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New Study Finds Age and Race Impact Artificial Intelligence (AI) Performance on Digital Mammograms

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christine.book Tue, 05/21/2024 - 10:36 May 21, 2024 — According to a newly-published study of nearly 5,000 screening mammograms interpreted by an FDA-approved AI algorithm, patient characteristics such as race and age influenced false positive results. Nguyen, M.D.

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AI Bias May Impair Radiologist Accuracy on Mammogram

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milla1cf Mon, 05/22/2023 - 13:25 May 22, 2023 — Incorrect advice by an AI-based decision support system could seriously impair the performance of radiologists at every level of expertise when reading mammograms, according to a new study published in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

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Education Organization, DenseBreast-info.org, Announces Second Annual #WorldDenseBreastDay

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“Forty percent of women of mammography age have dense breasts and mammograms miss about 40% of cancers in dense breasts,” said Wendie Berg, MD, PhD, FACR , Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine , and DBI Chief Scientific Advisor. DBI features provider resources and patient educational tools.

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Study Uncovers Barriers to Mammography Screening Among Black Women

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Findings, published in the European Society of Medicine ’s journal Medical Research Archives , show suboptimal utilization of annual screening mammograms among low-income Black women and several reported barriers. Only 31 percent had a documented mammogram in the EHR within the past two years. percent were unemployed and 13.3

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Carolina Breast Imaging Specialists, PLLC Is First in Nation to Adopt Groundbreaking Imagio Breast Imaging System for Breast Cancer Diagnosis

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milla1cf Tue, 08/29/2023 - 15:55 August 29, 2023 — Mammograms are an essential part of preventive healthcare, and when an initial review reveals a suspicious lesion, additional imaging and/or invasive breast biopsies could be the next step in diagnosis.

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3D Mammography Almost Halves the Incidence of Breast Cancer Between Two Screening Tests

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Almost 24,000 women were examined only with 2D mammograms, while another group of 16,000 was also evaluated with breast tomosynthesis. In other words, the likelihood of being diagnosed with an interval cancer was 49% lower in women who were also screened with the '3D mammogram'. per thousand people, while in the second it was 0.93.

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DenseBreast-info.org Issues Public Position Statement on Updated USPSTF Guideline

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Further, the task force incorrectly concludes there is “inadequate” evidence to support adding screening MRI (or ultrasound if MRI is not possible) after a mammogram for many women with dense breasts. In women with the densest breasts, about 40% of cancers are missed on a mammogram. But women with dense breasts are at higher risk.