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Disparities persist in availability of diagnostic breast services

AuntMinnie

Women in racial and ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to be provided same-day diagnostic breast imaging services, despite such services being available, according to research published February 18 in Radiology. Additional imaging and possibly image-guided biopsy are recommended for women who have an abnormal screening mammogram.

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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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What has radiology learned in 5 years since COVID hit U.S.?

AuntMinnie

They also spearheaded the development of guidelines for the American College of Radiology (ACR), recognizing the role that imaging had in diagnosing COVID-19 in patients. The guidelines included best practices for imaging with CT versus chest x-ray in diagnosing COVID, as well as whether imaging is necessary at all in some cases.

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Susan G. Komen applauds breast imaging legislation in Penn.

AuntMinnie

Komen urged quick passage of legislation introduced in Pennsylvania to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for women for necessary diagnostic breast cancer imaging. Gina Curry (D-Delaware) and would eliminate costs for women for supplemental imaging such as breast MRIs and ultrasounds.

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ChatGPT outperforms clinicians in post-negative test disease probability

AuntMinnie

ChatGPT-4 outperformed human clinicians in determining pretest and post-test disease probability after a negative test result involving chest radiographs and mammograms, according to a research letter published December 11 in JAMA Network Open.

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New Study Finds Age and Race Impact Artificial Intelligence (AI) Performance on Digital Mammograms

Imaging Technology

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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Screening Mammogram or Diagnostic Mammogram… What’s the Difference?

Clermont Radiology

It is estimated that 1 out of every 8 women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. One question our technologists are asked frequently is, “What’s the difference between a diagnostic mammogram and a screening mammogram?” first appeared on Clermont Radiology.