Breast Imaging: Page 91

Hologic launches 3D breast biopsy device
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Women's imaging vendor Hologic has launched a 3D breast biopsy option for use with its Selenia Dimensions 2D and 3D mammography systems.
July 16, 2013
GE gets CE Mark for breast tomosynthesis product
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received the CE Mark for its SenoClaire breast tomosynthesis package.
July 16, 2013
New algorithm helps classify breast MR lesions
By Rebekah Moan
A practical algorithm to classify lesions found in MR mammography has been developed by European breast MR heavyweights. A simple decision tree of five criteria reached an accuracy of 88.4% and achieved diagnostic certainty of greater than 95% in more than a third of cases, they found in their study.
July 14, 2013
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Pros and cons of state-of-the-art breast elastography
By Rebekah Moan
Breast elastography can substantially improve ultrasound capability in differentiating benign from malignant breast lesions -- thus reducing the number of biopsies -- but which technique is the best? An Italian overview article in the European Journal of Radiology answers that question and more.
July 9, 2013
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Global mammo market expected to reach $610M by 2018
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The global mammography equipment market is expected to reach $610 million (467 million euros) by 2018, according to a new report.
July 1, 2013
Audit shows 9% of breast MRI referrals are inappropriate
By Philip Ward
In almost 9% of cases, the recommended referral guidelines for breast MRI examinations are not followed, according to an audit conducted at a district general hospital in northwest England and presented at the recent U.K. Radiological Congress (UKRC) held in Liverpool.
June 30, 2013
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BMJ posts updated NICE guidelines
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
BMJ has published updated recommendations from the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on the classification and care of people at risk of familial breast cancer.
June 25, 2013
PET/CT's role develops in breast cancer follow-up
By Philip Ward
PET/CT is now a useful tool in detecting and restaging recurrent breast cancer, and full use of FDG-PET/CT must be made for follow-up and restaging of patients with the disease, a joint Egyptian and German research team has found.
June 23, 2013
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CR, DR breast cancer screening performance comparable
By Kate Madden Yee
Radiologists reading breast screening studies had comparable performance regardless of whether the images were acquired with computed radiography (CR) or digital radiography (DR) mammography systems, according to a Belgian study published online in European Radiology. Still, DR delivered a lower radiation dose than CR.
June 13, 2013
Planmed appoints Vesa Mattila as managing director
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Medical imaging vendor Planmed has named longtime executive Vesa Mattila as managing director.
June 12, 2013
Study: Breast cancer screening doesn't affect mortality
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Breast cancer screening does not yet show an effect on mortality statistics, even after 40 years, according to a new study published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.
June 11, 2013
Carestream, Forcomed collaborate on mammography training
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Carestream Health and French radiology training firm Forcomed have joined forces in an initiative to provide Internet-based training program for digital mammography.
May 9, 2013
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