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NEJM: Breast cancer screening reduces mortality by 40%
By Kate Madden Yee
Another salvo in the screening mammography wars has been released in the form of a literature review in the New England Journal of Medicine suggesting that breast cancer screening reduces mortality by 40%. Both sides of the breast screening debate may be able to gain ammunition from the report's findings, however.
June 2, 2015
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MBI is cost-effective adjunct for imaging dense breasts
By Kate Madden Yee
Adding molecular breast imaging (MBI) to screening mammography in women with dense breast tissue may increase overall costs and the rate of benign biopsies, but because the combination finds more cancer, the cost per cancer detected is lower than with mammography alone, according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 31, 2015
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Densitas wins ISO certification
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Densitas has received certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
May 27, 2015
When it comes to mammo, rads practice what they preach
By Kate Madden Yee
Despite an ongoing, heated debate over when women should start breast cancer screening, more than 97% of radiologists continue to advocate having yearly mammograms beginning at age 40. What's more, they follow that counsel themselves, according to a study published in the June edition of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
May 27, 2015
Dr. Jiyon Lee from NYU School of Medicine.
AirXpanders launches stock offering in Australia
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
AirXpanders has commenced an initial public offering of its stock in Australia.
May 26, 2015
10 barriers to happiness; better breast screening quality; new autosegmentation algorithm
By Brian Casey
May 25, 2015
Better mammography quality is focus of IOM workshop
By Kate Madden Yee
How can the quality of mammography interpretation be improved? That question was the subject of a workshop convened by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) earlier this month in Washington, DC. The meeting indicates that mammography quality remains a vexing issue, 10 years after the U.S. Congress reauthorized the Mammography Quality Standards Act.
May 25, 2015
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Family breast cancer history doesn't mean poor prognosis
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Women with a family history of breast cancer who develop the disease face no worse of a prognosis than others who develop breast cancer, according to a new study published in BJS.
May 20, 2015
Mammo rate falls after USPSTF change; do we need more than density? And, Medicare spending drops
By Brian Casey
May 18, 2015
Study: There's more to breast cancer risk than density
By Brian Casey
Is the breast density notification movement missing the forest for the trees? A May 19 study in Annals of Internal Medicine suggests that breast density shouldn't be the only factor to consider when deciding which women should receive supplemental breast imaging tests in addition to mammography.
May 18, 2015
USPSTF 2009 mammo recs led to drop in screening rates
By Brian Casey
A new analysis published in Women's Health Issues has found that mammography screening rates of women 65 years and older dropped immediately after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) changed its guidance on breast screening in 2009. The fall arrested what had been years of growth in the breast screening rate.
May 18, 2015
How to maximize your breast imaging reimbursement
By Carin Carlson
Medicare has adopted new payment policies for digital breast tomosynthesis and breast ultrasound that go into effect this year. But without the proper documentation, radiologists will lose this added revenue. Carin Carlson from Healthcare Administrative Partners tells you how to get your share.
May 17, 2015
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