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Interpretation time for screening digital mammograms: Is it efficient?
Jan 06, 2009 |
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Digital mammograms take longer to interpret than film-screen mammograms, according to a study performed at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
New mammography technology improves cancer detection
Nov 28, 2007 |
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A new radiological diagnostic tool called stereo mammography allows clinicians to detect more lesions and could significantly reduce the number of women who are recalled for additional tests following routine screening mammography.
Dense breasts, hormone levels are 2 separate, independent risk factors for breast cancer
Aug 20, 2007 |
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The density of a woman’s breast tissue and her level of sex hormones are two strong and independent risk factors for breast cancer, according to a team of researchers from Harvard and Georgetown universities. The finding ...
Researchers believe hormone therapy should not be stopped prior to mammograms
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) are recommending that menopausal women on hormone therapy (HT) continue their treatment prior to having their annual mammogram screenings. These ...
Disagreement Over Mammography Task Force Study
Dec 09, 2009 |
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When a government-appointed panel of experts released new guidelines last month calling for fewer routine mammograms, they were met with public confusion, political outrage, and a media storm that left women ...
New system could provide safer, cheaper, more detailed mammograms
Oct 29, 2007 |
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A new ultra-high resolution mammography system that detects cancerous tumors with higher-quality images, more efficient radiation exposures and lower cost has been developed by a team of U.S. and German scientists.
Computer identifies authentic Van Gogh
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dutch researcher Igor Berezhnoy has developed computer algorithms to support art historians and other art experts in their visual assessment of paintings. His digital technology is capable ...
City-dwelling women at greater risk for breast cancer
Nov 26, 2007 |
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Women who live in urban areas have denser breasts, making them more likely to develop breast cancer, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
Deadline in Google book deal extended to Friday
Nov 09, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google says it needs until Friday to come up with a new proposal that would give it the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books.
Taiwan to invest 65 million dollars in e-book industry
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Taiwan plans to invest more than 65 million US dollars in its competitive electronic-book sector over the next five years, the economic ministry's Industrial Development Bureau said.
Tech and teens
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Digital media use is transforming the way young people learn, UCI researcher Mizuko "Mimi" Ito has found, and schools should take note.
Best go digital in a pandemic
Dec 22, 2009 |
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The use of a digital checklist for patients being administered emergency drugs during a pandemic or following a biological terrorist attack reduces the fatigue factor, according to a report in the International Journal of ...
Interactive digital art show opens in London
Dec 09, 2009 |
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The creative side of information technology went on display in London this week, in an arresting new interactive show including glowing reeds and a blinking mechanical eye.
Best Buy embraces digital delivery of home video
Nov 03, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Best Buy Co. is trying to nudge consumers away from its stores' DVD aisles by making it easier for them to rent and buy movies over high-speed Internet connections.
Whose Tattoo Is It Anyway?
Dec 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An infra-red digital camera could be a crucial tool in the fight against crime when trying to identify suspects by their tattoos, according to new University of Derby research.
