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USPSTF finalizes breast cancer screening recommendations

AuntMinnie

What’s more, the USPSTF concluded that there was insufficient evidence to recommend supplemental screening with MRI or ultrasound in women, regardless of breast density. Furthermore, high-risk women who desire supplemental screening -- but cannot undergo MRI -- should consider contrast-enhanced mammography, according to the ACR.

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Unlock the advantage of time across the breast health continuum of care

The British Institute of Radiology

The use of comprehensive imaging using co-registered functional and morphological information can reduce reading time to seven – ten minutes versus thirty to sixty minutes for a standard breast MRI [4] , [5]. Radiology: Volume 286: Number 3—March 2018 [4] Cancer.org. What Is a Breast MRI? 2009 May; 4(2): 89–92.

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Editorial criticizes breast screening guidelines, ACR responds

AuntMinnie

Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) breast cancer screening guidelines has drawn the ire of the American College of Radiology (ACR). He was also a task force member from 2003 to 2008 and was present at USPSTF meetings which led to updated breast cancer screening recommendations in 2002 and 2009.

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