[caption id="attachment_4709" align="alignleft" width="99"] Jussi Perkiö, Director, Service Development and Medical Technology, PhD, Hospital Physicist, Suomen Terveystalo Ltd.[/caption] The goal of mammography screening is to reduce breast cancer mortality rates by detecting the cancer early enough for efficient treatment to be possible. In Finland, the mortality
Read More[caption id="attachment_4468" align="alignleft" width="116"] Marianne Matthews, Editor, Imaging Economics[/caption] Guest post by Marianne Matthews, editor of Imaging Economics. I had to chuckle recently when Jockey rolled out its new bra sizing system. Everyone from fashionistas to morning talk show hosts seemed obsessed with the news. It even
Read More[caption id="attachment_2181" align="alignleft" width="136"] Cristine Kao, Global Marketing Manager, Healthcare IT, Carestream[/caption] Breast cancer survivors have joined together in an activity that focuses on support, wellness and competition as way to recover from breast cancer. The diagnosis of breast cancer has brought survivors from around the
Read MoreThe 2012 RSNA meeting marked the 30th anniversary of the show from which Debora Wright's mobile mammography screening business, Inner Images, was born. Three decades later, the current healthcare climate set a different at the meeting, but for Debora and Inner Images, reform has opened
Read More[caption id="attachment_745" align="alignleft" width="150"] Anne Richards, Clinical Development Manager, Women’s Healthcare, Carestream[/caption] A recent article in the Wall Street Journal on 3-D mammography discussed the potential for digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to enhance the detection of cancers. I was reminded of how important it is to
Read More[caption id="attachment_3356" align="alignleft" width="152"] Sherri Ford, RT(R)(M)(BD)[/caption] Editor's Note: Sherri Ford is a Mammography Technologist at Premier Imaging in High Point, NC. She has her A.A.S. degree in Radiological Technology and a B.S. in Health Administration. She has over 19 years experience in the mammography field
Read More[caption id="attachment_745" align="alignleft" width="161"] Anne Richards, Clinical Development Manager, Women’s Healthcare, Carestream[/caption] One of the most common questions I receive for my “Ask Anne” feature here on Everything Rad is, “How will I need to adapt my positioning techniques when I move from analog imaging to
Read More[caption id="attachment_2670" align="alignleft" width="124"] Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR, Elizabeth Wende Breast Care[/caption] Editor’s note: Doctors at the Elizabeth Wende Breast Care in Rochester NY recently presented a study in Vancouver on breast cancer risk factors in women under 40. Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR, the study presenter
Read More[caption id="attachment_745" align="alignleft" width="184"] Anne Richards, Clinical Development Manager, Women’s Healthcare, Carestream[/caption] Q: Are you seeing more young radiologists going into mammography services? A: At mammography conferences and continuing education courses around the world, I’ve been seeing younger participants than in the past. In fact, I'd say
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Encompass Medical Group recently installed a CARESTREAM Vue PACS to serve its eight locations in the greater Kansas City area. Susan Stidham, Director of Ancillary Services at Encompass Medical Group shares her thoughts on PACS support for breast imaging modalities and how it impacted their PACS selection
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