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ARRS: Dartmouth poster wins for CVD risk prediction potential using mammograms

AuntMinnie

A scientific poster on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk prediction using fat-enlarged axillary nodes visualized on screening mammograms won the Summa Cum Laude Award at the 124th American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting. This is defined by the American Heart Association as more than a 7.5%

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Nearly 25% of women with breast arterial calcifications on mammo develop heart disease

Health Imaging

Specifically, women with BACs on their mammogram may be at an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

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Over half of eligible women skip their mammogram

Health Imaging

According to new survey data, nonadherence is not for lack of concern about the disease—75% of the women surveyed reported being concerned about their breast health.

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Using AI with mammography can help select women for breast MRI

AuntMinnie

Women at high risk of breast cancer, such as those with a personal history or family history of the disease or those with dense breasts, may be recommended for supplemental imaging. ScreenPoint Medical ) for breast cancer detection on 2D mammograms to triage women with an assumed intermediate breast cancer risk for supplemental MRI.

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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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Breast MRI surveillance reduces disease recurrence

AuntMinnie

Postoperative MRI surveillance appears to lower the odds of advanced second breast cancer in women with a personal history of the disease, researchers have reported. "In A) Axial T1-weighted contrast-enhanced subtraction MRI scan shows a newly developed nonmass enhancement (arrow) in the right central breast. (B)

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FES-PET shows promise staging patients with low-grade breast cancer

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Preliminary studies suggest the tracer may also be effective in patients with earlier, more treatable stages of the disease, yet most of these studies have been retrospective and subject to a large risk of bias, the authors noted.

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