Imaging Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This study, conducted at Capio S:t Göran Hospital in Sweden, reinforces the real-world impact of Lunit INSIGHT MMG, which has successfully replaced one of the two human readers in the hospital’s double-reading breast cancer screening protocol. Previously, the waiting time for a clinical mammogram was five to six weeks.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The findings offer another way to foster breast cancer early detection, improve patient survival rates across different populations, and reduce disparity in survival rates, said study lead author Leslie Lamb, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston in a statement. “In Image and caption courtesy of RSNA.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 8, 2024

Researchers led by Mohammad Elhakim, MD, from Odense University Hospital found that a standalone AI system achieved high specificity as a first reader and for combined reading, along with moderate sensitivity for both reading scenarios. The team included data from 257,671 screening mammograms performed between 2014 and 2018.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In 2018, she led a study on automated breast density assessment for informing cancer risk, and in 2022, she and colleagues studied the impact of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) on imaging dense breasts. Kerlikowske has studied breast density on imaging. The study can be found here.

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Radiology Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Within weeks of his announcement hospitals world-wide had taken the initiative to open up X-ray rooms, which gave rise to the first radiology departments. (3) Portrait of Sir Godfrey Hounsfield (1919-2004) The first clinical CT scan: Atkinson Morley's Hospital, October 1971 Credit: impactscan.org. 2018 Aug; 18(8): 500–510.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

A team led by Amy Knudsen, PhD, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston found an increase of 10 percentage points in the uptake of lung, colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer screening at their respective starting ages as recommended by the U.S. Increasing use of recommended screening strategies could reduce the U.S.

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