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Unmet social needs tied to screening mammography use

By Amerigo Allegretto

Women's unmet social needs should be considered to better promote breast cancer screening utilization and early-stage cancer diagnosis.

February 14, 2024

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Low-dose PEM shows promise in breast cancer detection

By Amerigo Allegretto

Low-dose positron emission mammography (PEM) can detect invasive breast cancer in a feasible manner.

February 9, 2024

Images obtained in a 50-year-old female patient with a new biopsy-proven malignant lesion in the left breast. (A) Craniocaudal mammogram of the right breast does not show any lesion. (B) The malignant lesion corresponds with a 7-cm irregular and spiculated mass on the left craniocaudal mammogram. Ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy revealed grade 2 invasive lobular carcinoma. (C) The bilateral positron emission mammographic craniocaudal color image obtained one hour after intravenous injection of 185 MBq of F-18-labeled fluorodeoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) shows a mass with intense uptake in the left breast with known cancer and no abnormal uptake in the right breast. Positron emission mammographic craniocaudal images of the left breast obtained (D) one hour and (E) four hours after intravenous injection of 185 MBq of F-18 FDG show no substantial visual difference in uptake of the known cancer. (F) Axial contrast-enhanced fat-saturated subtracted T1-weighted MR image with maximum intensity projection reconstruction obtained 90 seconds after intravenous injection of 0.1 mmol of gadolinium-based contrast material per kilogram of body weight also shows the enhancing mass corresponding to known malignancy (arrow) and marked bilateral background parenchymal enhancement, with multiple nonspecific foci of enhancement in the contralateral breast. The patient opted for bilateral mastectomy, which confirmed left-sided malignancy and no malignancy in the contralateral breast. Image courtesy of the RSNA,

Researcher speaks on MyChart Mobile tool with AuntMinnie.com

By Amerigo Allegretto

Seetharam Chadalavada, MD, from the University of Cincinnati speaks with AuntMinnie.com on how a human-centered design framework led to the tool's creation.

February 7, 2024

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ChatGPT shows promise for improving breast cancer education materials

By Kate Madden Yee

ChatGPT can simplify responses to questions about breast cancer prevention and screening, researchers have found.

February 5, 2024

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Residents describe use of POCUS for high-risk pregnancies in Nepal

By Amerigo Allegretto

American radiology residents have reported on clinical rotations in Nepal during which they used point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) with high-risk pregnancies in a recent commentary.

February 1, 2024

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DCE-MRI determines women at high recurrence risk of breast cancer

By Amerigo Allegretto

DCE-MRI can help distinguish women with high recurrence risk of breast cancer from those with low recurrence risk.

January 24, 2024

Examples of quantification of background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) over fibroglandular tissue (FGT) on breast DCE-MRI scans from three patients. Images from left to right are the first postcontrast T1-weighted images, automated segmentation of the right and left breasts (red contours) and semiautomated tumor segmentation (yellow), automated segmentation of FGT (green), and quantification of BPE (purple) over the FGT regions. (A) Images of a 48-year-old woman diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma and assigned a low-risk Oncotype DX distant recurrence risk score (score, 13). The BPE measures at 20% cutoff value were ipsilateral absolute BPE within FGT relative to FGT volume (%BPEF/F) of 9.8% and contralateral %BPEF/F of 9.5%. (B) Images of a 60-year-old woman diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma and assigned an intermediate-risk Oncotype DX distant recurrence risk score (score, 19). The BPE measures at 20% cutoff value were as follows: ipsilateral %BPEF/F of 13.3% and contralateral %BPEF/F of 14.7%. (C) Images of a 54-year-old woman diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma and assigned a high-risk Oncotype DX distant recurrence risk score (score, 30). The BPE measures at 20% cutoff value were as follows: ipsilateral %BPEF/F of 34.1% and contralateral %BPEF/F of 14.5%. Image courtesy of the RSNA.

TVUS-detected endometriosis lowers live birth odds in first fertility treatment

By Amerigo Allegretto

Deep infiltrating endometriosis on transvaginal ultrasound decreases the chance for a live birth in women undergoing their first fertility treatment.

January 22, 2024

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Deep learning combines breast imaging data to predict cancer prognosis

By Amerigo Allegretto

Deep-learning models could have potential as predictive tools for breast cancer prognosis.

January 19, 2024

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High body fat raises fracture risk in women treated for breast cancer

Women with high body fat undergoing early breast cancer treatment may be at higher risk for vertebral fractures, despite the use of bone health drugs.

January 12, 2024

Multiparametric MRI helps predict breast cancer treatment outcomes

By Kate Madden Yee

Multiparametric MRI helps predict breast cancer treatment response, according to a recent report.

January 8, 2024

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AI shows promise as first reader in breast cancer screening

By Amerigo Allegretto

A commercial AI system achieved high marks as a first reader in double-reader settings for breast cancer screening.

January 8, 2024

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MRI helps clinicians assess neural involvement in endometriosis

By Kate Madden Yee

MRI could help clinicians assess neural involvement in endometriosis and help prevent irreversible nerve damage and chronic sensorimotor neuropathy.

January 4, 2024

Spectrum of imaging features of nerves involved in endometriosis in three women. (A) Coronal T1W contrast-enhanced MR image in a 44-year-old woman shows a thickened left sciatic nerve with increased enhancement (solid arrows) and a fibrotic mass (*). The right-side sciatic nerve is normal in appearance (dashed arrows). (B-D) Axial T1W image (without contrast enhancement) with fat saturation (B) in a 43-year-old woman shows a cystic endometriotic lesion with signal hyperintensity (arrow in B). The adjacent left iliacus muscle is asymmetrically thickened due to involvement by endometriosis (* in B). Axial T2-weighted MR image (C) at the same level as B shows T2 shading in the cystic lesion (arrow in C) and a fibrotic mass replacing the iliacus muscle (* in C). Sagittal T2-weighted MR image (D) shows the sacral nerve roots (dashed arrows in D) encased by a fibrotic endometriotic mass (* in D). (E) Axial T2-weighted MR image in a 37-year-old woman shows atrophy of the left iliopsoas (solid oval) and sartorius muscles (dashed oval), both innervated by the femoral nerve. Images and caption courtesy of the RSNA.

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