AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider

Dear Women's Imaging Insider,

The debate over breast cancer screening -- when women should start, how often they should be screened, and which modality is best -- shows no signs of waning. What's needed to resolve the discussion is up-to-date information, according to researchers in California.

Dr. Laura Esserman, director of the Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center at the University of California, San Francisco, is leading a team that plans to launch a five-year study this spring to explore how screening protocols can be tailored to women depending on their risk level. They hope the data will shed light on the screening debate; learn more about their plans in our Insider Exclusive.

When you've finished, check out what else is going on in the Women's Imaging Community:

• Discover why more women are publishing radiology research -- and why there should be even more effort to boost their numbers.
• Find out why Georgetown University researchers believe that politics are clouding mammography guidelines.
• Read why discrepancies in how breast density is measured could spell trouble for patients.
• Find out why using 3-tesla MRI for examining fetal abnormalities is a safe bet.
• Finally, get the scoop on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's final recommendations for breast cancer screening.

As always, if you have a comment, report, or article idea to share about any aspect of women's imaging, please contact me.