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Understanding Breast Density and the Impact of the New FDA Requirement: How Aidoc and ScreenPoint Support MQSA Compliance

Aidoc

Why Breast Density Matters in Cancer Screening Dense breast tissue affects screening in two key ways: Reduced Visibility : Dense tissue appears white on mammograms, as do tumors, making it harder to detect abnormalities. Inter-radiologist Variation : Assessments can vary up to 33% 1 when different radiologists interpret the same mammograms.

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Breakthroughs in breast cancer screening technologies

AuntMinnie

Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) mandate that clinicians inform patients about their breast density, elevating reporting requirements and the FDA’s auditing capabilities for consistent, high-quality care nationally. Understanding breast density Recent updates to the U.S.

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Advancing Healthcare Access: Teleradiology Support for Rural Hospitals in Illinois and Ohio

Vesta Teleradiology

Access to quality healthcare in rural areas can be a significant challenge. As a teleradiology company, we specialize in bridging this gap by offering high-quality diagnostic imaging interpretation, ensuring rural healthcare providers can deliver top-tier care to their patients.

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GE HealthCare Debuts New Mammography System

Imaging Technology

Debuting at the Radiological Society of North America’s 2024 Annual Meeting, this system provides mammography technologists with a suite of sophisticated tools that balance the demands of diagnostic accuracy and fast-paced workflows to facilitate more patient-centered breast care. Pristina Via is our answer to this challenge.

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iCAD and Densitas Partner to Enhance Precision Breast Health with Leading AI Solutions for Mammography Quality, Cancer Detection, and Risk Evaluation

Imaging Technology

Densitas offers a robust and comprehensive mammography quality assurance platform, comprised of intelliMammo and intelliMaven. It sets the stage for every decision that follows in the diagnostic, prevention, and treatment pathways. 2023) Driving mammography image quality improvement using A.I. 2020 Nov;297(2):327-333.

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We Need MORE Quality Mammographers

Mammography Educators

Patients have to wait, sometimes for months, to get their screenings and even worse, weeks to get a diagnostic exam. I have always maintained the theory that those who do not like to perform mammograms should not do so. You may know from working in your own facility that there is a huge shortage.

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My Path to Breast Ultrasound

Mammography Educators

Therefore, it makes sense to have Mammo Techs performing breast ultrasounds, as well as mammograms. It was agreed upon that our diagnostic technologists would become breast ultrasound certified. The final step, after all the hard work of development and implementation of the protocols, comes compliance and follow-through.