Tag: Mammography
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
Likelihood of Return for Screening Low After False-Positive Mammogram
Women more likely to return for additional imaging only, short-interval follow-up, or biopsy after true-negative result
Patients Have to Travel Farther for Facilities With Breast MRI, Ultrasound Than for Mammography
Associations seen for Area Deprivation Index and urbanicity with distance to nearest breast imaging facility
