Breast screening: a balancing act
In October 2011, Professor Sir Mike Richards announced that the NHS Breast Screening Programme (NHSBSP) would undergo an independent review.…
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Gemma Carroll
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Northern lights: diagnostic imaging in North America
The diagnostic imaging sector in the US dwarfs that of Canada, being worth almost $6bn more in 2010 (see Figure…
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Future expansion: full-field digital mammography
A mammography unit consists of a rectangular box housing tubes that produce X-rays for use in breast examinations. The device…
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European snapshot: diagnostic imaging market
As with other industries, diagnostic imaging has had to face many of the same economic challenges endured by the wider…
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The case for increased screening: Canadian CT scanning
At first glance, it would perhaps not be surprising to hear that a few eyebrows were raised among radiologists and…
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Enter the digital age: PACS
By December 2007, all hospital trusts in England were using picture archiving and communication systems (PACS). Now that the technology…
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The pace of change: MRI use in stroke diagnosis
According to the World Health Organisation, every year around 15 million people worldwide suffer some form of stroke. Of those…
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An epidemic looms: the rise of Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive and ultimately fatal neurodegenerative disorder. It is the most common form of dementia, accounting…
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Prostate scanning: overexposed?
Prostate cancer is the most common non-cutaneous malignancy and second most common cause of cancer-related death among men in the…
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Screening’s new technical approach: tomosynthesis
Since their inception, opinions over the value of high-volume public programmes for breast screening have diverged, and there is currently…