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

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. All lesions had also been identified at mammography and MRI. Image and caption courtesy of the RSNA.

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Health Imaging

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

JANUARY 16, 2025

Breast density can often obscure lesions on conventional x-ray mammography, and so other screening modalities such as MRI or ultrasound are often recommended for follow-up. 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.

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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

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

A team led by Vivianne Freitas, MD, from the University of Toronto found that PEM performed comparably to MRI in breast cancer detection and could serve as a supplemental imaging method for evaluating dense breasts. This is where supplemental imaging such as MRI and molecular breast imaging come into play.

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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 8, 2024

Mortazavi and colleagues evaluated data from 23 women who presented with axillary adenopathy on mammography, breast ultrasound, or breast MRI after being vaccinated for COVID-19 between December 2020 and February 2021. Below) 41-year-old woman who underwent high-risk screening breast MRI 15 days after first COVID-19 vaccination dose.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 27, 2024

Follow-up imaging was performed after the procedure by mammogram, ultrasound, or in some cases contrast-enhanced mammogram or MRI, based on patient eligibility and preference. Patients were able to go home on the same day once the treatment was complete.

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AuntMinnie

MAY 21, 2024

The retrospective study included data collected between 2007 and 2019 from 4,150 women in this age range who underwent 4,448 screening mammograms. Of the false-negative cases, two were detected based on symptoms, while the other was by high-risk screening MRI in women between the ages of 36 and 38.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 9, 2024

In testing, the score outperformed traditional mammographic density measurements in flagging patients for supplemental breast imaging following a negative screening mammogram. In conclusion, AISmartDensity effectively identified patients who were likely to benefit from supplemental imaging after a negative screening mammogram,” they wrote.

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MedImaging MRI

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Using AI in mammogram analysis could improve breast cancer detection by identifying patients most likely to benefit from breast MRI scans.

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MedImaging Radiography

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Using AI in mammogram analysis could improve breast cancer detection by identifying patients most likely to benefit from breast MRI scans.

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AuntMinnie

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

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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AuntMinnie

MAY 31, 2024

The USPSTF also said that there was insufficient evidence to recommend supplemental screening with MRI or ultrasound in women, regardless of breast density. If you’re in good health, keep having mammograms as long as you’re allowed to without a requisition, and then get a requisition,” she said.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 8, 2024

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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AuntMinnie

MARCH 29, 2024

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%.

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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

JANUARY 22, 2024

House Bill 2411 was introduced in the state by Representative David Cook (R-Globe) and includes eliminating costs for patients for MRI, ultrasound, and diagnostic mammograms. However, out-of-pocket costs for patients can range from $234 for a diagnostic mammogram to more than $1,000 for a breast MRI, according to the organization.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 10, 2025

A team led by Joao Horvat, MD, from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York found that CEM depicted 90% of breast cancers compared with 10% on low-energy mammograms alone and 50% on low-energymammogramswith whole-breast ultrasound. Horvat and co-authors investigated whether the same trend goes for CEM.

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AuntMinnie

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: Breast MRI uptake is low among women at high breast cancer risk Online self-scheduling use in mammography increases Do cancer screening exams really extend patients' lives? Spanish-preferring Latinas have more mammograms ordered DBT doesn't improve screening metrics in breast cancer survivors

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 24, 2024

CT is safer than magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for people with devices of unknown MRI safety status." The FDA released the guidance -- which is mostly specific to CT -- noting that it is not aware of any confirmed interference from other imaging technologies such as x-ray, fluoroscopy, angiograms, or mammograms.

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 22, 2024

Previous reports indicate that actions such as powering down CT and MRI machines when not in use or setting idle time aside for machines can decrease energy use and costs. From there, screening data from mammograms and other exams are systematically transferred from the mobile unit to local health authority facilities.

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Pure Mammography

JULY 14, 2021

This breast surgery is often performed long before a woman needs her first mammogram , which means that the topic of breast implants’ effects on necessary screenings is rarely discussed before breast augmentation is performed. How often do I need a mammogram? Mammograms should be scheduled every 1 to 2 years until at least age 75.

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Delaney Radiology

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The American Cancer Society recommends starting annual mammogram screenings at age 40. Mammogram Screening Mammogram: Screening mammograms take 2 or more images of each breast. Diagnostic Mammogram: Diagnostic Mammograms are ordered for a variety of reasons and may assess one or both breasts.

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Pure Mammography

MARCH 5, 2024

If you’re in your 30’s, you may be wondering if it’s time to add a yearly mammogram to your healthcare routine. When Does the American Cancer Society Recommend Starting Mammograms? Continue to get mammograms if you’re in good health and expect to live an additional 10 years. Should I Get a Mammogram in My 20s or 30s?

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AuntMinnie

APRIL 16, 2024

From each patient, the model extracted 4,096 features from mammograms and selected six related features according to the relationship between tumor size determination and lymph node metastasis. The image is available for use under a Creative Commons license: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International.

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Midstate Radiology Associates

JANUARY 3, 2025

That changed in 2023, when Angie underwent a mammogram and breast ultrasound at a Midstate Radiology Associates location offering CARE. Based on Angie’s risk score, she qualified for a breast MRI, a diagnostic tool capable of detecting cancers that mammograms and ultrasounds might miss.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 11, 2025

A) Craniocaudal view from screening DBT mammogram shows architectural distortion (circle) in the upper inner position, which was not detected by digital mammography (not shown). (B) B) Spot craniocaudal view from subsequent diagnostic DBT mammogram shows persistence of architectural distortion (circle).

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Aidoc

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Why Breast Density Matters in Cancer Screening Dense breast tissue affects screening in two key ways: Reduced Visibility : Dense tissue appears white on mammograms, as do tumors, making it harder to detect abnormalities. Inter-radiologist Variation : Assessments can vary up to 33% 1 when different radiologists interpret the same mammograms.

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Capitol Imaging Services

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

Capitol Imaging Services has served tens of thousands of women with our women’s health examinations in screening mammography, diagnostic mammography, ultrasound, bone density studies, breast MRI and breast biopsy. For screening mammograms, we ask for about 20 minutes of a woman’s time. Convenient.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 18, 2024

The researchers use eye-tracking technology to analyze the scan paths of radiologists as they view images to try to understand the mechanism underlying image perception.

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J Gershon Breast Imaging

MAY 10, 2023

While this is an improvement over the prior recommendation to begin screening at age 50, it falls short of the current recommendation by the Society of Breast Imaging and the American College of Radiology to obtain annual mammograms beginning at age 40. Concern for radiation risk due to annual screening is really of no concern!

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Imaging Technology

MAY 16, 2023

Further, the task force incorrectly concludes there is “inadequate” evidence to support adding screening MRI (or ultrasound if MRI is not possible) after a mammogram for many women with dense breasts. In women with the densest breasts, about 40% of cancers are missed on a mammogram.

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AuntMinnie

MARCH 15, 2024

During a special session on Tuesday, March 19, Tami Hudson, breast health navigator at Singing River Health System in Mississippi will share the clinical impact of making cancer risk assessment standard for every patient receiving a mammogram at four breast centers. In late December, Lunit announced it planned to acquire Volpara.

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AuntMinnie

OCTOBER 1, 2024

From the CEM exams, the team defined "low-energy" images as the equivalent of a 2D full-field digital mammogram. The researchers evaluated CEM’s diagnostic performance in this population, collecting data from consecutive CEM exams in asymptomatic women performed between 2012 and 2022.

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Intermountain Medical Imaging

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

With three outpatient imaging locations throughout Boise, Meridian, and Eagle, Intermountain Medical Imaging offers diagnostic imaging procedures in a calm and comforting environment, including MRI, CT, Ultrasound, X-ray, Interventional Radiology, and Mammography. “St. This new partnership between St.

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