Breast: Page 83

Hologic launches breast screening effort for Black women
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hologic has launched a multiyear initiative to address breast cancer screening disparities among Black women.
September 30, 2020
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Breast MRI screening use is up, but is it appropriate?
By Kate Madden Yee
More women who are at high risk of developing breast cancer are getting regular screening with MRI. But a particular subpopulation -- those with BRCA mutations -- continue to be underscreened, according to a study published September 28 in the journal Cancer.
September 30, 2020
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Synthetic DBT images could replace digital mammo
By Theresa Pablos
A new, 200,000-patient review suggests that 2D images reconstructed from digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) may be able to adequately replace digital mammograms. The Canadian team behind the paper published their findings on September 23 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
September 24, 2020
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FDA revokes Va. facility's mammography accreditation
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revoked the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) certificate for Allison Breast Center at Monument Radiology in Richmond, VA. The agency said any patient who was seen on or after June 17, 2018, may have a problem with the quality of their mammograms.
September 24, 2020
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Notification laws may not lead to more breast screening
By Theresa Pablos
Breast density notification laws may not prompt mammography facilities to offer additional screening services. A North Carolina survey found that fewer than two-thirds of breast imaging locations offered supplemental screening for women with dense breasts, according to a September 14 study in Cancer.
September 24, 2020
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Can you trust YouTube videos on mammography?
By Rebekah Moan
With more and more patients turning to digital media, particularly YouTube, for the answers to their mammography-related questions, are the videos made by knowledgeable people rising to the top? Or are they getting buried? A new study suggests the latter: Quality mammography videos are not reaching the majority of YouTube viewers.
September 23, 2020
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Language matters when screening women with dense breasts
By Andrea Wolf
Until we change how we talk about dense breast screenings, we will not make headway in providing access to this essential test to all women with dense tissue. That's according to Andrea Wolf of the Brem Foundation to Defeat Breast Cancer.
September 22, 2020
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Radiation tied to breast cancer delays for Black women
By Theresa Pablos
Black women with breast cancer may be more likely to experience treatment delays and longer treatment times than white women, according to the findings of a study published on September 21 in Cancer. This was particularly true for Black women who opted for radiation as part of their treatment.
September 20, 2020
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iCAD touts ProFound AI Risk clinical data
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Computer-aided detection (CAD) software developer iCAD is highlighting research published September 8 in Radiology that attests to the ability of its ProFound AI Risk clinical decision-support software to provide accurate two-year breast cancer risk estimates.
September 16, 2020
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Women with DCIS have 3x the risk of breast cancer death
By Theresa Pablos
A new study adds weight to the belief that ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is a life-threatening condition. Women with DCIS had rates of death from breast cancer three times greater than the general population, according to research published on September 16 in JAMA Network Open.
September 16, 2020
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GE, Candelis team up in mammography image management
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare and image software and archiving firm Candelis have teamed up to expand mammography and tomosynthesis image management capabilities for GE's Senographe Pristina mammography system.
September 14, 2020
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Hologic announces $950M principal due 2029
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Hologic announced a private offering of $950 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2029.
September 13, 2020
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