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Breast Imaging


Radiology: New breast imaging modalities may raise cancer risk

Top Stories | Tuesday, August 24 2010
Recently introduced breast imaging modalities, including breast-specific gamma imaging and positron emission mammography, are linked with higher cancer risk per study compared with the risks associated with mammography and extend cancer risk to radiosensitive organs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology.
 

Intelerad shifts Washington rad practice from film to digital

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, August 04 2010
Intelerad Medical Systems has assisted radiology practice InHealth Imaging, based in Poulsbo, Wash., in moving to a filmless PACS environment, with the installation of its IntelePACS.
 

AJR: Breast MRI screening beneficial for some with previous cancer

Top Stories | Tuesday, August 03 2010
Breast MRI screening of women with only a personal, not familial, history of breast cancer was clinically valuable in finding malignancies for 12 percent of all cases, with a reasonable biopsy rate of 39 percent, found a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
 

Siemens lands multiple ultrasound installs at U.K. facility

Contracts & Installations | Friday, July 30 2010
Siemens Healthcare has installed three Aucson S2000 portable ultrasound systems at the nonprofit London Clinic in England.
 

AJR: Cone-Beam CT is beneficial adjunct to mammo

Clinical Studies | Wednesday, July 28 2010
Cone-beam breast CT can be used to image the entire breast with sufficient spatial and contrast resolution for the detection of masses and calcifications at a radiation dose within the range of conventional mammography, found a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
 

IDS installs CT mammo system at Indian hospital

Contracts & Installations | Tuesday, July 13 2010
Breast imaging technology developer Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDS) has installed its CT Laser Mammography system at Tata Memorial Hospital in Mumbai, India.
 

South Texas rads launch Intrinsic Imaging

Industry News | Tuesday, July 06 2010
Radiologists from South Texas Radiology Group, in partnership with several medical imaging professionals, have launched Intrinsic Imaging, a biopharmaceutical services organization providing image management and radiological review services to global pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device organizations.
 

Sloan Kettering deploys two GE MRI systems

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, June 23 2010
GE Healthcare has installed two Optima MR450w MRI systems at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
 

GE collaborates on investigational molecular breast imaging system

Partnerships & Alliances | Friday, June 18 2010
GE Healthcare is collaborating in two clinical trials with the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv, Israel, and the Hamilton Health Sciences Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario, on the use of a new technology that may assist in assessment and early detection of breast cancer in women who are at high risk for the disease.
 

Sectra mammo PACS deployed Down Under

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, June 17 2010
Sectra has signed a contract with the Australian Capital Territory department of health to install its breast imaging PACS and three MicroDose Mammography units in Canberra, Australia.
 

iCAD nets VA contract for CAD mammo

Contracts & Installations | Thursday, June 10 2010
iCAD, a provider of image analysis and workflow technologies for the identification of cancer, has signed an agreement with the Defense Supply Center to provide federal healthcare facilities including Veteran's Administration (VA) and Department of Defense Hospitals with its computer-aided detection (CAD) technology for mammography.
 

ACR launches new radiologic pathology course

Industry News | Wednesday, June 09 2010
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has launched the American Institute for Radiologic Pathology, which will provide a four-week radiologic-pathology correlation course, given five times per year, beginning in January 2011.
 

Orbital Therapy debuts artifact-reducing insert for breast imaging

New Products | Friday, June 04 2010
Breast cancer technology provider Orbital Therapy has made available its artifact-reducing insert for its ClearVue prone breast platform.
 

AJR: Rads' interest in mammo waning

Top Stories | Thursday, June 03 2010
The negative and positive views of radiology residents regarding mammography appear to be independent of time spent training in mammography or of future plans to pursue fellowship training in breast imaging, according to the results of a study published in this month's American Journal of Roentgenology.
 

Florida imaging centers make move to digital with Intelerad

Contracts & Installations | Wednesday, June 02 2010
Diagnostic imaging technologies provider Intelerad Medical Systems will install its IntelePACS breast imaging digital mammography at Naples Diagnostic Imaging Centers, part of the NCH Healthcare system based in Naples, Fla.
 

Radiology: Rads' sensitivity for mammo screening has improved over time

Top Stories | Thursday, May 27 2010
Recall rate and sensitivity for screening mammograms increased, whereas specificity decreased from 1996 to 2004 among women with a prior mammogram, and this trend remained after accounting for risk factors, according to a study published online May 26 in Radiology.
 

Mammography Reporting: Where We’ve Been, Where We’re Going

Features | Wednesday, May 26 2010
Written by Gina Narcisi
Practice reporting has had a tumultuous history. Specifically in the U.S., mammography reporting has suffered from a lack of uniformity and standardization, which changed with the implementation of the American College of Radiology’s (ACR) Breast Imaging and Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS).  While limitations still remain for breast imaging, emerging technologies and software applications are finessing the mammography reporting technique, and paving the way for further homogeny and an overall improved patient experience. 
 

Two Chicago rads win 2010 ARRS education grants

Industry News | Wednesday, April 28 2010
Diagnostic imaging and medical IT manufacturer Fujifilm Medical Systems has announced the recipients of the 2010 American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) educational grants.
 

KLAS: Providers seek ultrasound mobility; vendors not completely hitting mark

Industry News | Friday, March 26 2010
More and more healthcare providers are putting a premium on ultrasound equipment mobility, according to a report from KLAS.
 

Medipattern, N.J. image center link to digitally detect breast cancer

Partnerships & Alliances | Monday, December 14 2009
Medipattern will provide B-CAD [computer-aided detection] software that uses breast ultrasound imaging at the Ocean Medical Imaging Center in Toms River, N.J.
 
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Feature: U.S. needs national strategy to curb imaging overutilization

Medical imaging overutilization--a growing concern in the U.S.--exposes patients to unnecessary radiation, while also adding to rising healthcare costs, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in Radiology. In an interview, William R. Hendee, PhD, lead author, reviewed various methods by which medical imaging could be curtailed.

Radiology: Prelim study shows CE breast CT outperforms CT, mammo

Dedicated contrast-enhanced (CE) breast CT delivered significantly improved conspicuity of malignant breast lesions, including ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), compared with unenhanced breast CT and mammography, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology.

Radiology: Rad role may evolve as image-guided biopsies trend up

CT, ultrasound and MRI have helped shift biopsy techniques away from more invasive approaches toward image-guided percutaneous techniques, according to a study published in the September issue of Radiology. The trend toward less-invasive approaches translates into enhanced safety and efficiency and could lead to more interaction between patients and radiologists.

CMS Webinar: Incentive payments to offset EHR adoption, not reimburse

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) EHR incentive payments are not considered reimbursement for money expended on EHR technology, but are intended to offset the cost associated with adoption and ongoing meaningful use, according to CMS during an Aug. 12 webinar.

CMS webinar: Eligible professionals can expect EHR incentives in 2011

Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Webinar: Stage 1 of meaningful use is for quality reporting acclimation

Stage 1 requirements for meaningful use incentives aim to strike a balance between the overall goal of EHR use and widespread adoption, while avoiding added work, said Jonathan Teich, MD, PhD, chief medical informatics officer at Elsevier Health Services, during a HIMSS webinar titled “Meaningful Use: Safety and Quality of Care.”

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