Based on a new study, an abbreviated breast MRI procedure expressed accuracy for cancer detection equivalent to that of full diagnostic MRI procedures, pointing to a possible screening method in high-risk women. Both the abbreviated and full breast procedures detected 11 invasive breast cancers t...

Based on a new study published online in the journal Cancer, a large number of deaths caused by breast cancer happen in young women who do not undergo or receive regular mammograms. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first reported that there were more than 18.7 million mammogra...

Earlier this week, Parascript®, LLC, which is the image analysis and pattern recognition technology provider, announced FDA premarket approval (PMA) of its AccuDetect® 6.1 Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) system for digital mammography. AccuDetect is known for its use in screening mammography to id...

Screening, diagnosing, and treating cancer has been a heated debate among the medical community. One argument states that patients are being over-screened, over-diagnosed and over-treated for the disease. And most recently, a newly conducted study offers supplemental evidence to this claim. Publi...

According to data gathered from a multi-site imaging trial including more than 2,600 women, researchers say breast lesions categorized as 'probably benign' on additional screening ultrasound could be re-assessed with imaging in one year, leading to a decrease in patient anxiety, follow-up exams and ...

SECTRA, UK, August 20, 2013 - Spire Roding Hospital, part of the private healthcare group Spire, now offers the opportunity of a health control with osteoporosis detection. The assessment of bone health is made possible by Sectra’s patented online service, Sectra OneScreen. Spire Roding will be ...

A new mammography workstation is offering top of the line image loading times, consistent, up to date reading, and an instinctive user interface, comprising of the latest evaluation of dynamic breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. Aycan Medical Systems’ (Rochester, NY, USA) US Food an...

A new 3D mammography system will now provide women in rural North Louisiana an in-depth explanation to suspicious lumps. The machine is one of only two 3D systems available in the state. The system is designed to be transported via a mobile cancer screening van unit from Partners in Wellness, which...

Based on a new study published online in the journal Radiology, tomosynthesis was found to be a highly effective digital tool for decreasing the recall rate in breast cancer screening. Digital mammography has grown to become the highest standard for breast cancer screening, but may yield suspicious...

American Fork, Utah, July 29, 2013 – Novarad is further expanding its installation base in Nebraska, adding three new facilities to its roster. Novarad’s distributor, Brown’s Medical Imaging facilitated contracts with the following healthcare facilities: Creighton Medical Associates, a clini...