Last month, radiologists with Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC performed the nation’s very first 3-D guided breast biopsy, making it the sole U.S. center to fully complete and provide this kind of sophisticated biopsy procedure for the advantage of its patients. This new system goes hand in hand with...

Most recently, the method of deformable image registration (DIR) has been developed and tested in the hopes of providing more accurate image-guided radiotherapy and adoptive radiotherapy. DIR use in the localization of tumor bed may be possible employing preoperative imaging work-up without the need...

Nearly 40,000 American women run the risk of dying from breast cancer annually due to breast density. “Knowledge is power when it comes to your health,” said radiologist at Baptist Health Breast Center, Dr. Cristina Vieira. Breast radiologist at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive ...

LONDON, UK, June 30, 2013 - BMI Bishops Wood Hospital in Hillingdon and BMI The King’s Oak Hospital in Enfield have migrated to digital mammography for the first time, following the installation of a MAMMOMAT Inspiration™ from Siemens Healthcare. The systems replace previously installed analogu...

A new picture archiving and communication system (PACS) is a highly multifaceted and readable web-centered system that grants access to medical images throughout the enterprise for faster diagnosis, reporting, storing, and distribution of clinical records and data. Shina Systems (Caesarea, Israel),...

Based on a Belgian study published online in European Radiology, radiologists interpreting breast screening studies had similar performances irrespective of whether the images were obtained using computed radiography (CR) or digital radiography (DR) mammography systems. Yet, DR still registered at a...

A newly released study conducted in the UK proposes that screening for breast cancer does not necessarily diminish the rate of deaths from the disease. The study, which looked at data spanning over a 40 year time period of mammograms, adds to the debate regarding whether or not it is the actual scre...

According to a study published online in Radiology, it was reported that radiologists who read less than 1,000 mammography studies each year might see a decline in overall diagnostic accuracy, compared to those who read more. Likewise, researchers from the University of Sydney in Australia discover...

MRS (Mammography Reporting System Inc.), a leading carrier of patient tracking and procedure reporting software for all breast related processes, has garnered top billing in the Mammography Information Systems (MIS) retail section in the recently published KLAS report called "Women's Imaging 2013...

MRS Increases Performance Gap Seattle, WA- May 30, 2013- MRS (Mammography Reporting System Inc.), the leading provider of patient tracking and procedure reporting software for all breast related procedures, has earned the top ranking in the Mammography Information Systems (MIS) vendor category in t...