Womens Imaging: Page 49

Breast imaging reader characteristics impact performance

By Amerigo Allegretto

No single characteristic seems to be linked to the performance of breast imagers reading screening mammography exams, but some trends impact reading efficacy, a report published January 26 in Clinical Breast Cancer has found.

January 29, 2023

Menstrual cycle influences BPE degree on contrast mammography

By Amerigo Allegretto

Certain clinical factors such as a woman's menstrual cycle are linked to the degree of early background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) on contrast-enhanced mammography, a study published January 25 in the American Journal of Roentgenology has found.

January 26, 2023

Many women uncertain of breast density's role in cancer risk

By Amerigo Allegretto

Despite widespread use of breast density notifications, many women are uncertain about or overstate the role of breast density in cancer risk, according to survey results published January 23 in JAMA Network Open.

January 23, 2023

Social factors can lead to delays between breast imaging and biopsy

By Amerigo Allegretto

Women negatively affected by "social determinants of health" tend to experience delays between diagnostic breast imaging and biopsy, according to research published January 18 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

January 22, 2023

Opioid exposure negatively affects fetal brain growth

By Kate Madden Yee

Exposure to opioids in utero has a negative effect on fetal brain development, a study published January 18 in the American Journal of Roentgenology indicates.

January 19, 2023

Combined AI system on par with radiologists for detecting breast cancer

By Amerigo Allegretto

An artificial intelligence (AI) system that combines mammography and breast ultrasound data is comparable to radiologists for detecting breast cancer in women with dense breasts, according to a study published January 16 in Insights into Imaging.

January 19, 2023

Screening mammo numbers rebound big in La. postpandemic

By Amerigo Allegretto

The COVID-19 pandemic led to sharp declines in screening mammograms among Medicaid beneficiaries in Louisiana, but those numbers rebounded to prepandemic levels, suggests research published January 19 in JAMA Network Open.

January 19, 2023

IMV: Mammography departments expect budgets to grow by nearly 10%

By Davin Korstjens

Mammography departments are anticipating that their current budgets will grow by an estimated 9.7% per year from 2023 through 2025, according to IMV Medical Information Division's 2022 Mammography and Breast Imaging Market Outlook Report.

January 18, 2023

DWI-MRI helps breast cancer patients' chemotherapy response

By Amerigo Allegretto

Diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI-MRI) can help predict breast cancer patients' response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, a study published January 12 in Nature Scientific Reports has reported.

January 17, 2023

ABVS shows promise for predicting breast cancer treatment response

By Amerigo Allegretto

Automated breast volume scanning (ABVS) shows promise in predicting pathologic response in women with breast cancer, suggest findings published January 13 in Clinical Radiology.

January 17, 2023

Report: Cancer rates decline, yet disparities loom

By Will Morton

Cancer mortality rates continue to drop thanks to prevention and screening programs, yet rising incidence for breast, prostate, and uterine corpus cancers could impede future progress, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society.

January 12, 2023

CE-CBBCT outperforms breast MRI for assessing residual breast tumors

By Amerigo Allegretto

Preoperative contrast-enhanced conebeam breast CT (CE-CBBCT) is more accurate than MRI in assessing residual breast tumors after breast cancer treatment, findings published January 6 in Academic Radiology suggest.

January 12, 2023

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