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Are Mammograms Safe? Understanding Radiation Exposure and Precautions

Professional Radiology

Mammograms are a crucial diagnostic tool that helps doctors detect early signs of breast cancer and other breast-related issues. The truth is mammograms are generally safe when used properly, and the amount of radiation you’re exposed to is minimal. Radiation exposure is controlled and minimized to ensure patient safety.

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Understanding the Importance of Screening Mammograms

The Radiology Clinic

Amidst the battle against this disease, screening mammograms emerge as a crucial tool in early detection and effective treatment. In this blog, we delve into the significance of screening mammograms, their procedure, their benefits, and why they are essential for women’s health. What is a Screening Mammogram?

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Ultrasound nonmass breast lesion features may signal malignancy

AuntMinnie

Some nonmass breast lesion characteristics on ultrasound exams can be considered suspicious for malignancy at screening ultrasound, according to research published November 5 in Radiology. Images depict a 43-year-old woman with a malignant non-mass lesion that was diagnosed as microinvasive ductal carcinoma. (A)

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AI's impact on false-positive mammograms, breast cancer screening performance

AuntMinnie

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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Recombined CEM images effective for depicting palpable breast lesions

AuntMinnie

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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Combining mammography with ultrasound tomography improves cancer detection

AuntMinnie

Combining full-field digital mammography with ultrasound tomography can improve breast cancer detection and be helpful in imaging dense breasts, according to research published June 18 in Radiology. Our study suggests ultrasound tomography can be another supplemental screening tool,” Yamashita and colleagues wrote.

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Ultrasound detects more cancers in high-risk women with dense breasts

AuntMinnie

Supplemental breast ultrasound may have utility in imaging women with dense breasts and high risk of advanced or invasive breast cancer, a study published August 6 in Radiology found. Sample images show cancer detection at supplemental ultrasound screening after screening mammography with a negative result. (A)