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Disparities persist in availability of diagnostic breast services

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This information may prompt radiologists to consider how their current models of care delivery may impact patients access and use of diagnostic breast imaging services and how it may lead to differences in care across patient subgroups," Lawson told AuntMinnie.com. million screening mammograms. and included 1.1 Hispanic 0.61

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Your Mammogram

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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. How Can I Obtain My Prior Images?

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Current topics in mammography

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Breast density assessment is important not only for the patients health, but it also has reimbursement implications for radiologists. 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. At the federal level, the Find It Early Act (H.R.

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Imaging societies, advocates continue railing against Braidwood ruling

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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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7 ways to reduce healthcare disparities in radiology

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Healthcare disparities continue to plague medical imaging, but there are concrete measures radiologists can take to mitigate them, according to a paper published on October 12 in RadioGraphics. Health insurance coverage influences breast cancer screening behavior. Image courtesy of Peter Abraham, MD, et al.

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RadNet testing three retail in-store breast cancer screening operations

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We believe the vast majority of patients that come in will have some kind of [insurance] coverage. We're currently working to find ways to support patients that don't have insurance. Saige-Dx optimizes breast cancer screening to help radiologists detect even subtle lesions, according to the company.

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The PACSman Pontificates: Is radiology ready for AI and vice versa?

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There are several barriers that still need to be addressed from a radiologist, facility, and patient standpoint. How someone can extrapolate findings from a study conducted overseas with less than 100 participants in a publicly funded healthcare system and present it as a universal truth to over 49,000 radiologists in the U.S.

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