Breast Imaging: Page 89

Shear-wave elastography, ABUS help classify breast lesions

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - High tumor stiffness at shear-wave elastography appears to predict lymph node metastasis in women with invasive breast cancer, and automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) turned in a similar diagnostic performance to handheld ultrasound, according to two studies presented on Sunday at the RSNA meeting.

December 1, 2013

Dutch strive to cut costs by avoiding preoperative breast MRI

By Philip Ward

Before preoperative breast MRI, it's feasible to work out which patients are most likely to show similar results on mammography and ultrasound, and this may help to save on the expense of an MRI exam, Dutch researchers have found.

November 3, 2013

Doctors are not informing patients of overdiagnosis risk

By Kate Madden Yee

Patients are not being told about the possibility of overdiagnosis and overtreatment as a result of cancer screening programs, and many say they wouldn't start a screening program if the overdiagnosis rate is too high, according to a German survey of patients in the U.S.

October 27, 2013

Philips launches breast health awareness app

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has launched an application that encourages women to be aware of their breast health, the company said.

October 22, 2013

Study: Make more use of 3T MRI to identify DCIS

By Rebekah Moan

Adding 3-tesla MRI to mammography for patients presenting with suspicious microcalcifications adds "significant" value, Dutch researchers have found. Specifically, the modality boosts the percentage of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) lesions detected.

October 20, 2013

GE: Study highlights breast cancer threat

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A global study commissioned by GE Healthcare warns that rising breast cancer incidence and mortality represents a significant and growing threat for the developing world.

October 14, 2013

Ditch biopsy for axillary breast cancer staging, experts say

By Rebekah Moan

Is the end in sight for sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for axillary staging of breast cancer patients? U.K. researchers call the procedure "redundant" in light of MR imaging with dye based on superparamagnetic iron oxide.

October 10, 2013

Swedish-led study supports automated breast ultrasound

By Becky McCall

Use of automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) in combination with mammography for women with dense breast tissue can result in an increase in cancer detection from 0.42% with mammography alone compared with 0.66% in women who received mammography combined with ABUS, according to a new European study.

October 8, 2013

Self-tested QA could become routine for Dutch breast imagers

By Rebekah Moan

Everyone agrees on the importance of quality assurance (QA), especially in breast screening. But formal audits are time-consuming and infrequent, and often don't address individual performance. A group of Dutch researchers has addressed the issue with a self-test specifically designed to let breast imagers know how they are doing.

October 3, 2013

Philips to offer 10K mammograms

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare is offering 10,000 women free mammography testing to support breast cancer awareness month in October.

September 30, 2013

Radiation therapy to lymph nodes aids cancer survival

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Administering radiation therapy to chest lymph nodes for patients with early breast cancer improves overall survival without increasing side effects, according to a presentation at the 2013 European Cancer Congress.

September 29, 2013

ESOR plans breast imaging forum

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The European School of Radiology (ESOR) has openings available for its upcoming Galen Advanced Course on Breast Imaging.

September 26, 2013

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