In the past decade, 38 states in the USA have enacted legislation requiring radiologists to notify a woman if, after undergoing a […]
Posts Tagged ‘Clinical Trial’
Opto-Acoustic Imaging Holds Promise
The problem with breast imaging modalities such as mammography and ultrasound, is that they are only able to show the […]
DBT in the News Again
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), commonly known as 3D mammography, has recently been the focus of two research articles from Norway. […]
The Emergence of CRISPR
One of the most remarkable scientific breakthroughs since the mapping of the human genome has been CRISPR, an acronym that […]
HHUS versus ABUS
Fifteen years ago, Peter Dempsey wrote a fascinating article on the history of breast ultrasound that appeared in the Journal […]
Health Tech Hub of Africa
Among the strategic projects of Wesgro – a local trade and investment agency – are included Air Access, to develop […]
Launch of a New Journal
The Society of Breast Imaging and Oxford University Press have recently launched the Journal of Breast Imaging (JBI), the first peer-reviewed journal […]
Diet Linked to Drug-Resistant Breast Cancer
Approximately 70% of all breast cancers are oestrogen-receptor positive (ER+), which means they rely on the hormone oestrogen to grow. As a result, oestrogen-blocking […]
New Guidelines Stir Up Controversy
A paper appeared earlier this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine entitled “Screening for breast cancer in average-risk women: a guidance […]
A Question of Equipoise
Last week, Etta Pisano, who is chief research officer at the American College of Radiology, sat down for an interview with the […]