AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

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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Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Viewing patients' priors consistently improves readers' performances, regardless of experience level, specialization or the volume of screening mammograms they are accustomed to reading.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

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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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

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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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 27, 2023

An act making mammograms more accessible in Illinois is now in lawmakers’ hands. Coverage for molecular breast imaging will be required and, in those cases where it is not already covered, breast MRI will also be covered. HB 4180 is sponsored by Reps. Nabeela Syed (D-51st District), Michael J.

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Health Imaging

MAY 24, 2023

Standalone AI can significantly outperform radiologists' sensitivity in reading digital mammograms and has shown potential in DBT exams as well, but experts are not yet ready to hand over the reins.

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Health Imaging

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Interruptions while reading breast images contribute to emotions associated with physician burnout, according to a new study.

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 24, 2024

AI software based on deep-learning algorithms is showing promise, however, for helping to improve specificity in screening mammography and other breast imaging modalities. million mammograms were performed in the U.S. Although mammogram is the most widely used screening modality, a known problem is that 9.5% Just over 40.5

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Health Imaging

OCTOBER 2, 2024

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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Health Imaging

MAY 31, 2024

Although DBT exams are proven to identify more difficult to detect cancers, especially among women with dense breasts, they also include significantly more images than standard 2D mammograms.

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Radiology Business

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Amid staffing shortages and rising imaging volumes, practices are seeking ways to increase efficiency, and Dutch scientists may have found a solution.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

When it comes to working up palpable breast abnormalities with contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM), recombined images better depict the lesion than low-energy ones, research published November 8 in Academic Radiology has found. The investigators used pathology or one-year follow-up imaging as the reference standard.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 29, 2024

Out-of-pocket charges can range from $234 for a diagnostic mammogram to over $1,000 for a breast MRI, according to a recently commissioned study.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 4, 2025

Nuclear medicine physicians analyzed both sets of images and determined disease stages, with final stages verified via biopsy. (B) B) F-18 FDG-PET maximum intensity projection, F-18 FES-PET maximum intensity projection, breast MRI scan, and mammogram in an 81-year-old female participant who presented with a tumor in the right breast.

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Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Patients under the age of 50 are opting for the ease and convenience of scheduling their own appointments, and the results may not be limited to mammography.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Breast radiologists may want to consider the physical surroundings of mammography rooms for optimal image quality, according to a quality control study published November 15 in Radiography. However, white wall color around monitors and high ambient light have negative impacts on image evaluation.

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Professional Radiology

DECEMBER 13, 2023

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. So, why are these prior images so important? In this case, the radiologist may recommend a diagnostic mammogram.

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Health Imaging

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Siemens Healthineers unveiled the new technology at the annual congress of the European Society of Breast Imaging in Valencia, Spain.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Although larger studies are needed to validate these findings, our results suggest that ordering screening mammograms for reading by increasing volumetric breast density may be feasible,” the study authors wrote. For batch reading, this requires interpreting radiologists to adapt to the characteristics of the mammogram they are reading.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 1, 2024

Imaging societies and cancer screening advocates continue to criticize a recent federal ruling that challenges no-cost preventive health services. Becerra, imaging society experts said it could open the door for future legal challenges to such services. Xavier Becerra et al. While the ruling only impacts parties in Braidwood v.

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Radiology Business

APRIL 6, 2023

Women covered by commercial plans with higher out-of-pocket costs received significantly fewer subsequent procedures, experts wrote Monday in JAMA Network Open.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

CHICAGO -- Following through with regular mammograms is the “very best insurance” for the prevention of advanced, life-threatening breast cancer, according to research presented November 30 at the RSNA meeting. Abnormal mammogram, left. Normal mammogram, right. Images and caption courtesy of RSNA.

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Health Imaging

MAY 21, 2024

Although studies have shown AI to be effective as a support tool, several have also highlighted issues related to the potential for bias in algorithms that have not been trained on diverse datasets.

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Health Imaging

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A study looking at older Medicare beneficiaries in Texas highlights a need for targeted breast cancer screening outreach.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

As the initial COVID-19 vaccines became available in the second year of the pandemic, reports emerged of imaging findings associated with vaccination. Vaccinated patients could demonstrate imaging results of how vaccines could impact imaging results. Images and captions courtesy of the American Roentgen Ray Society.

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Health Imaging

JULY 26, 2023

What’s more, the model proved beneficial in a large, diverse cohort that included women with benign breast disease and BRCA mutations.

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Health Imaging

MAY 15, 2023

One of the main goals of Med-PaLM 2 is to “synthesize information like X-rays and mammograms to one day improve patient outcomes.”

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Health Imaging

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Imaging facilities are now required to notify all women about their breast density status after completing a mammogram.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

While the pandemic affected medical operations across the country, the experts said that radiologists developed and honed their sense of resiliency as imaging was placed on the front lines. Medical imaging played a significant role in the early days of the pandemic when it hit its initial peak in April 2020.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 27, 2024

AI software can help increase detection of interval cancers on screening mammograms that were missed by two human readers, according to research published August 27 in Radiology. Lunit) to 2,052 screening mammograms acquired between January 2011 to December 2018 and interpreted by two readers. Images and caption courtesy of the RSNA.

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Health Imaging

AUGUST 11, 2024

A screen first approach for women who present with breast pain decreases healthcare spending without the risk of overlooking cancer, new analysis shows.

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Health Imaging

JUNE 15, 2023

The downward trend is most notable in women who have at least one risk factor of severe COVID, new data suggest.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 18, 2024

A radiologist’s perception when viewing a complex MR image may be akin to a Major League Baseball (MLB) batter reading the stitches on a fastball, according to researchers exploring exactly how diagnostic interpretations are made. The Perception Lab is a "pop-up" version of an academic research lab focused on medical image perception.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 16, 2024

years that their institution offered self-scheduling for diagnostic mammograms. The study included 23,150 diagnostic mammograms, with 82.8% Ambinder et al wrote that their institution expedites diagnostic mammograms for an abnormal screening mammogram by calling all recalled patients to schedule a diagnostic appointment.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

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. HB 433 was introduced by Rep.

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Health Imaging

APRIL 6, 2023

New research suggests that the tissue environment where microcalcifications of the breast are formed could hold clues into how breast cancer progresses.

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AuntMinnie

AUGUST 22, 2023

Spanish language-preferring Latinas are more likely to have a mammogram ordere. Tailored interventions boost rural residents' cancer screening uptake Deductibles discourage patients from diagnostic breast imaging Hispanic women more likely to have annual breast cancer screening 1.5B women fail to get preventive care screenings

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