In this webinar, arranged by Applied Radiology, Dr Linver, Director of mammography at X-ray Associates of New Mexico, will analyze key challenges in mammography, strategies for improving efficiency and quality, changes in the regulatory landscape, ways to maximize reimbursement and much more.
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On September 1, the transaction announced on June 27 regarding Philips’ acquisition of Sectra’s mammography modality business operation was concluded. Accordingly, Philips is now the owner of the MicroDose modality business. We interviewed Dr Torbjörn Kronander, President of Sectra’s medical operations to find out about the future ahead.
Q: What does this transaction mean for …
Clinical perspective, Enterprise control, Wide area radiology, Women's health
Interview with Torkel B Brismar, associate professor and senior consultant at Radiology Clinic, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden
Osteoporosis is one of the most painful and costly diseases in the world. It primarily affects women, particularly after menopause. It can cause pain and, in severe cases, fractures of, for example, the wrist, hip or spine.
In a joint …
Studies from the Norwegian and Swedish national screening programs show that there are major differences in dose levels among their digital systems. In the studies, dose data from the most commonly used full-field digital mammography systems (FFDM) are compared. The Norwegian study demonstrates that Sectra MicroDose Mammography with its photon-counting scanning-slit technology operates at 53% of …
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMD) are a major cause of occupational ill-health, encompassing a wide range of inflammatory and degenerative diseases and disorders that result in pain and functional impairment of the hand/wrist, arm, shoulder, neck and back. Several studies has shown that these conditions are severe and common among radiographers performing repetitive mammography examinations.
This white paper looks at how Sectra …
In a population of 100,000 women screened annually from age 40 to 55 and biannually thereafter to age 74 years, mammography screening would save 497 lives. However, with a dose of 3.7 mGy per breast and examination, 11 women would die from radiation-induced breast cancer as an effect of the screening. Looking at years of life, 10,670 years would be saved and 136 years lost among these women, giving a benefit-to-risk ratio of 78.5. The linear relationship between radiation dose and risk of radiation-induced cancer indicates that the benefit-to-risk ratio would be improved if the dose could be decreased while maintaining image quality and accuracy of diagnosis.
Spectral Imaging (color mammography) is one of the most exciting and promising innovations in mammography. This new procedure offers great possibilities in visualization of suspicious findings, and in conjunction with iodine contrast media, it substantially enhances tumor contrast. Thus Spectral Imaging might be able to handle cases which previously were the sole domain of breast MRI.
A clinical evaluation is currently …
This Norwegian study aimed at comparing mean glandular dose (MGD) in all full-field digital mammography and screen film mammography systems used in the Norwegian national mammography screening program. MGD from 31 screening units, based on an average of 50 women at each screening unit, representing 12 X-ray models from five different …
At the ECR 2011, Sectra invited four mammography experts to share their views on “how new technology can improve cancer detection while lowering radiation.” This second edition of the symposium first held in 2010 was very well attended and confirmed the interest in these new technologies.
The recorded version of the symposium is now available for …
Radiology portal AuntMinnieEurope.com today launched its new Women’s Imaging Digital Community, a special section devoted to coverage of issues in women’s medical imaging in Europe. The new section is being supported by an unrestricted sponsorship from IT and medical technology company Sectra….
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