DBT is better for women with increased breast cancer risks

A comparison of standard 2D mammography (right) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), or 3D mammography (left). The DBT creates a data set of 1 mm slices that the radiologist can look through to see more detail in suspect areas and determine if it dense breast tissue is masking a tumor.

A comparison of standard 2D mammography (right) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), or 3D mammography (left). The DBT creates a data set of 1 mm slices that the radiologist can look through to see more detail in suspect areas and determine if it dense breast tissue is masking a tumor. Image from UCSF.

For the research, special attention was paid to women with dense breasts and other factors that raise their risk of a breast cancer diagnosis.

‘Image of the Year’ highlights the predictive power of a new PET imaging agent

SNMMI Image of the Year 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET/CT heart attack acute myocardial infarction

This Ga-68 FAPI-46 PET/CT imaging shows damage to the heart following an cute myocardial infarction, and was the winner of the SNMMI Image of the Year in 2022 out of more than 1,000 study abstracts. FAPI PET imaging hold a lot of promise in cardiology and oncology.

The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging has chosen its 2022 Image of the Year, and it’s one that is sure to interest anyone in the field of cardiac imaging.

High-intensity focused ultrasound effectively treats PCA, reduces side effects

Behfar Ehdaie
Image courtesy of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Behfar Ehdaie, urologic surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, comments on HIFU.

Men with prostate cancer can avoid many of the unpleasant side effects of chemo, surgery and radiation therapy when they are treated with high-intensity focused ultrasound instead.

Homerton Healthcare in the UK chooses enterprise imaging as a cloud service from Sectra to ensure patients benefit from latest technology

Linköping, Sweden – June 13, 2022 – International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra (STO: SECT B) has signed a contract with Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in the UK. Sectra will provide the Trust with enterprise imaging as a fully managed cloud service. This means that Sectra will take responsibility for all hardware, software, and other IT components, and the healthcare provider can devote more time to its core business—offering fast and efficient care.