Benign breast disease found on percutaneous biopsy ups cancer risk
Benign breast disease diagnosed through percutaneous biopsy increases the overall risk of developing breast cancer, according to research published December 13 in JAMA Surgery. A team led by Dr. Mark Sherman from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL, found that presence of the disease on percutaneous biopsy is tied to a similar degree of increased breast cancer risk compared with surgically diagnosed benign breast disease. It also reported that the risks of both invasive breast cancer and ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) remained elevated among patients with the disease compared with the general population. “The finding...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 13, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Source Type: news
Women 50+ May Safely Reduce Mammogram Frequency Post-Surgery Women 50+ May Safely Reduce Mammogram Frequency Post-Surgery
Women aged 50 and older who have undergone curative treatment for breast cancer and remain cancer free after 3 years may safely deescalate mammogram surveillance.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - December 12, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Small Proportion of Advanced Breast Cancers Due to Biennial Versus Annual Mammogram
TUESDAY, Dec. 12, 2023 -- Among routinely screened women, only a small proportion of advanced breast cancers is attributed to biennial versus annual screening, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in JAMA Oncology.
Karla Kerlikowske, M.D.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
ChatGPT outperforms clinicians in post-negative test disease probability
ChatGPT-4 outperformed human clinicians in determining pretest and post-test disease probability after a negative test result involving chest radiographs and mammograms, according to a research letter published December 11 in JAMA Network Open.
Investigators led by Adam Rodman, MD, from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston did find, however, that ChatGPT-4 did not perform as well after positive test results.
“However, even if imperfect, probabilistic recommendations from [large language models] might improve human diagnostic performance through collective intelligence, especially if AI diagnostic aids can com...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 12, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Advanced Visualization Source Type: news
How to handle software service agreements in radiology
Michael J. Cannavo.There are a number of important issues to be aware of when it comes to service of software-based systems like RIS, PACS, electronic medical record (EMR), and other related systems. And within these systems, there are items that need to be addressed separately such as system and modality interfaces, DICOM routers, and specialized turnkey hardware components such as vendor-neutral archives (VNA’s). Components like scanners or CD burners also may need repair or calibration from time to time.What you get from your service agreement depends on what you contract for. Most facilities just sign the standard ag...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 12, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Michael J. Cannavo Tags: Software Source Type: news
Lunit completes stage II of Australian breast cancer screening project
Lunit's Insight MMG device has completed stage II of Australia's national breast cancer screening project.
The initiative, called the BreastScreen NSW (BSNSW) Machine Reading Solution Project, aims to improve the survival rates of women with breast cancer by finding the cancer earlier.Stage I included 650,000 mammograms and validated Lunit Insight MMG's accuracy and clinical benefits. Stage II will seek to validate Lunit Insight MMG's production workflow and will include 200,000 exams assessed over six months. This second stage will also include an evaluation of Lunit's Insight DBT device.
Once stage II is completed succ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 11, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Subspecialties Breast Imaging Source Type: news
Less-Frequent Surveillance Mammo Feasible in Older Breast Cancer Survivors
(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- Women ages >50 who de-escalated to less-frequent mammography 3 years after curative surgery for early-stage breast cancer had similar outcomes to women who received annual mammography, according to a phase... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - December 10, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
SABCS: Outcomes No Worse for Survivors With Less Frequent Mammograms
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 -- For women with breast cancer aged 50 years or older and three years postdiagnosis, outcomes are no worse with less frequent mammograms than annual mammograms, according to a study presented at the annual San Antonio Breast... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 8, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Breast cancer survivors may not need so many mammograms after surgery, UK study suggests
A large British study finds that less frequent screening is just as good as annual mammograms for certain breast cancer survivors (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Can Breast Cancer Survivors Reduce Frequency of Mammograms?
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 -- Under current U.S. guidelines, women over 49 who ' ve survived early-stage breast cancer are directed to undergo a mammogram every year " indefinitely. " But a new British study suggests that, just three years after being... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - December 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Mammography AI model performs well in screening populations
A mammography-based AI model showed good and generalizable performance across European populations, according to study results delivered December 7 at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in Texas. Presenter Mikael Eriksson, PhD, from Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, shared findings that showed the performance of his team’s AI model, which captured nearly one in three clinically relevant stage 2 and higher breast cancers in high-risk women with a negative mammogram. “An image-derived AI model is feasible for personalized screening to improve screening outcomes,” Eriksson said. Previous research has...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 8, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Breast Breast Imaging Source Type: news
CEM shows value as surveillance imaging tool
Contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) has utility as a surveillance tool for women with a personal history of breast cancer, according to research presented December 6 at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. In her talk, Julia Matheson from the University of Melbourne in Australia shared research indicating that CEM surveillance leads to increased detection of clinically significant breast lesions, as well as lower interval cancer rates. “CEM increases the sensitivity of surveillance programs for women with a personal history of breast cancer,” Matheson said. Annual mammography with or without supplemental ultra...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 6, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Breast Source Type: news
DBT plus mammo detects breast cancers with higher histologic grades
Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) plus synthesized mammography screening leads to higher detection of early-stage invasive breast cancers grades 2 or 3, according to research published December 5 in Radiology.
A team led by Stefanie Weigel, MD, from the University of Münster in Germany, found in its subanalysis of the Tomosynthesis plus Synthesized Mammography (TOSYMA) study that this combined method detects more cancers than mammography alone. The group also found that women ages 60-70 with dense breasts had the highest breast cancer rate in the study.
“These results suggest that DBT plus synthesized mammography scr...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 6, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Breast Breast Imaging Source Type: news
RadNet to launch retail mammography clinic at Delaware Walmart
Imaging services provider RadNet will launch a mammography screening clinic December 8 at the Walmart Supercenter in Milford, Delaware. The launch is the first installation of RadNet’s new “MammogramNow” program, which aims to enhance breast health awareness and accessibility and includes the integration of AI mammography screening software, according to the company.“We believe RadNet currently performs close to five percent of all mammograms in the United States annually, and the pilot with Walmart is designed to provide even greater, convenient access for women,” said RadNet president and chief executive office...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 5, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Subspecialties Breast Imaging Source Type: news
AI algorithm flags interval breast cancer cases
AI could help tackle the challenge of identifying interval breast cancers, according to research presented November 30 at the RSNA 2023 annual meeting.
In her talk, Tiffany Yu, MD, from the University of California, Los Angeles presented findings demonstrating how an AI algorithm correctly flagged minimal signs on digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), as well as reading error misses.
“AI can potentially play a role in identifying and reducing the interval breast cancer rate in U.S.-based screening programs,” Yu said.
While recent studies based in Europe highlight how AI can reduce interval brea...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 5, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Subspecialties Breast Breast Imaging Source Type: news
