Theresa Pablos[email protected]Womens ImagingAuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging InsiderJanuary 27, 2020BreastStudy supports interval MRI for likely benign findingsMajor cancer organizations recommend interval MRI screenings for women with a breast MRI finding likely to be benign. But are these follow-up screenings of patients categorized as BI-RADS 3 effective for catching cancer? New research shows they are -- to a certain extent.January 26, 2020UltrasoundElastography shows high reproducibility in breast lesionsTwo different ultrasound elastography techniques -- strain elastography and shear-wave elastography -- showed high interoperator reproducibility when scanning breast lesions in a new study, published on January 21 in Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.January 23, 2020Ultrasound2 ultrasound features predict cancer recurrence riskMachine learning might one day be able to tell which breast cancer patients will benefit from additional genetic testing. In a recent study, researchers used natural language processing to identify key features from ultrasound reports associated with cancer recurrence risk.January 22, 2020UltrasoundAuntMinnie.com Ultrasound InsiderJanuary 20, 2020Clinical NewsHey, Alexa -- Tell me about breast densityAsking personal assistants like Alexa about complex health issues isn't a reality now, but one day it might be. Researchers describe how an interactive health educator called Danya could teach women about breast density in a study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine on January 9.January 15, 2020BreastCan QA sessions help technologists read mammograms?Would the use of technologists to interpret screening mammograms be a viable option if their performance were improved through regular quality assurance (QA) sessions with radiologists? Maybe, but not by much, according to the findings of a new study from the Netherlands published on January 7 in Radiology.January 13, 2020EconomicsInsurance plays major role in breast cancer disparitiesRacial and ethnic minority women are more likely to be diagnosed with an advanced stage of breast cancer, and insurance may be partly to blame. Insurance status accounted for nearly half of the diagnosis disparity among minority women in a study published online January 9 in JAMA Oncology.January 12, 2020BreastAre breast density notification laws really working?Are breast density notification laws really working to educate women? The laws may not be increasing women's knowledge about the health risks associated with having dense breasts, according to a new study published January 9 in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.January 8, 2020Previous PagePage 22 of 22Top StoriesCTBoth standard and ultrahigh resolution modes effective for PCCT CCTAThe study findings will help clinicians optimize protocols for coronary CT angiography using photon-counting detectors.AssociationsACR, MGMA respond to U.S. House, Senate passing 'Big, Beautiful Bill'InterventionalGAE with stem cells effective for knee osteoarthritisUltrasoundCan lung ultrasound predict delirium in elderly COVID-19 patients?MRIAI algorithm identifies patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest
