AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider

Dear Women's Imaging Insider,

Breast imaging just isn't an attractive career option for the majority of radiology residents, according to a study presented at last week's RSNA meeting.

In this, our last Women's Imaging Insider of 2009, we present what University of California, Los Angeles researchers say about why breast imaging doesn't draw residents, and what needs to be done to change that trend. Click here to get the full story. As an Insider subscriber, you have access to the article well before the rest of our members.

Once you've finished that story, read on for other news in the Women's Imaging Digital Community:

• Get the inside scoop on what a panel of breast imaging experts had to say at the RSNA show about the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's screening mammography recommendations, and why, controversy or no, screening mammography has proven benefits.
• Check out what University of Virginia researchers are saying about whether biopsy for palpable breast lesions is always a given.
• Read associate editor Cynthia E. Keen's report on why patients develop moderate distortion after breast cancer brachytherapy.
• Find out how digital breast tomosynthesis can reduce false-positive rates.

Happy holidays to you and yours. And, as always, if you have a comment, report, or article idea to share about any aspect of women's imaging, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].