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NHS: Scottish women not invited to final breast screening

By Rebekah Moan

The National Health Service (NHS) Scotland is contacting nearly 1,800 women following revelations that they did not receive invitations to their final round of breast screening.

September 13, 2018

DBT: Longer reading time, lower breast cancer recall rate

By Rebekah Moan

Interim analysis of a randomized controlled trial on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) showed the modality took longer to read than digital mammography but had significantly lower recall rates. The Norwegian researchers also found no differences in radiation dose between the two techniques, thanks to the use of synthesized DBT images.

September 13, 2018

Breast CT firm secures CE certification for new scanner

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Advanced Breast-CT (AB-CT) of Erlangen, Germany, has secured CE Mark certification for its breast CT scanner, nu:view.

September 13, 2018

Study rejects mammography's role in reducing mortality

By Rebekah Moan

The findings of a new Danish-Norwegian study are reviving the claim that the recent drop in breast cancer mortality is not due to mammography screening but rather the result of improved treatment. The authors assert it's time to consider alternatives to mammography screening -- such as breast palpation by physicians.

September 12, 2018

Study rejects mammography's role in reducing mortality

By Rebekah Moan

The findings of a new Danish-Norwegian study are reviving the claim that the recent drop in breast cancer mortality is not due to mammography screening but rather the result of improved treatment. The authors assert it's time to consider alternatives to mammography screening -- such as breast palpation by physicians

September 12, 2018

Can an AI algorithm triage routine abdominal CT exams?

By Erik L. Ridley

An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can be highly sensitive and specific for identifying acute findings on abdominal CT scans enabling radiologists to prioritize reading of those urgent exams, Swiss researchers reported in an article published online on 7 September in Investigative Radiology.

September 12, 2018

Report details failings behind U.K. breast screening debacle

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A new report examining the reasons behind this year's U.K. breast screening debacle pins the blame on an error made in 2013 that continued undetected for five years, according to an article published online on 9 September by Health Service Journal (HSJ).

September 11, 2018

CT pioneer Ian Isherwood dies

By Philip Ward

The U.K. radiologist responsible for much of the important early clinical development of CT, Dr. Ian Isherwood, died on 3 September at the age of 87. Tributes are already flowing in for a key figure in the history of European medical imaging.

September 10, 2018

Can Tetris inspire AI for MRI breast cancer detection?

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Borrowing concepts used in the classic computer game Tetris, Australian researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that they say can detect tumors on breast MRI exams nearly twice as fast as existing breast cancer detection methods without affecting accuracy.

September 9, 2018

DBT + mammo improves cancer detection, increases recalls

By Rebekah Moan

In a substudy of a large digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) trial, Italian researchers found screen reading using DBT with either acquired or synthesized 2D mammography generally improved breast cancer detection compared with 2D mammography alone but also increased false-positive recalls.

September 9, 2018

Report: Australia still importing technetium generators

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Australia is still importing technetium generators for nuclear medicine studies, nearly a month after the problem that caused a shutdown in shipments was said to have been fixed, according to an article published on September 7 in the Australian.

September 6, 2018

Eckert & Ziegler plans merger with Belgian subsidiary

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Berlin-based isotope technology firm Eckert & Ziegler (EZAG) is making plans to merge with its Belgian subsidiary Eckert & Ziegler Belgium (EZB).

September 5, 2018

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