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Breast: Page 105
Are women with depression less likely to get mammograms?
By
Theresa Pablos
Women with depression were less likely to have had a mammogram in the past two years, according to a study published online on January 28 in the
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
. However, after further analysis, the researchers found cost and insurance status proved to be more significant barriers to breast cancer screening than mental health.
February 3, 2020
Digital mammo for microcalcifications: A mixed bag?
By
Theresa Pablos
The performance of full-field digital mammography (FFDM) compared with film-screen mammography for microcalcifications was something of a mixed bag in a new study. FFDM had better detection of high-grade ductal carcinoma in situ but also a higher recall rate, according to research published on January 28 in
Radiology
.
February 3, 2020
Hologic adds to revenues in Q1
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Led by its Surgical and Molecular Diagnostic divisions, women's imaging firm Hologic reported higher revenue in the company's first quarter of fiscal 2020.
January 29, 2020
The must-know for breast imaging in transgender patients
By
Theresa Pablos
An estimated 1.2Â million transgender people live in the U.S., and a rising number of people are choosing to alter their breast appearance with surgery and hormone therapy. An article in
Radiographics
outlined what radiologists need to know about breast imaging for the transgender population.
January 29, 2020
Study supports interval MRI for likely benign findings
By
Theresa Pablos
Major cancer organizations recommend interval MRI screenings for women with a breast MRI finding likely to be benign. But are these follow-up screenings of patients categorized as BI-RADS 3 effective for catching cancer? New research shows they are -- to a certain extent.
January 26, 2020
Elastography shows high reproducibility in breast lesions
By
Theresa Pablos
Two different ultrasound elastography techniques -- strain elastography and shear-wave elastography -- showed high interoperator reproducibility when scanning breast lesions in a new study, published on January 21 in
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
.
January 23, 2020
Late-stage cancers dropped after Mass. health expansion
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The number of late-stage colon cancer diagnoses dropped in Massachusetts after the expansion of healthcare coverage in the state, a move that served as the model for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
January 22, 2020
Biomarkers on PET, MRI show breast cancer risk
By
Brian Casey
In a finding they described as "unexpected," researchers used PET and MRI to discover that women with a malignant tumor in one breast have lower levels of certain biomarkers in the contralateral, healthy breast. Results were published in the January edition of the
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
.
January 22, 2020
2 ultrasound features predict cancer recurrence risk
By
Theresa Pablos
Machine learning might one day be able to tell which breast cancer patients will benefit from additional genetic testing. In a recent study, researchers used natural language processing to identify key features from ultrasound reports associated with cancer recurrence risk.
January 22, 2020
Hey, Alexa -- Tell me about breast density
By
Theresa Pablos
Asking personal assistants like Alexa about complex health issues isn't a reality now, but one day it might be. Researchers describe how an interactive health educator called Danya could teach women about breast density in a study published in the
Journal of General Internal Medicine
on January 9.
January 15, 2020
Can QA sessions help technologists read mammograms?
By
Theresa Pablos
Would the use of technologists to interpret screening mammograms be a viable option if their performance were improved through regular quality assurance (QA) sessions with radiologists? Maybe, but not by much, according to the findings of a new study from the Netherlands published on January 7 in
Radiology
.
January 13, 2020
Hologic expects revenue growth in 2020 Q1
By
AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging firm Hologic reported increases in revenue in its first-quarter preliminary results, with notable growth in its Surgical, Diagnostics, and Breast Health divisions.
January 12, 2020
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