FDA clears Merit's surgical guidance system
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared disposable products developer Merit Medical Systems' Scout MD surgical guidance system for breast cancer treatment.
Scout MD supports implantation of up to four different reflector configurations, which then identify the location of the tumor for targeted removal, the company said.
The new offering broadens Merit's oncology lineup, which currently includes its Scout Radar Localization with Mini Reflector, Scout Bx delivery system, and SAVI brachytherapy system. (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
ADC optimal cutoff reduces MRI-prompted breast biopsies
Applying point-of-care apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) cutoffs from diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) could reduce MRI-prompted breast biopsies, a study published February 13 in Radiology found.
Researchers led by Inyoung Youn, MD, PhD, from the University of Washington in Seattle found that applying these cutoffs led to a nearly 16% decrease in breast biopsies. They also reported a tradeoff of lowered sensitivity for in situ and microinvasive disease manifesting as nonmass enhancements.
“Our study results support adoption of [ADC] cutoffs in the clinical setting, with the caveat that radiologists may need to be mo...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Unmet social needs tied to screening mammography use
Women's unmet social needs should be considered to better promote breast cancer screening utilization and early-stage cancer diagnosis, suggest findings published February 13 in JAMA Network Open.
Researchers led by Neha Goel, MD, from the University of Miami in Florida found that access to screening mammography did not translate to mammography use and that increasing unmet social needs were tied to lower rates of screening mammography. Also, women with high levels of unmet social needs were more likely to present with late-stage breast disease.
“This novel research is important as diagnosis at a later stage significan...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 14, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Source Type: news
Low-Dose Positron Emission Mammography Helps ID Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 -- Low-dose positron emission mammography (PEM) is feasible for detecting invasive breast cancer, according to a study published online Feb. 9 in Radiology: Imaging Cancer.
Vivianne Freitas, M.D., from the University of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 14, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Scientists Discover New Way to Fight Estrogen-Fueled Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 -- Everyone’s heard of fighting fire with fire.
Now that tactic is coming to breast cancer treatment.
Researchers think they’ve figured out a better way to fight breast cancer fueled by the female hormone... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 14, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Turning Off Metastasis in Breast Cancer
An on-off enzyme switch controls metastasis in mice. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - February 13, 2024 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news
New $5 breast cancer spit test can spot disease in five SECONDS by analyzing saliva for danger proteins
Researchers in Florida and Taiwan developed a handheld device that costs roughly $5 total and can detect breast cancer markers like the HER2 protein in as little as five seconds. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Scientists Develop Sensor That Tests Saliva for Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, Feb. 13, 2024 -- Mammograms are a lifesaving misery for middle-aged women, but a new tool could make getting a breast cancer screening as easy as spitting.Literally.A new hand-held biosensor can detect breast cancer biomarkers from a tiny... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Sask. breast cancer patient still waiting for surgeon consultation 5 months after finding lump
Lisa Vick, 48, is one of many women in Saskatchewan facing bottlenecks in the health-care system due to a shortage of radiologists and surgeons with breast specializations. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - February 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatchewan Source Type: news
Could CEM be suitable alternative for imaging lobular carcinoma?
Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) can locally stage lobular breast carcinomas and could serve as an alternative to breast MRI, according to research published February 12 in Clinical Radiology.
A team led by Elisabetta Giannotti, MD, from Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Cambridge, U.K., found that CEM had superior sensitivity compared to standard mammography and that both CEM and MRI overestimate tumor size to a similar degree.
"Traditionally, breast MRI has been used in many centers for preoperative staging, but CEM appears to be a suitable alternative,” the Giannotti team wrote.
Invasive lobular carcinoma is the ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 13, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Student-led innovations in medical diagnosis in Indonesia and other APAC medtech briefs
Also, researchers from Singapore and Kazakhstan have used AI and heat imaging for the early detection of breast cancer. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - February 12, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Which Patients Benefit From Endocrine Therapy Beyond 5 Yrs? Which Patients Benefit From Endocrine Therapy Beyond 5 Yrs?
Japanese investigators identified a group of patients with breast cancer who demonstrated improved long-term outcomes on endocrine therapy beyond the usual 5 years.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - February 12, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Ellen Gilchrist, Writer With an Eye on the South ’s Foibles, Dies at 88
Ellen Gilchrist, a Southern writer with a sharp, sometimes indulgent eye for her region’s foibles and eccentricities, died on Jan. 30 at her home in Ocean Springs, Miss. She was 88. Her son Pierre Gautier Walker III confirmed the death. He said Ms. Gilchrist had breast cancer. Ms. Gilchrist, who…#ellengilchrist #oceansprings #mississippidelta #vicksburg #nationalbookaward #victoryoverjapan #inlandofdreamydreams #neworleans (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Low-dose PEM shows promise in breast cancer detection
Low-dose positron emission mammography (PEM) can detect invasive breast cancer in a feasible manner, according to research published February 9 in Radiology: Imaging Cancer.
A team led by Vivianne Freitas, MD, from the University of Toronto found that PEM performed comparably to MRI in breast cancer detection and could serve as a supplemental imaging method for evaluating dense breasts.
"This groundbreaking imaging technique presents a compelling alternative, mirroring the clinical utility of traditional mammography and MRI but utilizing considerably lower doses of radiation when compared with previously molecular breast...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 9, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Source Type: news
RSNA: Novel Technique Has Potential to Transform Breast Cancer Detection
An innovative breast imaging technique provides high sensitivity for detecting cancer while significantly reducing the likelihood of false positive results, according to a study published today in Radiology: Imaging Cancer, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 9, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: TRI Source Type: news
