Womens Imaging: Page 38

Do inadvertent breast scans pose risk for pregnant women?

By Amerigo Allegretto

Portuguese researchers have found that digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis inadvertently performed during pregnancy do not pose a significant radiation risk for pregnant women or their fetuses.

September 28, 2021

Novel x-ray method promises dramatic cut in radiation dose

By Amerigo Allegretto

Contrast-enhanced digital mammography with monochromatic x-rays provides a simpler and more effective imaging technique at substantially lower radiation dose, two global researchers wrote in the European Journal of Radiology on 18 September.

September 22, 2021

Tabár and Duffy to receive Margulis award at RSNA 2021

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The RSNA organizing committee has announced that Dr. László Tabár and Prof. Stephen W. Duffy will receive the 2021 Alexander R. Margulis Award for Scientific Excellence at November's annual meeting in Chicago.

September 19, 2021

Radiology Across Borders embraces WHO childbirth safety theme

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging all stakeholders to "act now for safe and respectful childbirth" for this year's World Patient Safety Day on 17 September, which has the theme of "Safe maternal and newborn care." Radiology Across Borders has expressed strong support for the initiative.

September 16, 2021

AuntMinnieEurope.com Women's Imaging Insider

By Philip Ward

September 12, 2021

Should breast radiologists undergo self-assessment test?

By Philip Ward

A national breast cancer screening self-evaluation test implemented in Italy is showing signs of success, and the developers are convinced readers should undergo such a test. However, some experts warn the Italian initiative needs to be improved.

September 12, 2021

Experts give top tips on how to succeed in breast imaging

What personal qualities do you need to achieve success in breast imaging? How should you approach artificial intelligence? How can you conduct better research? What can be said about the future? Radiologists from across Europe share their advice.

September 8, 2021

Novel analysis highlights shortcomings of breast AI

By Amerigo Allegretto

U.K. researchers have found that evidence is insufficient on the accuracy or clinical effect of introducing artificial intelligence (AI) to examine mammograms on the screening pathway. They published their findings on 1 September in the BMJ.

September 7, 2021

AI detects cancer on mammography but is inferior to double reading

By Amerigo Allegretto

Investigators from Lund University in Sweden have found artificial intelligence (AI) software can detect cancers on digital mammography that had originally been found on digital breast tomosynthesis, but AI falls short of double reading by radiologists.

September 6, 2021

Socioeconomic factors influence take-up of breast cancer screening

By Amerigo Allegretto

Women are more likely to get breast screening if they have better education, speak English in the home, or own a car, while screening rates tend to drop if women live farther away from the screening location, Australian researchers have found.

September 2, 2021

BJR publishes special edition on female genitourinary cancer

By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers

The British Journal of Radiology has published a collection of articles about female genitourinary oncology.

August 31, 2021

Europe gets fresh advice on COVID-19 vaccines and breast imaging

By Philip Ward

In a bid for clarity, the European Society of Breast Imaging has issued new recommendations to standardize patient management and reduce unnecessary imaging and invasive procedures in cases of unilateral axillary lymphadenopathy -- a frequent mild side effect of COVID-19 vaccination.

August 23, 2021

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