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The
FDA MQSA Facility Scorecard reports that 30% of the 8,837 mammography
sites in the U.S. have at least one digital mammography system with a
total of 3,945 DM systems installed to date.
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Interview with Dr. Christiane Kuhl of the University of Bonn, Germany on the use MRI-guided breast biopsy.
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Breast Cancer Detection, Intervention & Therapy : ECR Satellite Symposium
Sunday, March 9th 2 to 3:30 PM, F2 Vienna Center
Vienna, Austria
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Magee Women's Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dr. Jules Sumkin looks at breast tomosynthesis with the hopes of
finding cancer more easily at the stage where it can be cured.
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University Breast Center
Tennessee, Kentucky and North Carolina
University of Tennessee finds that using MammoPad led to a significant increase in patient volume.
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Windsong Radiology
Upstate New York
The cornerstone of patient care at Windsong is ensuring that patients
have access to the best technology and equipment on the market. This
strategy has made WindSong one of the busiest imaging centers in the
United States.
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Newton-Wellesley
Newton, Massachusetts
Digital mammography helps pioneering site deliver the best in patient care.
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Sequoia Imaging
Visalia, California
Sequoia's "high-tech, soft-touch" approach with MammoPad increased their patient volume more than 60 percent.
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Minimizing Dose in Digital Mammography
Tungsten x-ray tubes with rhodium and silver filters optimize image quality.
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Image Quality of CR Mammography
Resolution, dose performance, and workflow efficiencies of CR mammography is inferior to screen-film and flat panel detectors.
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News:
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Boosts Reader Accuracy, Cuts Recall Rate*
Digital breast tomosynthesis boosts radiologists' cancer detection
rates compared to digital mammography alone, according to a study done
recently completed by a group of researchers led by Elizabeth Rafferty
MD, Director of Breast Imaging at the Avon Comprehensive Breast Center
at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The researchers conducted
a multicenter, multireader study to evaluate reader performance with
tomosynthesis.
Tubulolobular adenocarcinoma seen on conventional digital mammogram (left) and in a slice from a tomosynthesis dataset (right).
Dr.
Rafferty in an interview with AuntMinnie.com, said the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration is currently reviewing the technology.
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* Warning: Tomosynthesis is an investigational device limited by law to investigational use.
Site Profile:
Sharp Eyes on the Big Picture
Radiology Associates of Albuquerque, New Mexico
RAA provides a comfortable and welcoming environment filled with light and color
When it comes to developing a state-of-the-art women’s imaging center,
getting a clearer view of breast cancer is part of a much bigger
picture. For the professionals at Radiology Associates of Albuquerque,
NM, adopting digital technology was just one aspect of the center’s
drive to become the best practice of its kind in the state.
The architect of the ambitious undertaking was Gary L. Wood, MD,
Director of Breast Imaging for RAA. Dr. Wood envisioned a comprehensive
practice that would serve patients from routine screening to
pre-surgical planning and post-surgical follow-up. To that end, he
assembled a multidisciplinary panel of radiologists, pathologists and
breast surgeons, along with radiation and medical oncologists. Dr. Wood
explains. "When the entire team is working together with a common
underlying philosophy and approach, patient care is maximized over
individual practice habits and philosophy."
When
the promise of digital mammography was supported by the results of the
Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial -- which demonstrated that
digital mammography could find more breast cancer, including in women
with denser breast tissue -- Dr. Wood pulled together an on-site team
to design the new digital environment. "Without digital, we believe we
could not offer the same level of service and certainly not undertake
the volume of patients that the move to digital provides," he notes.
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NCBC Digital Mammography Workshop
March 1-5, 2008
Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino
Las Vegas, NV
Breast MRI Practical Interpretation & Intervention
March 10-11, 2008, October 16-17, 2008
David Ellenbogen Center
Bedford, MA
Stereotactic Breast Biopsy for Physicians
March 14, 2008, August 15, 2008
David Ellenbogen Center
Bedford, MA
The Next Level in Stereotactic Breast Biopsy for Technologists
March 28, 2008, Aug 2, 2008, Sept 26, 2008
David Ellenbogen Center
Bedford, MA
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Digital Mammography – Impact on Clinical Practice
April 3-4, 2008, May 15-16, 2008, August 7-8, 2008
David Ellenbogen Center
Bedford, MA
Beyond BMD – Advanced Bone Densitometry
April 11, 2008, June 20, 2008, October 4, 2008
David Ellenbogen Center
Bedford, MA
Digital Mammography For Physicians - 2008
April 27, 2008, August 24, 2008
David Ellenbogen Center
Bedford, MA
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