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- 18/04/2024
Meet pioneering gynaecardiologist Angela Maas, who explains why there's still a lot to do when it comes to cardiovascular disease in women. Cardiovascular disease in women is an enduring passion for cardiologist Angela Maas, who has been a pioneer in Europe in this field. Prof. Maas started an outpatient cardiology clinic for women in...
READ MOREHealthManagement.org is pleased to bring you a flavour of Dr. Heywang-Köbrunner’s keynote lecture to the EUSOBI 2016 annual scientific meeting, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of contrast-enhanced breast MRI. In 1984, with colleagues I first began to investigate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the breast without contrast to discriminate...
READ MOREThe value and importance of multidisciplinary teams in breast cancer was demonstrated at the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) congress in Paris in October 2016, when oncologists, radiologists, pathologists and surgeons spoke at a session on neoadjuvant chemotherapy Rationale for Neoadjuvant Treatment by Suzette Delaloge & Fabienne...
READ MOREINTERVIEW WITH GÁBOR FORRAI, EUSOBI PRESIDENT What were some of the highlights of the European Society of Breast Imaging 2016 annual scientific meeting? It was a fantastic meeting, with 730 attendees, the highest ever. Popular sessions included the BI -RADS workshop for standardising reporting in breast imaging and screening. The sessions...
READ MOREINTERVIEW WITH PROFESSOR SRIRANG MANOHAR Today, techniques for detecting breast cancer, ie x-ray mammography, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI ), have several disadvantages. One of the most important ones is that they cannot clearly distinguish a tumour from a benign abnormality or even healthy tissue. The end result is that...
READ MOREDenseBreast-info.org was set up in 2015 to provide education to patients and healthcare providers about dense breasts. How aware are women in the USA about breast density? What still needs to be done? As of 1 August 2016, at least 27 states in America require some form of notification about breast density as part of the mammography...
READ MORECAN GE HEALTHCARE AND SIEMENS COMPETE WITH HOLOGIC? Although the report is focused only on the U.S. market, is the outcome indicative of a worldwide trend? We have not had deep discussions outside of the US so I am not able to speak about the worldwide situation. As a side note, there was adoption earlier for GE & Siemens outside...
READ MORE2D/3D Imaging on a Dedicated Prone Breast Biopsy System Breast tomosynthesis imaging, Hologic calls it 3D mammography™, is proving to be the best modality for breast cancer imaging. The Hologic tomosynthesis system has demonstrated superior clinical performance to conventional 2D mammography in a number of metrics, in particular showing...
READ MOREDoes Changing The Order Of Second Mammograms Reduce Detection? A study in the UK, where two film readers independently evaluate each mammogram for signs of cancer, has found that changing the order of examination between two sets of readings did not result in any significant difference in detecting breast cancer. The study, published in...
READ MOREImpact of Dense Breast Tissue On Reliability Of Mammograms The internet and social media have transformed our lives. They have literally opened up a global connection to those with similar interests and passions. In my focused world of patient advocacy for breast health, I meet innumerable women, fervent in their yearly breast cancer...
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