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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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 24, 2024

million mammograms were performed in the U.S. Although mammogram is the most widely used screening modality, a known problem is that 9.5% As is common in Europe, NHS currently uses a two-radiologist reader assessment of breast mammograms, three when there is disagreement. Just over 40.5 technology.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Additional imaging and possibly image-guided biopsy are recommended for women who have an abnormal screening mammogram. The researchers identified multilevel factors associated with the availability of diagnostic services after an abnormal screening mammogram and women undergoing standard-of-care and advanced diagnostic services.

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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.

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

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Los Angeles-based provider and its AI division, DeepHealth, recently assessed the skills of 18 physicians using their custom-built software.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Women over the age of 40 in Ontario, Canada, can now self-refer for publicly funded mammograms through the government’s breast cancer screening program, officials said in an October 8 news release. Lowering the age of self-referral from 50 to 40 provides an additional one million women the option to self-refer for mammograms.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Experts involved in the algorithm's development believe its time-saving potential could help improve both radiologist workflows and patient outcomes.

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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

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Dense Breast Info (DBI) has issued a statement of support for “Find It Early Act” HR 3086, a bill that addresses insurance barriers to breast cancer screening beyond an initial mammogram. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require that women be informed after their mammograms whether their breasts are “dense” or “not dense.”

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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. Arrows indicate the cancer location. (B)

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

Her team employed a tracking mechanism for patients who were due for their mammograms once screening operations resumed. Its been five years since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in the U.S., and radiology has learned much since then, according to experts who directly dealt with the diseases impact. But that involves human contact.

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MAY 18, 2023

mammograms each year, and its data support the need for annual screening, leaders said, The company delivers 1.5M

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Hendrick and Monticciolo said that many women unable to get their annual mammograms during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 have not returned to yearly screening. However, the researchers did not observe such a trend from 2012 to 2021. Finally, Black women faced a 55% higher late-stage cancer incident rate than white women.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 8, 2025

However, the researchers noted a lack of data on interpreting surveillance mammograms in women with a personal history of breast cancer. A) Left craniocaudal and (B) mediolateral oblique mammograms assessed as benign. (C) AI continues to show promise in improving screening mammography interpretation. years after right mastectomy. (A)

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

To do so, three radiologists annotated a dataset of mammograms using histology-based ground truth. These networks were also validated and tested using an annotated dataset of 1,000 patients and 1,986 mammograms. In breast imaging, AI has shown its potential as a clinical assistant to interpreting radiologists.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 10, 2024

milla1cf Fri, 05/10/2024 - 08:10 May 10, 2024 — According to the Summa Cum Laude Award-Winning Online Poster presented during the 124th ARRS Annual Meeting , fat-enlarged axillary nodes on screening mammograms can predict high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, Type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and hypertension (HTN). Rubino et al. and HTN (OR = 2.5,

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 4, 2024

SmartMammo incorporates AI-driven tools designed to offer greater precision to radiologists interpreting digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) mammograms. The algorithm was first cleared by the FDA in 2022 for use with Hologic mammography systems.

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The Radiology Clinic

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

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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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

It consists of a dual-energy digital mammogram performed with iodinated contrast and offers the same anatomic information as a digital mammogram. As such, a thorough work-up [of palpable breast lesions] to exclude carcinoma must always be performed," the group noted. Positive predictive value Reader 1 42% 52% p = 0.04

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 2, 2024

It is the companion to HR 3086 , which is meant to address insurance barriers to breast cancer screening beyond initial mammograms. Senate of the Find it Early Act, noting that the bill now includes molecular breast imaging (MBI). Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced the bill (SB 5141) on September 23.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 4, 2025

Luminary Risk helps users identify women who may need additional screening beyond a standard mammogram, and consists of a patient history collection platform that highlights actionable risk scores, patient recommendations, and care plans, SimonMed said.

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Capitol Imaging Services

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Although a mammogram can not prevent cancer, it can help to diagnose cancer when it is treatable. In today’s post, we share some information that will hopefully put you at ease about having your first mammogram. How do you prepare for a screening mammogram? How do you prepare for a screening mammogram?

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AuntMinnie

JANUARY 16, 2025

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. The report provided to the patients healthcare provider must include an overall assessment of breast density using one of four specific categories. At the federal level, the Find It Early Act (H.R.

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AuntMinnie

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

However, mammograms contain highly predictive biomarkers of future cancer risk. They conducted a study that included 129,340 routine bilateral screening mammograms performed in 71,479 women between 2009 to 2018 with five-year follow-up data. Mammograms contain highly predictive biomarkers of future cancer risk.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 21, 2024

christine.book Tue, 05/21/2024 - 10:36 May 21, 2024 — According to a newly-published study of nearly 5,000 screening mammograms interpreted by an FDA-approved AI algorithm, patient characteristics such as race and age influenced false positive results. Nguyen, M.D.

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Health Imaging

MAY 17, 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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Imaging Technology

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

christine.book Wed, 11/22/2023 - 12:11 November 22, 2023 — ScreenPoint Medical has announced that its Transpara breast AI has surpassed 5 million mammograms, including over 1 million Tomosynthesis (3D) exams analyzed in support of radiologists reading mammography exams. Gail, TC8). "As

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Ben White

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The Tension There is an inherent tension in radiology between quality and speed. Obviously, there are faster radiologists and slower radiologists. And there are better radiologists and worse radiologists. It is not even that you are either fast or slow in all contexts. Everyone exists on a continuum for both. Everybody knows everybody.

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AuntMinnie

JULY 15, 2024

However, the number of women saying they never wanted to have mammograms did not increase after they were informed. This means that providing information about mammograms does not deter women from screening altogether,” Scherer said. The researchers reported no increase in the number of women who never wanted mammography, at 5.4%

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AuntMinnie

DECEMBER 8, 2023

From full-field digital mammograms, the AI extracted mammographic features including density, microcalcifications, masses, and left-right breast asymmetries for risk assessment. For their study, Eriksson and colleagues tested their clinically used image-derived, AI-based risk model in multiple European breast cancer screening populations.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 18, 2024

This facility promotes breast health in Milford and offers walk-in screening mammograms in a convenient and accessible setting. RadNet plans to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its MammogramNow initiative in Milford, DE, which opened in December 2023. The event will be held on Saturday, April 20 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,

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Imaging Technology

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

milla1cf Tue, 09/05/2023 - 09:00 September 5, 2023 — Using a standardized assessment, researchers in the UK compared the performance of a commercially available artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm with human readers of screening mammograms. For each test mammogram, the reader’s score is compared to the ground truth of the AI results.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

In her presentation, Helen Ngo from University Hospital Freiburg in Germany talked about her teams research, which showed that this trend especially goes for mammograms of less dense breasts. But careful interpretation is needed, especially in complex cases. This is especially true for symptomatic and post-treatment women.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 15, 2024

Detecting breast arterial calcifications on routine mammograms could identify women at a higher risk of future cardiovascular disease (CVD), a study published March 13 in Clinical Imaging found. Breast arterial calcifications are incidental findings on mammograms.

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Imaging Technology

MAY 22, 2023

milla1cf Mon, 05/22/2023 - 13:25 May 22, 2023 — Incorrect advice by an AI-based decision support system could seriously impair the performance of radiologists at every level of expertise when reading mammograms, according to a new study published in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

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