Womens Imaging: Page 116

Food, housing insecurity tied to breast biopsy delay

By Theresa Pablos

Women with food and housing insecurity experience a delay between receiving a BI-RADS 4 or 5 result on diagnostic breast imaging and a subsequent biopsy. The finding is part of a paper on the effects of unmet social needs on imaging that will be presented at the virtual RSNA 2020 meeting.

November 18, 2020

Volpara partners with DetectED-X for online training

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Volpara Health has teamed up with educational software firm DetectED-X to provide DensityED, an online training module for breast density assessment.

November 16, 2020

Road to RSNA 2020: Women's Imaging

By Theresa Pablos

A number of exciting women's imaging topics will be featured at the virtual RSNA 2020 meeting, including developments in ultrasound screening and cutting-edge interventional techniques to treat breast malignancies.

November 15, 2020

3 topics shaping the future of women's imaging

By Theresa Pablos

Breast imagers will have a wide variety of scientific content in women's imaging to see at the RSNA 2020 virtual meeting. From efforts to personalize breast screening to cutting-edge techniques changing the way breast cancer is treated, researchers are working to improve the entire continuum of breast care.

November 15, 2020

COVID-19 casts long shadow on women's imaging

By Theresa Pablos

As with the rest of radiology, women's imaging in 2020 has been marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in drastic drops in imaging volume. At the same time, nagging questions persist about whether mammography screening exams postponed due to COVID-19 could result in higher breast cancer rates later on.

November 15, 2020

Report: Missed mammograms may never be made up

By Theresa Pablos

It may be impossible to make up the thousands of mammograms missed in the first half of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an analysis on November 4 in Health Services Research. The shortfall could lead to several hundred delayed breast cancer diagnoses at just one commercial insurer alone.

November 12, 2020

Ikonopedia releases updated breast MRI module

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Ikonopedia has released an updated breast MRI reporting module.

November 11, 2020

Hologic gets CE Mark for breast specimen x-ray system

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hologic has received the CE Mark for its Faxitron Path+ specimen radiography system, which can be used for breast tissue imaging. The system consists of a high-resolution detector that allows pathologists to image specimens of various sizes.

November 11, 2020

Densitas inks NorthShore University contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Densitas has won a contract for its intelliMammo software at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, IL.

November 11, 2020

Breast density can predict lymphedema risk

By Theresa Pablos

Breast density calculations derived from mammograms can be used to predict lymphedema risk in breast cancer survivors. The study, published on November 11 in JAMA Network Open, was the first to peg breast density as a prognostic factor for lymphedema, according to the authors.

November 11, 2020

Hologic debuts upgrades to Unifi platform

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Hologic has updated its Unifi analytics platform, the company's intelligence tool that provides insights aimed at helping mammography centers optimize performance.

November 10, 2020

DBT detects more early-stage breast cancers than mammo

By Theresa Pablos

The results of a large, prospective study published on November 11 in Radiology show that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) detected more early-stage invasive cancers than full-field digital mammography did. The study also demonstrated that DBT's benefits extend beyond the initial screening.

November 10, 2020

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