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Black women should start breast cancer screening 8 years earlier, new data suggest

Radiology Business

women spanning 2011-2020. The recommendation is based on an analysis of mortality data from 415,000 U.S.

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AuntMinnie 2011: Joint Commission issues alert on medical radiation

AuntMinnie

Our top article in 2011 reported on a “sentinel alert” issued by the U.S. Editor's note: As part of the celebration of AuntMinnie.com's upcoming 25th anniversary, we're presenting 25 for 25 -- a series featuring our most popular content for each of the last 25 years. Joint Commission on the dangers of medical radiation.

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LI-RADS ultrasound surveillance version 2024 improves HCC detection

AuntMinnie

The retrospective study included data collected from a prospective trial that took place in 2011 and 2012. The Choi team compared the diagnostic performance of LI-RADS v2024 with that of LI-RADS v2017 for detecting HCC in at-risk patients. It also identified predictors of VIS-C scoring on follow-up surveillance exams.

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Radiologist performance has improved since the introduction of DBT for breast cancer screening

Health Imaging

Food and Drug Administration in 2011, DBT has become the most common method for breast cancer screening, and as of September 2022, 84% of all U.S. Since being approved by the U.S. mammography screening facilities housed DBT units.

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ARRS: Dartmouth poster wins for CVD risk prediction potential using mammograms

AuntMinnie

The research included 1,216 women (40-75 years) without known coronary artery disease who had a routine screening mammogram and cardiovascular risk factors available in the electronic medical record within one year of the index mammogram (January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2012).

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DBT on par with mammography for imaging referred women

AuntMinnie

The teams institution transitioned to DBT in 2016, so the researchers used DBT data from that year while using mammography data from 2011. Of these, 4,687 were DBT exams while 6,055 were mammography exams. The researchers found that cancer rates and AUROC did not significantly differ between DBT and mammography.

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AI model used with one-inhale CT helps diagnose COPD

AuntMinnie

The group conducted a study that included inhalation and exhalation lung CT images and spirometry data from exams performed November 2007 to April 2011 in 8,893 patients. The average age of study participants was 59 years, and all had a history of smoking.

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