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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's impact on false-positive mammograms, breast cancer screening performance

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million mammograms were performed in the U.S. Although mammogram is the most widely used screening modality, a known problem is that 9.5% As is common in Europe, NHS currently uses a two-radiologist reader assessment of breast mammograms, three when there is disagreement. Just over 40.5

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iCAD Highlights Promising Clinical Data Demonstrating Ability to Reduce Breast Interval Cancer Rates and Decrease Recall Rates at ECR 2024; Showcases Additional Platform Offerings

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a global leader in clinically proven AI -powered solutions that enable medical providers to accurately and reliably detect cancer earlier and improve patient outcomes, will highlight scientific presentations, including an award-winning poster at the European Congress of Radiology ( ECR ) annual meeting in Vienna, Austria, Feb 28 – March 3, 2024.

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Bleeding After Image-Guided Breast Biopsies: Discontinuing vs. Maintaining Antithrombotic Therapy

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This AJR accepted manuscript included 5302 patients (median age, 52 years) who underwent image-guided breast or axillary CNB between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2019. The authors also reported that no patient developed clinically significant hematoma after biopsy. Reichman et al.

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Ultrasound nonmass breast lesion features may signal malignancy

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It also found that having a negative mammogram was associated with a lower malignancy rate and lower positive predictive values for sonographic features compared with having an abnormal mammogram. The retrospective, multicenter study included data collected from 2012 to 2019 from 993 women with an average age of 50 years.

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Annual mammography screening leads to better patient outcomes

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A team led by Margarita Zuley, MD, from the University of Pittsburgh found that across various clinical and demographic subgroups, women who undergo annual screening have 5% and 10% fewer late-stage cancers than women who undergo biennial and intermittent screening. All women underwent prediagnosis screening mammography in the study period.

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Lunit AI Releases Successful Study Results on Breast Cancer Screening Deployment

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The new analysis compares screening performance before and after AI adoption, offering real-world validation of Lunit INSIGHT MMG’s clinical and operational benefits. Previously, the waiting time for a clinical mammogram was five to six weeks. Key findings include: 11% Decrease in Recall Rates: Recall rates dropped from 2.8%