imagingBiz | New research conducted by the U.S. National Cancer Institute and published online Monday in the journal Cancer suggests a link between the dramatic decline in women’s use of hormone therapy mid-decade and a decline in mammograms. “We found that women in the age group...
AuntMinnie | The screening mammography debate has come to the September issue of Radiology through a pair of articles from the most vociferous advocates on either side: One group is led by Dr. Daniel Kopans of Massachusetts General Hospital and the other by Drs. Peter...
AuntMinnie | Researchers at Stanford University are working on a dedicated breast MRI coil with smaller coil elements, which they believe could result in sharper images and up to three times the sensitivity of standard MRI coils. The coil design could prove better suited for following...
AuntMinnie | Using software to partially automate and centralize routine quality control (QC) of digital mammography could improve the modality's consistency and reliability, while streamlining QC procedures, according to research presented this week at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting in Vancouver. Martin...
AuntMinnie | Switching from film-screen to full-field digital mammography (FFDM) increases the total repeat rate for screening mammograms, offsetting some of the dose savings afforded by the digital equipment, according to research presented this week at the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) meeting...