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To All Our Colleagues, Friends and Customers,
It's summer (well, almost) and if you're like us, you just want to be out playing and enjoying the good weather. Thank you for taking a few minutes to open the June issue to see what we've brought you.
This issue is slightly shorter and more compact. We added a "Hot Topics" section and have put a bit more focus on blogs -- personal stories and perspectives.
We're still sending you great articles, though, organized by category so you can find what interests you most.
Please feel free to share this with others on your team. We'll be notified when you do, and will send you a free gift as a thank you!
Sincerely,
Cynthia Henke & Hudson Jones
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Thought For The Day
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Depression is a flaw in chemistry not character.
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 HOT TOPIC: Breast Density
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Breast Density is being talked about a lot. Studies are drawing our attention to the importance of knowing how to diagnose and treat patients with dense breasts. New laws are being passed to ensure that women are given the information they need. We are highlighting this topic to help you keep up with the pace of new information.
Women with Dense Breasts Welcome Additional Screening. A survey of women undergoing routine screening mammography found that many of them would be interested in pursuing additional screening tests if notified they had dense breast tissue, despite the possibility of false positives, invasive procedures, and out-of-pocket costs. Tennessee and Alabama Pass Breast Density Inform Legislation. Thirty-six percent of American women now live in states with mandatory Breast Density Inform. Breast Density - A Primer - A contribution to QSUM's blog. See our Video Pick of the Month
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QSUM has the opportunity to work closely with breast centers and industry experts. As a matter of course we hear stories about new technology entering our market. Some of the things people are excited about right now:|
Volumetric Breast Density Software
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Volpara - Radiologists are provided with volumetric breast density
readings along with a BI-RADS breast density classification for each patient.
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Fischer-Giotto stereotactic biopsy
|  Fischer Medical Technologies - Doctor and technologists at Boulder
Community Hospital talk about stereotactic biopsy with the
Fischer-Giotto Image.
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BREAST MRI
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Better Dyes for Imaging Technology. These dyes are ten times better, far cheaper and easier to use. The latter I believe, will lead to expanded opportunities and broadened use, by physicians and researchers in developing countries. CAD for breast MRI improves sensitivity; accuracy not so much. The study also showed no significant differences in the overall time it took the 20 readers -- 11 novice and nine experienced radiologists -- to interpret breast MR images with or without CAD.
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BREAST ULTRASOUND
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A Dilemma in the Search for Breast Cancer Doctors are divided about how best to scan "dense" breasts. A look at the options. In women with the densest breasts, mammography misses about half of cancers. (For more news about breast density, check out the Hot Topic section of this newsletter.)
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MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES
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ASRT Offers Assistance to Members Affected by Tornadoes: extension on membership renewal deadlines and expiration dates.
BRCA Choices Not Affordable for Many US Women. Angelina Jolie's story has also caused a ripple of backlash across the Internet, exposing the realities of many US women who have little choice on the issue, especially if they do not have the health insurance, the money, or the means to undertake a series of extended medical procedures. (Medscape password required) SalaryScan data reveal gender gap between U.S. radiologists. Male radiologists make an average of 20% more than female radiologists in the U.S., according to new salary data from AuntMinnie.com.
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BEST BLOGS
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Over the last several years we've been building a library of blog sites that help us stay connected with people involved in the breast health world. Compared to articles -- like the ones in the topic sections of
QSUM Quips -- blogs are often written from a more personal perspective. The best part is they're interactive, and the comments left by readers are often as insightful, if not more so, as the blog posting.
I love this as a support system! Create your own breast cancer support website. at Caring Bridge.
3D Mammography: A work in progress... aka, breast tomosynthesis; still using compression and radiation, but with images obtained in an arc and then reconstructed into thinner slices.
Cancer Be Glammed I used to joke to my friends that, "Cancer makes you check your vanity at the door." Climbing back into the mouth of the beast. "I'm currently going through the joys of breast reconstruction . . ."
Banging The Pots For Prevention ". . . there are many who have taken the definition of disease prevention and retooled it masterfully to further drive diagnosis and treatment of disease, and, thereby, thrive at our expense. Beware!"
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| FREE CE CREDITS: | Stereotactic Breast Biopsy: Approach, Technique, and Equipment
This webinar provides an overview of the clinical indications for performing stereotactic breast biopsy, as well as pitfalls, patient management, and selection of appropriate device.
This is an Archived 1-Hour Webinar Presented on May 17, 2011
Available until June 30, 2013 For breast imaging professionals
Credit: 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1; 1.0 ARRT Category A+
Presented by Mary K. Hayes, MD
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: Concepts and Rationale Per the recommendations of the ACR and the FDA-mandated training for new technology and equipment, all members of the healthcare team must be trained in why, when and how to appropriately use DBT for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with breast disease. A certified 70-minute prerecorded webinar for radiologists and radiologic technologists. Expiration date of this link: July 1, 2013 Faculty: Jules H. Sumkin, DO, FACR and Margarita L. Zuley, MD Credit: 1.25 AMA PRA; 1.0 ARRT Offered by ICPME, made possible by an educational grant from Hologic A clip of the course:  | | Digital Breast Tomosynthesis |
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| VIDEO PICK OF THE MONTH |
More on the "Hot Topic" of dense breasts.
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