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New technology could revolutionize breast cancer screening
Nov 12, 2008 |
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The world's first radar breast imaging system developed at Bristol University that could revolutionise the way women are scanned for breast cancer, is being trialled at North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT).
Radiologists overestimate their overall risk of malpractice lawsuits in breast imaging
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Radiologists who work in breast imaging tend to overestimate their actual risk of medical malpractice lawsuits, according to a study performed at the University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine ...
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New MR technique may help save women from unnecessary breast biopsies
Apr 23, 2009 |
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A new MR procedure that uses diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) to determine whether or not a breast lesion is malignant or benign may help reduce unnecessary breast biopsies, according to a study performed at the National ...
Breast cancer in men: Mammography and sonography findings
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Mammography and sonography findings help doctors identify and appropriately treat breast cancer in men, according to a study performed at the University of Texas M.D. Cancer Center in Houston, TX.
SNM releases new fact sheet on breast cancer and molecular imaging
Oct 03, 2008 |
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Coinciding with the observance of Nuclear Medicine Week (October 5 to 11) and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), SNM released today a new fact sheet highlighting recent developments in molecular imaging technologies ...
SNM releases new fact sheet on breast cancer and molecular imaging
Oct 03, 2008 |
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Coinciding with the observance of Nuclear Medicine Week (October 5 to 11) and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), SNM released today a new fact sheet highlighting recent developments in molecular imaging technologies ...
SNM releases new fact sheet on breast cancer and molecular imaging
Oct 03, 2008 |
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Coinciding with the observance of Nuclear Medicine Week (October 5 to 11) and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), SNM released today a new fact sheet highlighting recent developments in molecular imaging technologies ...
Digital mammography plus digital breast tomosynthesis may decrease patient recall rates
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Nationally, about ten percent of women in the US are recalled for a second mammogram after an abnormality is detected on the first one—for most women this can be very stressful. However the use of digital breast tomosynthesis ...
Researchers identify possible imaging method to stratify breast cancer without biopsy
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Scientists from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have discovered a possible way for malignant breast tumors to be identified, without the need for a biopsy. The findings were published online ahead of print in the Journal of ...
Dual-head gamma camera increases ability to detect breast tumors not seen on mammography
Dec 01, 2008 |
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A dual-headed dedicated gamma camera used during molecular breast imaging (MBI) can accurately detect small breast tumors less than 2 cm in size, according to a study performed at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
Reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable breast lesions with benign imaging features identified
Nov 20, 2009 |
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Short-term follow-up is a reasonable alternative to invasive biopsy of palpable (capable of being touched or felt) breast lesions with benign imaging features, particularly in younger women with probable fibroadenoma (non-cancerous ...
New breast imaging technology targets hard-to-detect cancers
Dec 03, 2008 |
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Breast-specific gamma imaging (BSGI) is effective in the detection of cancers not found on mammograms or by clinical exam, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America ...
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