Posts Tagged ‘FFDM’

Finally – A Well-Executed Study on AI

Posted on: August 11th, 2023 by admin

There are currently more than 20 artificial intelligence (AI) applications for breast imaging approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in […]

Focus on Breast Screening in Europe

Posted on: June 16th, 2023 by admin

Two weeks ago, the European Society of Radiology hosted an online webinar entitled “Breast cancer screening: the updated EU Council recommendations and […]

A Flurry of Screening Advice

Posted on: May 12th, 2023 by admin 1 Comment

Advocates on all sides of the breast screening debate are agreed that the earlier a malignant tumour is detected, the […]

Is DBT There Yet?

Posted on: March 17th, 2023 by admin 1 Comment

Twelve years ago, the FDA approved Hologic’s digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) system – sometimes incorrectly referred to as 3D mammography – as […]

Mother and Son … and AI

Posted on: March 10th, 2023 by admin 1 Comment

When he was growing up in Budapest, Hungary, Peter Kecskemethy would spend time at one of the city’s largest hospitals […]

A Peek into the Future

Posted on: December 2nd, 2022 by admin 1 Comment

Eleven years ago, we reviewed the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, by oncologist Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee (© […]

DBT and AI – What a Combination!

Posted on: November 11th, 2022 by admin

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) was approved by the FDA in 2011 as a screening modality for the early detection of […]

ABUS Firm Raises Another $30 Million

Posted on: October 7th, 2022 by admin 3 Comments

Delphinus Medical Technologies has just announced the closing of a $30 million investment to fast-track commercialisation of its SoftVue automated breast ultrasound […]

World Dense Breast Day

Posted on: September 30th, 2022 by admin

On the eve of Breast Cancer Awareness Month comes the news that Katie Couric, the former CBS Evening News anchor, was diagnosed with […]

Is This Finally DBT’s Time?

Posted on: May 13th, 2022 by admin 2 Comments

Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) has been the “go to” imaging modality to screen for early detection of breast cancer for […]