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Imaging societies, advocates continue railing against Braidwood ruling

AuntMinnie

The introduction of cost burdens for screening mammograms will discourage some individuals from undergoing screening mammograms, resulting in decreased screening adherence, increased advanced-stage breast cancers, and increased breast cancer deaths," Vilert Loving, MD, from the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI), said.

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DBI issues statement of support for HR 3086 Find It Early Act

AuntMinnie

Dense Breast Info (DBI) has issued a statement of support for “Find It Early Act” HR 3086, a bill that addresses insurance barriers to breast cancer screening beyond an initial mammogram. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require that women be informed after their mammograms whether their breasts are “dense” or “not dense.”

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Current topics in mammography

AuntMinnie

CEM is faster and less costly than MRI and can often be used as a follow-up to an abnormal screening mammogram when it is clinically appropriate. Note that direct supervision is required for contrast administration if it is not performed by the physician, and the normal precautions for patients with renal disease or iodine allergies apply.

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7 ways to reduce healthcare disparities in radiology

AuntMinnie

Avoidable differences in disease burden and outcomes that socially disadvantaged individuals may experience manifest in nearly all areas of radiology, from emergency imaging, neuroradiology, and nuclear medicine to image-guided interventions and imaging-based cancer screening, the group noted. Image courtesy of Peter Abraham, MD, et al.

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ACS: Breast cancer mortality decreases, disparities persist

AuntMinnie

The team included population‐based cancer incidence data from the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) program and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Program of Cancer Registries. Women younger than 50 years experienced a 1.4%

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Your Health, Your Resolution: Kickstart the New Year with the Right Screenings

TRA Medical Imaging

For many, its also when insurance benefits renew. 40s Mammograms : Women aged 40 and older should begin annual mammograms unless otherwise advised by their physician. Heart Health Imaging : Depending on risk factors, your doctor may recommend coronary calcium scoring to assess heart disease risk.

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New AI training strategies stiffen defense against adversarial attacks

AuntMinnie

Motivations for adversarial attacks on medical AI can range from unsafe diagnosis to insurance fraud to influencing clinical trial results. Breast cancer imaging AI diagnosis is spearheading the field and there are more data available, so it is a better disease context to perform this study.”

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