Womens Imaging: Page 9

The first sister of radiology: Florence Stoney

By Dr. Adrian Thomas

Born in Dublin in 1870, Dr. Florence Stoney was an early pioneer of radiology and a keen suffragette. She had a firm faith in women's capacity to fill top positions. Her life will be celebrated at next week's UKIO congress in Liverpool.

June 6, 2024

AI reduces breast radiologist workload, false-positive cases

By Amerigo Allegretto

Andreas Lauritzen, PhD, and colleagues from Copenhagen have reported that AI reduces breast radiologist workload while also improving screening performance and decreasing the number of false-positive findings.

June 5, 2024

Critics slam Canadian breast screening guidelines

By Amerigo Allegretto

Breast imaging advocates and political bodies are criticizing updated guidelines on breast cancer screening by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.

June 4, 2024

New guidance issued on use of PET/CT in breast cancer

By Will Morton

The world’s top nuclear medicine societies have issued international guidelines on the role of PET/CT in patients with invasive ductal carcinoma.

May 22, 2024

DBT may increase radiation exposure for women with breast implants

By Amerigo Allegretto

Including nonimplant-displaced views on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) can lead to overall increased average glandular radiation dose for women with augmented breasts, according to a new study.

May 14, 2024

New EUSOBI breast cancer screening recommendations focus on risk

By Erik L. Ridley

New breast cancer screening recommendations from the European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI) include supplemental screening in average-to-intermediate risk women.

April 26, 2024

Dutch cast new light on attendance rates for MRI screening

By Edna Astbury-Ward, PhD

The willingness of women with dense breasts to reattend for MRI screening is high, but more effort must be made to improve the overall patient experience if widespread supplemental MRI screening is to be implemented, Dutch researchers say.

April 24, 2024

High breast density tied to impaired recurrence-free cancer survival

By Amerigo Allegretto

Recurrence-free breast cancer survival is less likely in women with high breast density compared with women with low density, according to authors from Lund in Sweden.

April 22, 2024

MRI shows preeclampsia's effect on maternal heart, fetal brain

By Kate Madden Yee

MRI reveals the negative effects of preeclampsia on pregnant women's hearts and on the brains of their fetuses, according to research published in April.

April 8, 2024

Filippo Pesapane puts focus on developing AI research

By Liana Gruenberg

Keeping control of AI by converting a clinically promising in-house research tool into a medical device requires careful planning, says Dr. Filippo Pesapane, PhD, from Milan.

April 5, 2024

AI shows promise in detecting interval breast cancers

By Amerigo Allegretto

AI can detect interval breast cancers that may often be overlooked.

April 2, 2024

Norwegian team highlights value of AI knowledge among women

By Amerigo Allegretto

A survey from Oslo has found that women with at least some knowledge of AI’s use in breast imaging are more willing to participate in studies using the technology.

March 20, 2024

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