Search Tag: Mammography
Sectra Signs Breast Imaging PACS Contract with US Academic Medical Center
2017 24 Aug
International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra (STO: SECT B) announces that UC San Diego Health will install Sectra PACS for its breast imaging workflow. The Sectra solution will provide true, multi-modality display of all breast images, including digital breast tomosynthesis, with the end goal of improved cancer care.The technology... Read more
Study: No 'Angelina Jolie Effect' on Screening Mammography
2017 15 Aug
Celebrity medical news can increase patient demand for important healthcare services. A well-powered analysis in a large regional breast imaging centre, however, finds no support for the hypothesis that the news about "Ms. Angelina Jolie's prophylactic double mastectomy" drove increased screening for breast cancer.In May 2013, Ms. Jolie revealed her... Read more
Mammograms: Are We Overdiagnosing Small Tumours?
2017 12 Jun
According to a Yale study, because many small breast cancers are inherently slow growing, often these cancers will not grow large enough to become significant within a patient’s lifetime and subsequently early detection could lead to overdiagnosis. In contrast, large tumours that cause most breast cancer deaths often grow so quickly that they become... Read more
Screen-detected Breast Cancers Don't Regress If Left Untreated
2017 10 May
A prospective cohort study shows that breast cancers detected by mammography screening do not spontaneously disappear or regress if left untreated. The scientific findings, published in Journal of the American College of Radiology, disprove claims that many cancers found via mammography may simply “go away” if left undiscovered or untreated. Among... Read more
Study: No Evidence for Age-based Screening Cessation
2017 25 Apr
Mammography is the standard imaging examination for breast cancer screening. Interestingly, a new study published in JAMA Oncology provides no audit-based evidence on specific age cut-off point for breast cancer screening. The finding supports guidelines for encouraging screening on the basis of individual patient values, comorbidities, and health... Read more
Breast Cancer Screening: What MDs Recommend
2017 10 Apr
In a U.S.-wide study examining breast cancer screening recommendations physicians give their patients, results show that annual examinations are often recommended by clinicians. The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, was conducted amid recent guideline changes.See Also: Study: MRI as Supplemental Breast Cancer Screening ToolGuidelines issued... Read more
2017 SBI/ACR Breast Imaging Symposium
2017 24 Jan
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RSNA16: No Evidence for Age-Based Mammography Cut-Off
2016 28 Nov
According to the results of the largest-ever study on screening mammography outcomes, there is no clear cut-off age when breast cancer screening should be stopped. The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Breast cancer screening has been a controversial issue for quite some time with significant... Read more