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Mammo screening adherence closest to USPSTF guidelines

By Kate Madden Yee

When it comes to screening mammography, guidelines published by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) are most closely followed, and the frequency and proportion of women who undergo screening increase with age, according to a study published online May 15 in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.

June 6, 2017

Volpara partners with Mammography Educators on training

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions has partnered with education provider Mammography Educators to produce mammography positioning training videos.

June 5, 2017

DBT in younger women mitigates mammography's 'harms'

By Kate Madden Yee

Adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to mammography when screening women in their 40s increases cancer detection rates and also decreases recall rates -- thus mitigating the "harms" that concern critics of screening in this age group, according to a study published online May 18 in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.

June 4, 2017

SIIM: Deep learning can help assess breast density

By Erik L. Ridley

PITTSBURGH - A deep-learning technique shows promise for helping to classify breast density on mammography images, according to research presented on Friday at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting.

June 1, 2017

Visual aid pinpoints women at high risk of breast cancer

By Rebekah Moan

A new chart developed in Iran can help physicians identify women who are at high risk for breast cancer. Doing so could make a breast cancer screening program more efficient and productive, suggested the researchers who developed the chart.

June 1, 2017

Odds of late breast cancer increase in isolated areas

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The odds of being diagnosed with late-stage breast cancer are higher for women living in isolated white communities, according to a study published online May 5 in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

May 30, 2017

Later screening misses up to 20% of breast cancers

By Kate Madden Yee

Starting breast cancer screening at 50 means that up to 20% of breast cancers could be missed -- offering more proof that women between the ages of 40 and 49 should be screened regularly, according to a study published online May 15 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.

May 30, 2017

UC Davis signs licensing agreement for breast CT

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

University of California, Davis (UC Davis) has signed a licensing agreement for Isotropic Imaging to commercialize a novel CT scanner designed for breast cancer detection.

May 24, 2017

Blood test could reduce breast biopsies

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A new blood test that checks for multiprotein biomarkers could help reduce the need for a biopsy after an abnormal mammogram by up to 67%, according to a study published May 23 in Clinical Breast Cancer.

May 23, 2017

New tool estimates prices for breast cancer screening

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute has developed a free resource that allows radiology practices to estimate professional, technical, and global bundled prices for breast cancer screening.

May 22, 2017

Study links ACA with earlier cancer diagnosis

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is being credited for a slight shift to earlier diagnosis for patients with three major cancers, according to a study being presented next month at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago.

May 18, 2017

Short breast MRI protocol works for cancer detection

By Kate Madden Yee

A shortened protocol for breast MRI is just as effective in finding cancer as a full protocol, and it can cut the time a patient is in the magnet by almost 90%, according to a study published online May 11 in Academic Radiology.

May 18, 2017

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