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NY Times: Mammography sites pamper patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Mammography facilities are resorting to spa-like amenities like heated robes, soft music, and scent diffusers to create relaxing environments that are more enticing to women, according to a June 6 article in the New York Times.
June 6, 2019
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Surveillance breast MRI is double-edged sword
By Wayne Forrest
Using breast MRI for the surveillance of breast cancer survivors appears to be a double-edged sword. While breast MRI has a better cancer recurrence detection rate than mammography, the modality also can lead to more biopsies, according to a study published online June 4 in Radiology.
June 4, 2019
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Volpara inks deal to buy MRS Systems
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Volpara Health Technologies, the parent company of breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions, has signed a binding agreement to purchase MRS Systems, a longtime provider of patient tracking, communication, and radiology reporting software for breast and lung imaging applications.
June 3, 2019
AI can trim mammography workload for radiologists
By Erik L. Ridley
An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can sharply decrease the number of mammograms that require interpretation by radiologists -- without affecting diagnostic accuracy, according to research published online May 30 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
June 3, 2019
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Do density notification laws lead to downstream testing?
By Kate Madden Yee
Although the change is modest, supplemental breast imaging and biopsy rates increased in states that passed laws requiring patients to be notified if they have dense breast tissue, according to a study published online May 31 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
June 3, 2019
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Ikonopedia installs breast reporting software in NY
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Breast imaging software developer Ikonopedia has installed its suite of breast imaging reporting and risk-assessment tools at the Dubin Breast Center of the Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai in New York City.
June 2, 2019
AI may help reduce overdiagnosis of breast cancer
By Erik L. Ridley
Utilizing both clinical and imaging data, a risk-assessment model based on artificial intelligence (AI) called the Breast Cancer Risk Calculator could avoid many unnecessary biopsies in patients with BI-RADS 4 mammography findings, according to research published online May 29 in JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics.
May 30, 2019
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Breast cancer drives disparity between younger men, women
By Brian Casey
Progress continues to be made in the fight against cancer, with death rates dropping for both men and women, according to a new report published May 30 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. But cancer incidence is much higher in younger women than in men, largely due to breast cancer.
May 30, 2019
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Low compliance sinks risk-based breast cancer screening
By Kate Madden Yee
Risk-based breast cancer screening isn't necessarily more effective -- on a clinical or cost basis -- if women don't choose to get screened at high enough rates, according to a study from Germany published online May 23 in PLOS One.
May 28, 2019
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Can DBT replace FFDM?
By Kate Madden Yee
Can digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) replace full-field digital mammography (FFDM)? Yes, especially if wide-angle DBT is used, according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 23, 2019
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Medicaid expansion boosted cancer screening rates
By Kate Madden Yee
The five states and the District of Columbia that expanded their Medicaid coverage after the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 first went into effect showed larger increases in cancer screening rates than states that did not, according to a study published online May 22 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
May 21, 2019
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3 reasons why annual mammography is best
By Kate Madden Yee
Mammography screening performed annually is the best option for women age 40 to 49, according to a review published online May 15 in the Journal of Breast Imaging. Annual screening is recommended for three main reasons, not least of which is a reduction in breast cancer mortality between 29% and 49%.
May 21, 2019
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