Tag: Mammography
Mammogram Centers Must Notify Patients of Breast Density, FDA Says
Agency says centers must tell women if they have dense breasts and how that affects the quality of their X-ray and breast cancer risk
Only Limited Short-Term Psychological Effect Seen for Breast Density Awareness
No association noted for awareness with short-term breast cancer worry or long-term psychological outcomes
Clinical Factors Linked to BPE on Contrast-Enhanced Mammograms
Degree of background parenchymal enhancement positively associated with dense breasts, premenopausal status with irregular menstrual cycles
No Change Seen in Limited Access to Mammography From 2006 to 2022
Variation seen in accessibility to mammography by states; in 10 states, more than 26 percent of women aged 45 to 84 years had limited access in 2022
RSNA: Deductible Payments May Discourage Breast Imaging
Deductible payments discouraged women from returning for diagnostic workup of abnormal screening results, caused them to skip screening
Cancer Screening and Detection Remain Below Prepandemic Levels
Lower screening rates for cervical, breast, and colorectal cancers suggest 'pattern of forgone care,' according to researchers
Black Women Have Less Access to Newer Mammogram Technology
Among women with Medicare insurance, Black women less likely than White women to receive digital versus screen-film mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis
Radiographers Read Mammograms for UK Double Reading Program
Cancer detection rate, recall rate, and positive predictive value similar for radiologists, trained radiographers as first readers
AI Assistance May Improve Accuracy of Breast Cancer Screening
Sensitivity increased for subgroups with small lesion sizes, invasive carcinomas
Diagnostic Mammogram Performance Varies by Race/Ethnicity
Invasive cancer detection rates, positive predictive values highest for non-Hispanic Whites, lowest for Hispanics
