Search Tag: mammography
2025 28 Mar
Breast cancer remains the most common malignancy among women in Europe and continues to be a leading cause of cancer-related deaths. While population-based mammographic screening programmes are in place across all European countries, significant variability exists in how these programmes are structured, implemented and attended. One major challenge...Read more
2024 25 Nov
Innovative research has highlighted the importance of breast density as a potential marker for cardiovascular health, linking it to coronary artery disease (CAD) and broader cardiometabolic risks. As mammography is widely used for breast cancer screening, its potential to assess cardiovascular risk factors presents an opportunity to enhance preventive...Read more
2024 27 Oct
Breast cancer remains a significant health concern globally, and its early detection is crucial for improving survival rates. Imaging techniques such as mammography, ultrasound, MRI and biopsy play pivotal roles in early diagnosis. However, the experience of undergoing these procedures often brings apprehension, discomfort and emotional strain...Read more
2024 29 May
Breast pain, known clinically as mastalgia or mastodynia, poses a complex diagnostic challenge for healthcare providers, particularly radiologists, who play a crucial role in diagnostic imaging. With more than half of women experiencing breast pain during their lifetime, understanding its varied etiologies, appropriate evaluation methods, and imaging...Read more
2022 05 Jul
Dr Amy Patel, Breast Radiologist and Medical Director, Breast Care Center, Liberty Hospital The Hologic SuperSonic™ MACH™ 40 Ultrasound System improves diagnostic confidence because of lesion conspicuity and a wide expanse of shades of grey that is not found in other ultrasound units. It is very important to accurately know what one sees...Read more
2017 27 Sep
93% of Women Surveyed Reported Improved Comfort with the New System* Hologic, Inc . has announced the commercial availability of its new SmartCurve™ breast stabilization system, which has been clinically proven to deliver a more comfortable mammogram without compromising image quality, workflow or dose. 1 The SmartCurve system is available...Read more
2017 27 Jun
Women aged 50 years or younger who underwent breast conservation therapy may benefit from breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) screening as an adjunct to mammography, according to a new study published in JAMA Oncology. “After breast conservation therapy in women 50 years or younger, the addition of MRI to annual mammography screening improves...Read more
2017 02 May
International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra announces that it has signed a multi-year contract with City of Hope to install the Sectra Enterprise Image Management suite of products for display, transmission, and storage of all images throughout the healthcare system. The multi-departmental PACS and VNA solution, integrated...Read more
2016 10 Nov
International medical imaging IT company Sectra announces that Women’s Imaging Associates has entered into a multi-year agreement to deploy Sectra Breast Imaging PACS for radiologist interpretation. The solution features intelligent pre-fetching and auto-routing of images from the provider sites to the radiologist reading locations, and it allows...Read more