Breast Density Reporting: What It Means for Clinicians Breast Density Reporting: What It Means for Clinicians
The FDA now requires breast density reporting on all mammogram results sent to offices and patients.Medscape Family Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care Commentary Source Type: news

DBT doesn't improve screening metrics in breast cancer survivors
Adding digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) to full-field digital mammograph...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: DBT performs well in successive breast screening rounds AI matches radiologist performance on mammo, DBT exams Could learning curve lead to false-positive findings on DBT? Studies shed light on false-negative DBT findings DBT shines in women with breast cancer history (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

New Study Shows How AI Can Help Detect Breast Cancer
Artificial intelligence may help mammograms detect more breast cancer (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - August 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Miriam A Knoll, M.D., Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news

Breast Cancer Screening May Not Be Worth It for Women Over 70
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 -- The risks of screening mammograms to catch breast cancer may outweigh the benefits for certain women aged 70 or older, new research indicates. The main risk? Overdiagnosis and treatment of a breast cancer that likely... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Elderly women at risk of breast cancer overdiagnosis
Elderly women who undergo routine screening mammography for breast cancer ar...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Women prefer mammography surveillance for low-risk DCIS Can AI risk assessment improve screening mammography results? Should elderly breast cancer survivors still get mammograms? Most older breast cancer survivors still receive annual mammograms Breast screening rates fall for older women in ACOs (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 7, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

AI-Supported Mammography Screen Reading Seems Promising
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 -- Cancer detection is similar for artificial intelligence (AI)-supported mammography screen reading compared with standard double reading, according to a study published online Aug. 1 in The Lancet Oncology. Kristina... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Women prefer mammography surveillance for low-risk DCIS
Active surveillance with mammography is the go-to choice for most women wit...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: AI doesn't improve breast cancer screening in dense breasts AI helps characterize breast microcalcifications SBI: DCIS progression appears as new masses on surveillance imaging Half of DCIS-treated women don't get ongoing imaging surveillance Is palpable DCIS more aggressive than screen-detected? (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 7, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Imaging use rises in emergency department
The use of medical imaging is on the rise in emergency departments, increasin...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: AI proves useful in the emergency department for detecting fractures Could non-primary care centers be key for mammography outreach? Could phone tree system help with radiologist burnout? Online physician harassment spiked during COVID-19 How to reduce reporting errors in radiology (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 4, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

IMV: Radiology admins enthusiastic about new ultrasound systems
Radiology department administrators are enthusiastic about acquiring new ultrasoun...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: IMV: Radiation therapy treatment rates show improved efficiency IMV: CTA and LDCT procedures show five-year growth trend IMV: MR volumes down, but radiology departments remain positive IMV: PET prostate scan volumes saw robust growth in 2022 IMV: Mammography departments expect budgets to grow by nearly 10% (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 4, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

AI-Assisted Mammograms Could Be a Big Advance: Study
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 -- Artificial intelligence (AI) programs can safely be used to help radiologists review mammogram images and detect breast cancers, early results from an ongoing clinical trial show. A single radiologist aided by AI wound up... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 2, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

An early-stage study of 80,000 women in Sweden who underwent a mammogram in 2021 and 2022 finds AI-supported screening increased breast cancer detection by 20%
Artificial intelligence found more breast cancers than doctors with years of training and experience and cut doctors’ mammogram reading workload almost in half, a new early-stage study found. This doesn’t mean your hospital will let a computer determine whether you have cancer any time soon.…#lancetoncology #sweden #kristinalång #lunduniversity #stamatiadestounis #rochester #lauraheacock #heacock #radiologists #cad (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Can AI risk assessment improve screening mammography results?
Using AI software to determine if a screening mammography exam can be read b...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: AI doesn't improve breast cancer screening in dense breasts AI model uses diverse data to predict breast cancer AI model distinguishes luminal, nonluminal breast cancers Deep-learning model performs well with CEM images AI helps characterize breast microcalcifications (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 2, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

AI-Backed Mammography Keeps Up With Docs for Cancer Detection
(MedPage Today) -- Artificial intelligence-supported mammography resulted in a cancer detection rate comparable to that of two breast radiologists working together, while also substantially cutting screening workload. Among more than 80,000 women... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - August 2, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

Now AI's good enough to assess your mammogram: Study finds computer-trained programme spots 20% more cancers than human radiologists
The first research to trial AI in a national breast cancer screening programme, by experts in Sweden, found it has the potential to make it more accurate and efficient. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mammography Plus Ultrasound Superior to Mammography With AI for Dense Breasts
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 -- Mammography with supplementary ultrasound has higher accuracy and a lower recall rate than mammography with artificial intelligence (AI) or mammography with ultrasound and AI, according to a study published online July 26 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news