Women's Imaging
Based on a recent study published in the journal, Radiology, digital mammography screening with new photon-counting technique offers faster diagnostic performance.
As mammography screening has made the shift to digital technology, an array of computed radiography (CR) and direct radiography (DR) systems have surfaced. The photon-counting technique is a promising DR approach that employs a matchless detector to decrease dispersed radiation and noise, allowing dosage
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Women's Imaging News
New Technique Leads to Faster Detection in Mammogram Screenings…
Based on a recent study published in the journal, Radiology, digital mammography screening with new photon-counting technique offers faster diagnostic performance.
As mammography screening has made the shift to digital technology, an array of computed radiography (CR) and direct radiography (DR) systems have surfaced. The photon-counting technique is a promising DR approach that employs a matchless detector to decrease dispersed radiation and noise, allowing dosage
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Brachytherapy Offers Lower Rate of Breast Preservation …
When weighing treatments designed to enable long-term breast preservation for older women with invasive breast cancer, researchers discovered those treated with brachytherapy were at higher risk for a later mastectomy, as opposed to women treated
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Mammograms Should be Conducted Every Two Years and not …
In 2009, the US Preventive Services Task Force (UPSTF) established guidelines recommending biennial mammography screening for women between the ages of 50 and 74. While today, researchers suggest that following this recommendation would be just as
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New Nanomaterial Could Lead to Enhanced Detection and …
A new study that shares the discoveries made by an international team of scientists from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Brazil, and Germany as they attempt to develop a new detection tool and treatment technology for breast cancer patients.
The
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Issue of Mammography False Alarms Must be Addressed…
According to a recent study, the problem of possible dangers from mammography have been brought out center fold in a New York Times op-ed piece stating that “the false alarms in breast cancer screening are a problem that needs to be
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Breast Density Tests Help Raise Cancer Awareness…
Studies have demonstrated that women with dense breast tissue are prone to having a higher rate of contracting breast cancer.
Eighteen states have endorsed dense breast notification laws, and 10 more have laws currently in the works, waiting to
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Radiotherapy Less Used on Breast Cancer Patients with …
According to a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, radiotherapy (RT) after breast conserving surgery (BCS) has been known to diminish the risk of breast cancer recurrence. However, although younger women tend to have
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Breast Surgeons Report Improved Visualization of …
Based on a report presented at the illustrious San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2013, the BioZorb™ three-dimensional surgical marker significantly improves visualization of the treatment area for radiation planning and therapy.
The scientific
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Nipple Test No Replacement for Mammogram…
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a nipple aspirate test should not displace the mammography imaging procedure or otherwise be used on its own to screen for breast cancer.
"The FDA is not aware of any valid scientific data
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Younger, Early Breast Cancer Patients Usually Go …
According to research presented by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, over a third of younger, early stage breast cancer patients are subjected to needless imaging procedures, including position emission tomography (PET), computed
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Sequencing of Breast Cancer Tumors Predict Clinical …
New research from University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center Seidman Cancer Center and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center at Case Western Reserve University analyzed how changes in the genetic composition of breast cancer tumors following brief
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Older Patients with Breast Cancer May Avoid …
Based on results of the PRIME 2 trial presented at the 2013 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, exclusion of radiotherapy is a sensible option for women age 65 or older who receive hormone therapy following breast-conserving surgery for hormone
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Sound Waves as Breast Cancer Tx Could Become New …
According to a new study, ablating tumors with sound waves may become one effective way to treat breast cancer.
In a small study comprising of 12 patients, 10 had successful tumor ablation with magnetic resonance (MR)-guided focused
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