Tag: Mammography
Elderly Patients Benefit From Screening Mammography
Women 80 years and older with screening more likely to present with earlier-stage disease and have better survival versus unscreened women
Skipping First Mammogram Screening Increases Long-Term Breast Cancer Mortality Risk
Higher mortality likely reflects delayed detection, not higher incidence
Model Based on Mammogram Features, Age Can Predict CV Risk
DeepSurv model using mammography features and age has similar performance to modern models
AI Mammography Interpretation Model With Uncertainty Quantifications Can Reduce Radiologist Workload
With the best-performing uncertainty metric, 61.9 percent of examinations were read by radiologists in a recent study
Changes in Missouri Law Linked to Increased Breast Cancer Screening Rates
Changes in law to include screening from age 40 led to increase in screening for Medicaid patients, increased odds of DBT
AI Support Improves Breast Cancer Detection Accuracy in Mammography
Breast fixation coverage lower with AI support, while higher fixation time seen in lesion region
Removing Out-of-Pocket Fee Boosts Rates of Digital Breast Mammography
Greatest increases in access seen among more vulnerable patient groups
FDA Authorizes First AI Platform for Breast Cancer Prediction
Platform can help predict a woman's five-year risk for developing breast cancer by analyzing routine mammograms
Odds of Advanced Cancer, Breast Cancer Death Lower in Screen-Detected Disease
Risk for breast cancer-related death and odds of mastectomy were higher for symptom-detected cancer
MRI, Mammography Outperform Whole Breast Ultrasound for Dense Breasts
Contrast-enhanced techniques have superior performance compared with whole breast ultrasound