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AI model predicts 5-year breast cancer risk from mammogram data

AuntMinnie

An AI model developed by Duke University researchers can predict five-year breast cancer risk from mammograms, a study published March 19 in Radiology found. We hope that this [model] will enable some of those personalized screening strategies to reduce the load on patients and radiologists,” Donnelly told AuntMinnie.com. “We

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Annual Mammogram | Get Back on Track

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The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 created a “perfect storm” for undetected breast cancer. A combination of canceled elective screenings and procedures, staff and PPE shortages, office closures, and personal health concerns all contributed to a decline in the number of routine mammograms provided for at-risk women.

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AI Detects More Breast Cancers with Fewer False Positives, Reports Retrospective Denmark Study

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Tue, 06/04/2024 - 20:48 June 4, 2024 — Using artificial intelligence (AI), breast radiologists in Denmark have improved breast cancer screening performance and reduced the rate of false-positive findings. The remaining mammograms were read by two radiologists (called a double-read) with AI-assisted decision support.

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Researchers Develop Deep Learning Model to Predict Breast Cancer

Imaging Technology

milla1cf Mon, 04/01/2024 - 12:07 April 1, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new, interpretable artificial intelligence (AI) model to predict 5-year breast cancer risk from mammograms, according to a new study published today in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

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AuntMinnie 2021: COVID-19 vaccine affects imaging results, researchers warn

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As more people get vaccinated for COVID-19, radiologists must be familiar with how the vaccine may affect imaging results, wrote Shabnam Mortazavi, MD, of the University of California, Los Angeles. insert table here) (Above) 55-year-old woman who underwent screening mammogram and ultrasound seven days after first COVID-19 vaccination dose.

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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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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. Image courtesy of the RSNA.