Womens Imaging: Page 94

COVID-19 pandemic reverses progress on breast cancer screening

By Amerigo Allegretto

The COVID-19 pandemic caused an 8% dip in breast cancer screening rates in communities of color and low income across the U.S., reversing forward momentum seen in the year prior, according to research published August 26 in Cancer.

August 25, 2021

Volpara adds Custin to board of directors

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Breast imaging software developer Volpara Solutions has appointed Ann Custin to its board as an independent, nonexecutive director, effective September 1.

August 24, 2021

Low BPE suppression on MRI may indicate poor treatment response

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A lack of background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) suppression on contrast breast MRI during and after chemotherapy may suggest poor treatment response in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer patients, according to a study published August 24 in Radiology.

August 24, 2021

Anthem to cover Hologic's Acessa procedure for uterine fibroids

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Anthem Blue Cross will now cover Hologic's Acessa radiofrequency ablation procedure for treating uterine fibroids.

August 22, 2021

Investment needed to improve global breast cancer survival rates

By Amerigo Allegretto

A breast cancer diagnosis is almost the same as a death sentence for women in some low-income countries, where survival rates are as low as 3.5%. But it doesn't have to be this way, if more investments were made in treatment and imaging, according to a simulation study published August 17 in The Lancet Oncology.

August 19, 2021

Adjunctive breast ultrasound useful for women at average cancer risk

By Amerigo Allegretto

Supplemental ultrasound should be considered as part of the screening protocol for young women with average risk of breast cancer, according to research published August 18 in JAMA Network Open.

August 19, 2021

AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider

By Amerigo Allegretto

August 18, 2021

Door to screening breast ultrasound should not be closed

By Amerigo Allegretto

Now is not the time to close the door on screening breast ultrasound trials, despite the findings of a research study published earlier this year, according to an opinion piece by Dr. Paula Gordon and Dr. Wendie Berg, PhD, published August 17 in Radiology.

August 17, 2021

Prediction models can reduce false positives in breast MRI screening

By Amerigo Allegretto

Prediction models based on clinical characteristics could help reduce false positives in women with dense breasts who undergo supplemental breast cancer screening with MRI, according to a study published August 17 in Radiology.

August 17, 2021

Breast imaging patients see out-of-pocket costs increase

By Amerigo Allegretto

Out-of-pocket costs for additional breast imaging after screening in the U.S. have nearly doubled since 2010, with women facing unexpected financial consequences as a result, according to research published August 17 in JAMA Network Open.

August 16, 2021

Fujifilm, ScreenPoint partner on AI for breast cancer detection

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Fujifilm Medical Systems USA and Dutch artificial intelligence (AI) software developer ScreenPoint Medical are partnering on AI for breast cancer detection.

August 15, 2021

New SPECT tracer detects aggressive breast cancer

By Will Morton

A new SPECT tracer based on technetium-99m is safe in patients and can detect metastatic breast cancer -- in a few cases, better than biopsies can, according to a study published August 12 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

August 15, 2021

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