Theresa Pablos[email protected]Clinical NewsHas COVID-19 scared patients away from emergency visits?Have patients with emergent conditions avoided the hospital because of the COVID-19 pandemic? A new study from England has found a 35% lower rate of emergency department visits early in the pandemic, which may have contributed to hundreds of avoidable deaths, according to a December 21 study in Circulation.December 20, 2020BreastDBT shows potential to assess bone health in womenDigital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) is best known for its ability to detect breast cancer, but could the modality also assess bone health? A December 13 study in Bone described how a Michigan research team used DBT to perform bone density measurement.December 17, 2020BreastNew device combines ABUS, DBT for better breast imagingA prototype device combining 3D automated breast ultrasound (ABUS) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) performed well in a feasibility study published on December 12 in European Radiology. The system identified 97% of cancers and added only about a minute to the DBT exam time.December 17, 2020BreastWomen in suburbs more likely to get screening mammoWomen in the suburbs were more likely than their city counterparts to undergo mammography screening for breast cancer, according to a new study of women in New York published on December 9 in the American Surgeon.December 16, 2020UltrasoundUS microbubble destruction may improve TARE responsePatients with a common form of liver cancer experienced better treatment outcomes in a recent study when clinicians paired transarterial radioembolization (TARE) with microbubble destruction by ultrasound (US) waves, according to early results published on December 15 in Radiology.December 14, 2020UltrasoundPandemic makes ultrasound a practice staple in ItalyThe COVID-19 pandemic has driven internal medicine physicians in Italy to increasingly rely on ultrasound as part of their daily physical examinations, according to a webinar corresponding with the Acoustical Society of America virtual meeting this week.December 10, 2020BreastAI tool beats traditional breast cancer risk assessmentsA breast cancer risk assessment model based on artificial intelligence (AI) outperformed traditional risk assessment tools in new research presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium meeting. The AI model beat conventional risk models used alone and when combined with breast density data.December 10, 2020BreastPregnancy is safe for breast cancer survivorsMost breast cancer survivors who get pregnant have good outcomes and deliver healthy babies, according to research presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. However, survivors are at an increased risk for preterm labor and delivering babies with a low birth weight.December 9, 2020BreastBlack women with breast cancer show high comorbidity ratesBlack women had high rates of health conditions linked to worse breast cancer outcomes in a study published on December 7 in Cancer. These trends could be contributing to worse breast cancer outcomes for Black women despite years of better treatment options and widespread screening mammography.December 9, 2020Radiation Oncology/TherapySkipping rad therapy may not hinder breast cancer survivalForgoing radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery may not negatively affect survival outcomes for some women with breast cancer, according to new study data presented at the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.December 8, 2020Previous PagePage 3 of 22Next PageTop StoriesMRIDTI shows how Alzheimer's affects white matter microstructureDiffusion-tensor (DTI)-MRI reveals how Alzheimer's -- and cerebral small vessel disease (cSVD) -- affect the brain's white matter microstructure, researchers have found.Molecular ImagingFES-PET could save $142M in breast cancer costsPractice Management'Financial toxicity' screening for cancer care needs improvementCTOpportunistic chest CT helps predict low bone mineral densitySponsor ContentJourney to the Cloud: A Snapshot of Market Progress - May 22 @ 1pm EDT