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

AuntMinnie

While services for breast and lung cancer screening were temporarily halted, imagers in x-ray, lung ultrasound, and PET/CT were busy examining patients who presented with COVID-19. Her team employed a tracking mechanism for patients who were due for their mammograms once screening operations resumed.

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Your Mammogram

Professional Radiology

Maybe you recently decided to try the best 3D mammogram experience in El Paso, have recently moved, changed doctors, or acquired new insurance, and are now going to our imaging center for your annual mammogram. In this case, the radiologist may recommend a diagnostic mammogram. So, why are these prior images so important?

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AI bests rads in finding breast cancer in women with personal history

AuntMinnie

A team led by Su Min Ha, MD, PhD, from Seoul National University Hospital in South Korea reported that AI by itself achieved a higher performance than radiologists with no AI help when it came to detecting contralateral breast cancer in women treated with unilateral mastectomy. years after right mastectomy. (A)

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Consideration needed in breast cancer screening for young women

AuntMinnie

Images of a 39-year-old woman shows a grade 2 invasive ductal carcinoma on mammography, confirmed by supplementary ultrasound. Mammography detected an asymmetry with calcifications while ultrasound examination revealed a hyperechoic mass. Additionally, all exams performed from 2013 to 2019 included digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT).

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Study on breast density notification narratives draws mixed reaction

AuntMinnie

Previous studies have demonstrated that dense breast tissue masks breast cancers on mammography, and that supplemental imaging such as ultrasound and MRI confirms suspicious findings within dense tissue. Radiologists have studied and continue to research how breast density plays into breast cancer risk. The study can be found here.

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How are radiology practices impacted by annual changes to the MPFS?

AuntMinnie

The reduction for the bilateral mammogram 77066 was 1.36%, reflecting an increase in RVU valuation that somewhat offsets the conversion factor cut. Effect on professional component reimbursement The single-view chest x-ray 71045 professional fee was cut 5.55%. Overall, the professional component reimbursement is estimated to decrease 2.7%

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First breast cancer factors impact mammo's ability to find future ones

AuntMinnie

A team led by Julie Hamzah, MBBS, from Singapore General Hospital, found that symptomatic first breast cancers, dense breasts, and the presence of trabecular thickening on mammography are tied to mammogram detection failure of ipsilateral second breast cancers.

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