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New breast MRI method can help predict malignancy
By Rebekah Moan
A study from the Netherlands has shown that evaluating vascular cross-sectional area differences of internal mammary vessels could be a new predictor for malignancy on MRI. The measurement was significantly different in breast cancer patients on the side with cancer compared with the contralateral side, and the variation was not evident in healthy controls.
February 10, 2013
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Local volunteers fill breast cancer screening gap in Sudan
By Rebekah Moan
Due to limited access to mammography, researchers developed a breast screening program in Sudan that relied on clinical breast exams and self-examination. The inexpensive program used local volunteers and resulted in earlier detection of breast cancer compared with when no screening takes place.
January 31, 2013
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Arab Health: Disappearing women cause anguish after screening
By Philip Ward
DUBAI - Fresh data about the Egyptian breast cancer screening program released on the second day of Arab Health confirm that "unreachables" -- patients with suspicious cases who fail to show for follow-up -- remain a serious problem.
January 28, 2013
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Doubts remain over mammography screening, says cancer expert
By Rebekah Moan
A leading breast surgeon remains unconvinced that the benefits of mammography screening outweigh the harms. While deaths may be avoided, any benefit will be more than outweighed by deaths due to the long-term adverse effects of treatment, he stated in an article published online on 23 January in BMJ.
January 24, 2013
Matakina will participate in EU breast cancer research
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Breast density software developer Matakina International has revealed its Volpara breast density measurement software will be used in the European Union's Adapting Breast Cancer Screening Strategy Using Personalized Risk Estimation research project.
January 22, 2013
Selection bias may affect breast cancer screening effectiveness
By Rebekah Moan
A study out of Denmark found that a breast cancer screening program's purported effectiveness could be strongly influenced by the patients selected for screening. The researchers suggest that program detection rates should be interpreted with caution as they may be biased by eligibility criteria.
January 17, 2013
IMS brings Giotto tomosynthesis unit to Germany
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Italian women's imaging vendor Internazionale Medica Scientifica (IMS) and distributor Eckert Roentgen Company have completed the first German installation of the Giotto Tomo tomosynthesis system.
January 14, 2013
Report: Breast imaging market to hit $5B by 2017
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The ever-expanding range of breast-imaging technologies will reach a market value of approximately $5 billion by 2017, according to a market research report by MarketsandMarkets.
January 10, 2013
MRI can detect breast cancer in average-risk women
By Wayne Forrest
A study by German researchers shows MRI screening can help detect breast cancer in women who are only at average risk of developing the disease and have no personal or family history of breast cancer.
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Screening is best reserved for those expected to live longer
By Eric Barnes
Patients signing up for breast or colon cancer screening should have a minimum remaining life expectancy of at least 10 years to boost the chances of benefiting from the exams and overcoming their inherent risks, say researchers from the University of California, San Francisco in an article in BMJ.
January 9, 2013
Study shows DBT plus mammo finds 40% more invasive cancers
By Kate Madden Yee
In one of the first large-scale studies of its kind, Norwegian researchers have found that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in combination with conventional digital mammography detects 40% more invasive cancers and decreases false-positive rates by 15%.
January 8, 2013
Keep aware of pearls when interpreting breast implant ruptures
By Philip Ward
MRI is the most accurate imaging modality for detecting a breast implant rupture, while mammography is the least sensitive yet the most specific method, and ultrasound is often used as a first-line screening tool but sensitivity is limited, according to award-winning research from a top London teaching hospital.
January 8, 2013
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