Tag: Mammography
Many Women Undergo Annual Mammography, Despite Biennial Screening Recommendations
75.2 percent of those reporting mammography screening in past two years reported screening in the past year
ACC: Screening Mammograms + AI May ID Cardiovascular Disease
Heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and death increase with breast arterial calcification
Minority Groups Less Likely to Receive Diagnostic Services After Abnormal Mammogram
Onsite availability similar across racial and ethnic groups, but minority patients less likely to receive diagnostic imaging after abnormal screening
AI Contributes to Early Detection of Clinically Relevant Breast Cancer
Increase seen in detection of invasive cancers and in situ cancers, with reduction in screen-reading workload
AI-Supported Double Mammogram Reading Improves Detection Rate
Superior breast cancer detection rate seen compared with standard double-reading, without negatively affecting recall rate
Decrease Seen in In Situ Breast Cancer Since 2009
Decrease consistent with decreasing use of screening mammography since 2009 guideline change
Disparities Seen in Biennial Mammography Screening for Women in in Their 40s
Biennial screening rates lower among non-Hispanic women with other race, lesbian and bisexual women, rural residents
Adding Previous Screening Mammogram Images Improves Cancer Prediction
Five-year AUC with addition of previous mammogram images improves current visit mammogram AUC
DBT Increases Cancer Detection Versus Digital Mammography
Lower proportion of advanced cancer seen with digital breast tomosynthesis than with DM
Breast Arterial Calcifications May Be Marker for Future Heart Disease
Authors say breast arterial calcifications identified on mammogram should be routinely reported
