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Kuhl: Stop focusing on breast cancer overdiagnosis

By Rebekah Moan

Instead of overdiagnosis, the main problem with breast cancer screening is underdiagnosis, according to breast imaging expert Dr. Christiane Kuhl. Furthermore, breast MRI could be a tool of the future to alleviate this problem, she added.

October 17, 2017

ESCR: Chest x-rays pick up incidental findings

By Philip Ward

Don't underestimate chest x-rays as a useful technique for illuminating thoracic aorta pathologies, particularly when it comes to highlighting incidental findings, according to Italian research presented at last week's European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR) congress in Milan.

October 16, 2017

JFR 2017: CT overscanning leads to higher radiation doses

By Frances Rylands-Monk

Efforts to curb radiation exposure with dose reduction technology have stepped up in recent years, but a study from Switzerland has revealed another source of excessive radiation dose across hospitals -- overscanning, delegates at the Journées Francophones de Radiologie (JFR 2017) heard on 16 October.

October 15, 2017

South African province snubs free mammography screening

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A large South African province has turned down an offer of a free breast cancer screening truck operated by the nonprofit PinkDrive.

October 12, 2017

CESM boosts detection of malignant breast lesions

By Rebekah Moan

Compared with conventional mammography alone, contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) catches an additional 7.7% of lesions in recalled women -- and most of these lesions are malignant, Dutch researchers found. The low risks of using CESM as a workup tool make it a valuable addition to breast cancer care, they added.

October 11, 2017

Sectra to provide IT for Dutch breast screening

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Swedish PACS firm Sectra has signed a multiyear agreement to provide archiving, communication, and image viewing IT software for the Dutch breast screening organization FSB.

October 9, 2017

French radiologists get set to become TV stars

By Frances Rylands-Monk

France's national union of independent radiologists has unveiled a new television advertising campaign to promote breast cancer screening in tandem with Pink October, the country's national breast cancer awareness month.

October 5, 2017

Oncovision unveils Mammi software update

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

Spanish medical technology developer Oncovision has introduced version 2.2 of its Mammi software, which is used on the company's Mammi dedicated breast PET system.

October 3, 2017

Double reading mammograms: Is it time to stop?

By Rebekah Moan

Double reading of digital mammograms may be a waste of time and money, Spanish researchers have found. The evidence of benefit is "scarce," and double reading seems to increase operational costs without translating into a higher cancer detection rate, they noted.

October 3, 2017

Study casts fresh doubt on chest x-ray proficiency

By Frances Rylands-Monk

New research has raised serious concerns about the accuracy of chest x-ray interpretations in acute care by nonradiologists. To avoid harm to patients, the Iranian authors emphasize the urgent need for better worldwide training in this area.

October 2, 2017

Training in hybrid imaging comes under scrutiny

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

A new European survey for radiologists and medical physicists is underway to gauge the interest of young healthcare professionals in education and training in cross-modality imaging, with a particular emphasis on SPECT/CT, PET/CT, and PET/MRI.

October 1, 2017

Radiology gets set for IDoR on 8 November

By Philip Ward

Over 150 professional societies from across the globe are set to take part in the International Day of Radiology (IDoR) on 8 November. The focus is on emergency radiology, and the organizers have posted expert interviews with radiologists from Spain, France, and elsewhere.

October 1, 2017

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