Posts Tagged ‘Mammography’

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 […]

Perceptions of Breast Cancer Risks

Posted on: March 3rd, 2023 by admin 2 Comments

As we have previously reported, “dense breasts” refers to breasts that are composed of a greater proportion of fibrous and glandular […]

GE HealthCare Spins Out

Posted on: January 6th, 2023 by admin 2 Comments

In a long-anticipated move, this past Wednesday GE spun out its healthcare division with a listing on the NASDAQ stock exchange. After […]

Focus on Breast Density

Posted on: December 16th, 2022 by admin

At the beginning of this year, we wrote an article entitled “Understanding Breast Density,” and then in September we highlighted “World Dense Breast Day.” […]

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 […]

Machines that Mimic Human Creativity

Posted on: August 26th, 2022 by admin 2 Comments

Each Friday morning for the past eleven years I have woken up, climbed out of bed, and had in mind […]