article thumbnail

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

AuntMinnie

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

Mammogram 105
article thumbnail

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

Imaging Technology

Population-based screening with mammography reduces breast cancer mortality, but it places a substantial workload on radiologists who must read a large number of mammograms, the majority of which don’t warrant a recall of the patient,” Dr. Lauritzen said. All women who underwent mammographic screening were followed for at least 180 days.

Mammogram 109
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Education Organization, DenseBreast-info.org, Announces Second Annual #WorldDenseBreastDay

Imaging Technology

Building on the success of DBI’s 2022 inaugural event, #WorldDenseBreastDay will reach tens of thousands of patients, health providers and health organizations across the globe, noted the September 12 statement. The 2022 event engaged participants in 37 countries with over 8.6 million posts read.

Education 132
article thumbnail

Uniting for health equity: Addressing breast cancer disparities

AuntMinnie

5 This incident rate of triple-negative is particularly concerning in light of the fact that Black women are also given fewer digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), or 3D, mammograms than other racial and ethnic groups, 6-7 even though DBT is better able to detect aggressive cancers, especially when complemented with mammographic AI software.

Mammogram 115
article thumbnail

Study on breast density notification narratives draws mixed reaction

AuntMinnie

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.

Mammogram 128
article thumbnail

Psychosocial factors influence mammography adherence

AuntMinnie

do not receive their recommended timely mammograms. The researchers included data from 71,583 women between the ages of 50 and 74 from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System survey. Many women in the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).

Education 120
article thumbnail

Advocates, researchers herald federal breast density notification law

AuntMinnie

While her mammogram yielded negative results, a subsequent ultrasound found breast cancer. From there, Pushkin and colleagues began offering educational tools via Densebreast-info.org and began celebrating World Dense Breast Day in 2022, which occurs each year on the last Wednesday of September. “[The mandate] will save lives.

Insurance 107