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FDA authorizes ACR to accredit DBT devices
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology (ACR) has received authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to manage the accreditation process for FDA-approved digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) units, effective April 9.
April 4, 2018
ACR, SBI: Some black women need earlier breast screening
By Abraham Kim
The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) have updated their breast cancer screening guidelines to recommend that black women at high risk of breast cancer start breast screening at an earlier age.
April 3, 2018
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Less isn't always more with breast screening recall rate
By Erik L. Ridley
While high recall rates are considered one of the "harms" of mammography screening, a large-scale study published online April 3 in Radiology suggests that recall rates that are too low could lead to higher rates of interval cancers.
April 3, 2018
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Wis. enacts breast density law
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Wisconsin has become the 35th state in the U.S. to enact a breast density notification law.
April 2, 2018
Smaller breast cancer detected in women with implants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Although breast implants lowered the cancer detection rate on screening mammography, they increased the likelihood that cancers would be detected at smaller sizes on examinations, according to a study published in the April issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
April 1, 2018
Is screening breast MRI being used in the wrong women?
By Kate Madden Yee
More than 80% of screening breast MRI exams are performed on women for whom the test is not necessarily recommended -- that is, women with a lifetime risk for the disease of less than 20%, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
March 29, 2018
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AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
By Kate Madden Yee
March 27, 2018
Siemens lands FDA clearance for Mammomat Revelation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Siemens Healthineers has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for Mammomat Revelation, the firm's new flagship digital mammography system.
March 26, 2018
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Hologic wins FDA approval for new DBT technologies
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women's imaging firm Hologic said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its premarket approval application for the Clarity HD and Intelligent 2D digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) technologies.
March 26, 2018
2018 budget bill includes mammography protections
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Budget bill HR 1625 signed into law on March 23 by President Donald Trump includes protections for mammography screening, according to the American College of Radiology.
March 22, 2018
Fla. passes breast density bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Florida has passed the 34th breast density notification bill in the U.S., which will go into effect July 1.
March 21, 2018
Washington state OKs dense breast bill
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The state of Washington has become the 33rd state to require that clinicians inform women if they have dense breasts, effective January 1, 2019.
March 21, 2018
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