Week in Review: False-negative breast cancer screenings | MRI predicts diabetes | Medicare claims hold changes

Dear AuntMinnie Member, 

Our most highly viewed article this week featured coverage of new research documenting an increase in false-negative breast cancer screening exams.

After analyzing data from the American College of Radiology’s (ACR) National Mammography Database, researchers reported that the screening false-negative rate per 1,000 exams increased from 0.7 in 2010 to 2.5 in 2022. They also found that these increasing rates were tied to patient and screening facility characteristics.

AuntMinnie members were also very interested in our article that described how an MRI measurement of liver fat was strongly associated with the odds of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in obese patients.

After the federal government shutdown began, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) directed all Medicare Administrative Contractors to implement a temporary claims hold on data for up to 10 days. CMS has now revised its instructions, according to a new column from Rebecca Farrington of Healthcare Administrative Partners.

In other news, use of the American College of Radiology’s Bone Reporting and Data System (Bone-RADS) was shown to improve accuracy for junior and attending physicians but reduce performance in senior physicians. And preoperative MRI can decrease the risk of breast cancer recurrence in younger women.

See below for the full list of our top stories from last week.

1. False-negative breast exams on the rise

2. MRI predicts diabetes in obese patients

3. Medicare revises temporary claims hold

4. Low breast cancer prevalence tied to socioeconomic factors

5. Radiology CSI: CT helps medical examiners determine cause of death

6. Bone-RADS improves accuracy for junior, attending physicians

7. Cardiac POCUS training leads to success for neonatal transport teams

8. Preop MRI lessens younger women’s risk of breast cancer recurrence

9. Private equity firms set to acquire Hologic in $18B deal

10. Is it time to put global health in radiology education curricula?

11. LLMs show promise in interventional radiology education

12. Consider global lung features on LDCT to improve cancer risk prediction

13. What’s the best treatment for ‘eloquent’ brain AVMs?

14. Radiomics plus DL improve prediction of lung cancer invasiveness

Erik L. Ridley
Editor in Chief
AuntMinnie.com