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Italian research team shows the way on sustainability

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Although the most common site of MBC is bone, there is currently no standardized imaging modality that offers accurate assessment of bone treatment response, Masperi and Girlando explained. Data on radiation doses and the administration of contrast agents or radiopharmaceuticals were also collected.

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A Physician, a Patient and a Technology Whose Time Is Now

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If certainty is the holy grail of diagnostic breast imaging, then opto-acoustic ultrasound is the treasure map showing exactly where to find it.

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Researchers offer age-specific dose estimator for fluoroscopy exams

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A team of researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital has developed an age-specific dose catalog for estimating radiation exposure to children from diagnostic and interventional radiology fluoroscopy procedures.

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Dual-tracer PET/CT shows promise in liver cancer patients

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Currently, CT and MRI are the imaging modalities of choice for assessing diagnosed patients, yet have been shown to miss small lesions or metastatic deposits, the authors explained. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third most common cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, accounting for over 800,000 deaths annually.

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CEM has slightly higher mean glandular dose than DBT, mammography

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Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) has a slightly higher mean glandular dose (MGD) than other breast imaging modalities, according to research published January 15 in the American Journal of Roentgenology. Mean glandular dose (MGD) of breast imaging modalities Mammography DBT Combined mammography-DBT CEM (overall) Median MGD (mGy) 4.07

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Is CEM or breast MRI better for breast cancer diagnosis?

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Screening with breast MRI is "recommended for very high-risk patients, such as BRCA mutation carriers, as they begin screening at a young age and may be more susceptible to the negative effects of ionizing radiation," the authors wrote. Breast MRI is effective for imaging patients with implants, as it can assess the integrity of the implants.

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New guidance issued on PET/CT imaging in breast cancer

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They found that F-18 FDG-PET/CT can be useful in breast cancer management, including initial staging, assessing neoadjuvant systemic treatment response, assessing treatment response in the metastatic setting, searching for loco-regional or metastatic recurrence, and re-staging after therapy, as well as radiation therapy planning.