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Pandemic prompted an increase in negative mammograms

AuntMinnie

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted an increase in the rates of negative mammograms in both screening and diagnostic settings, a study published November 14 in the Journal of Radiology Nursing found. They also found a decrease in the proportion of negative diagnostic mammograms.

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??Hospitals are Seeing Low Mammography Rates in Wake of the Pandemic

Associates in Medical Imaging

As people stayed home and away from healthcare facilities when possible, preventative services like screenings were put on the back burner. The Power of New Habits As the United States and the rest of the world quickly adjusted to the realities of the pandemic early in 2020, new habits were established.

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Ultrasound detects more cancers in high-risk women with dense breasts

AuntMinnie

These findings can help breast imagers estimate the expected outcomes of supplemental ultrasound screening according to a woman’s risk level and assist in determining which women with dense breasts may be good candidates for supplemental ultrasound screening after a negative mammogram,” Sprague told AuntMinnie.com.

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Preventative Screenings are at an All-Time Low Due to COVID-19: Telemammography Can Help

Direct Radiology

The Society for Breast Imaging released a statement on March 17, 2020 asking for screening mammography exams to be delayed for several weeks which quickly turned into a few months.* On July 1, 2020, the American College of Radiology issued a statement announcing the safe resumption of routine radiology care during the Coronavirus pandemic.

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Health Canada Grants Device License for iCAD's ProFound Risk 2.0, Revolutionizing Breast Cancer Risk Via a 1-2 Year Assessment

Imaging Technology

This regulatory approval further validates the clinical efficacy of our technology, paving the way for its use in healthcare facilities across Canada, where breast cancer accounts for approximately 25% of new cases of cancer and 13% of all cancer deaths in Canadian women. [i] 2020 Sept 8. [iv] Breast Cancer Fact Sheet. 2022 May 11.

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Health Canada Grants Device License for iCAD's ProFound Risk 2.0, Revolutionizing Breast Cancer Risk Via a 1-2 Year Assessment

Imaging Technology

This regulatory approval further validates the clinical efficacy of our technology, paving the way for its use in healthcare facilities across Canada, where breast cancer accounts for approximately 25% of new cases of cancer and 13% of all cancer deaths in Canadian women. [i] 2020 Sept 8. [iv] Breast Cancer Fact Sheet. 2022 May 11.

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Mobile health screening model lowers costs, promotes sustainability

AuntMinnie

From there, screening data from mammograms and other exams are systematically transferred from the mobile unit to local health authority facilities. dollars in parentheses) Year 2020 Conventional screening model Mobile screening model Annual differential costs Travel expense for mobile unit 0 euros ($0) 2,152.84 656.38 -31,428.72