the Breast Imaging Working Group of the German Radiological Society. In this article, he maps out the challenges he envisages during his time in office. He is keen to ensure Europe does not blindly adopt every idea to come out of the U.S.
July 27, 2014
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SuperSonic completes Paris installations
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
French ultrasound technology developer SuperSonic Imagine has installed nine Aixplorer ultrasound systems at the Paris Radiology Institute (IRP).
July 24, 2014
Belgians find subtle changes after mammography goes digital
By Rebekah Moan
After a Belgian breast screening program went digital, researchers found subtle differences in performance between digital and analog mammography systems. One of them was a major difference in radiation dose, based on whether sites used digital or computed radiography.
July 24, 2014
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