Dear AuntMinnie Member,
A new report out of the U.K. is pointing to the superiority of full-field digital mammography (FFDM) over analog -- in terms of cost-effectiveness.
The U.K.'s Centre for Evidence-based Purchasing found that FFDM's higher cost is offset by improvements in workflow and reduced expenses for consumables such as film, according to the article in our Women's Imaging Digital Community. Click here for the details in our story by staff writer Kate Madden Yee.
Knee MRI for meniscal tears
In other news, an article in our Musculoskeletal Imaging Digital Community describes research published today in the New England Journal of Medicine on the use of MRI to detect damage to the meniscus. The research revealed that knee MRI can find evidence of meniscal tears even in patients without symptoms -- find out how by clicking here.
Radiation dose in trauma patients
Finally, another new report issued this week found that adult trauma patients are exposed to significant radiation from medical imaging exams, according to a story in our CT Digital Community.
The study found that some trauma patients were receiving radiation doses from CT scans at a level exceeding that of 1,000 chest radiographs. That kind of radiation burden can increase the risk of patients developing cancer later in life, the researchers said. Learn more about the risks by clicking here.
