Search Tag: mammography
2024 25 Mar
Interpretability is crucial for the ethical use of AI in radiology and is likely to be mandated by regulations in the US and Europe. Many advanced AI algorithms in radiology are black boxes, leading to potential overreliance and incorrect diagnoses. Current clinical risk prediction models for breast cancer often overlook mammography image data,...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
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
2019 02 Oct
About 1000 breast Imaging professionals are meeting this October for the EUSOBI Annual Scientific Meeting in Budapest. Congress organiser, Gabor Forrai spoke to HealthManagement.org about what’s in store and the organisation’s ambitions for the future. What are some of the key challenges in the field of breast imaging and how will these be...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 19 Sep
Prof. Gabor Forrai speaks with HealthManagement about the future of the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) and the latest guidelines and recommendations for women in mammography EUSOBI recently updated its recommendations on information for women on mammography. What are the main updates? Also, why is it important to involve...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
2016 03 Oct
The findings of a 10-year follow-up study have now shown that the long viewed as benign breast arterial calcifications (BACs) detected on routine mammograms are associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. The study will be presented at the 2016 Annual Meeting of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) in Orlando (October...Read more