A novel imaging techonolgy, referred to as phase contrast x-ray imaging has allowed researchers from TH Zurich, the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the Kantonsspital Baden to conduct mammographic imaging that leads to higher accuracy in the evaluation of breast cancer and its symptoms. The imaging...

USA, October 9, 2013 - After years of increasing screening mammography use in Vermont, there was a decline that coincided with the 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations, according to a new study published online in Radiology. And the same trend may have occurred in othe...

A study of 7,300 breast cancer patients revealed that more than two-thirds of breast cancer deaths occur in younger women with no indication of mammography or with time-period of two years or more between mammograms. Over a span of 18 years, it was reported that 71% of breast cancer deaths were a...

VuCOMP, Inc. and the Mankato Clinic in Minnesota, U.S.A. recently announced the installation of a highly advanced computer aided detection system for mammography. The system, known as the M-Vu CAD, has been built to supply an unparalleled level of performance and execution in assisting radiologists ...

Based on a study conducted by the Mayo Clinic and other participants have discovered that rural women with breast cancers are less likely to be administered supplementary radiation therapy following a lumpectomy, which is a breast-sparing surgery that takes out only tumors and surrounding tissue, th...

St. Joseph's Hospital, Buckhannon, WV, announced that it has received a three-year term of accreditation from the American College of Radiology (ACR) in mammography. ACR awarded its accreditation after a recent evaluation of the digital mammography services offered at the hospital. Digital mammogra...

The leader in Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) technology declared that in the European Asymptomatic Screening Study (EASY) a participant enrollment has started at Capio Saint Göran Hospital, in Stockholm, Sweden. The study is formed in order to determine whether Full Field Digital Mammography co...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women. Early diagnosis helps improve prognosis of the disease. A new breakthrough breast cancer scanner will make a revolution in detection of the disease for thousands of women suffering from it, has been invented by Prof Zhipeng Wu at the Mancheste...

According to a new study, women are now able to check themselves rapidly at their homes to detect if they have breast cancer. The study took place at The University of Manchester in UK. The new breast cancer detection technique uses portable scanning system depending on radio frequency technology. T...

Siemens Healthcare has released the latest version of the mammography workstation Syngo Mammo Report for early, rapid and accurate detection of breast cancer. It uses a combination of tomosynthesis, 3D ultrasound and 3D MRI with 2D mammography to enable physicians to interpret diagnostic images of t...