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2009 USPSTF breast screening guidelines led to less mammography uptake

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The USPSTFs 2009 policy recommended that women ages 50 to 74 undergo biennial mammograms -- what was then a B-grade recommendation. million women, of whom 75% reported having a biennial mammogram. The team used survey data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) biennial cancer screening module (2000 to 2018).

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AI helps out with spotting, localizing interval breast cancers

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AI software can help increase detection of interval cancers on screening mammograms that were missed by two human readers, according to research published August 27 in Radiology. Lunit) to 2,052 screening mammograms acquired between January 2011 to December 2018 and interpreted by two readers.

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Biomarker model predicts breast cancer risk without racial bias

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However, mammograms contain highly predictive biomarkers of future cancer risk. They conducted a study that included 129,340 routine bilateral screening mammograms performed in 71,479 women between 2009 to 2018 with five-year follow-up data. Mammograms contain highly predictive biomarkers of future cancer risk.

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Study on breast density notification narratives draws mixed reaction

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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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AI shows promise as first reader in breast cancer screening

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The team included data from 257,671 screening mammograms performed between 2014 and 2018. They assessed the system’s detection accuracy in two scenarios, standalone and integrated screening replacing the first reader. They also compared the results with those of first reading and combined reading. Specificity 97.8%

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FES-PET shows promise staging patients with low-grade breast cancer

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Between December 2018 and January 2021, the group enrolled 41 female participants (median age, 56 years) who underwent both PET scans. B) F-18 FDG-PET maximum intensity projection, F-18 FES-PET maximum intensity projection, breast MRI scan, and mammogram in an 81-year-old female participant who presented with a tumor in the right breast.

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iCAD Releases Enhanced ProFound Detection Workstation Features to Streamline Mammogram Interpretation for Radiologists

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“We're excited to introduce advanced workstation features for our flagship solution, ProFound Detection, aimed at further improving and facilitating radiologists' interpretation of mammograms within their workstation,” said Dana Brown , President and CEO of iCAD. Detection in 2018, and V3.0 in 2016, followed by 3D V2.0

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