Breast Imaging: Page 37

Irish breast screening may not resume until October
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Ireland's breast cancer screening program, BreastCheck, may not return until October, according to an article published on 1 September in Independent.ie.
September 2, 2020
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AI scores high marks for rating breast density
By Theresa Pablos
Artificial intelligence (AI) software performed almost as well as senior radiologists for evaluating breast density and five-year breast cancer risks among women in France, according to the findings of a major 2019 study published on 17 August in Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging.
August 23, 2020
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Ultrasound proves safe for follow-up of breast masses
By Kate Madden Yee
Ultrasound appears to be an effective and safe diagnostic workup modality when it comes to evaluating masses identified on screening digital breast tomosynthesis, according to research published in the European Journal of Radiology.
August 23, 2020
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Abbreviated MRI wins support in breast imaging
By Theresa Pablos
A shorter, abbreviated-protocol MRI performed as well as a full-protocol breast MRI, suggesting it can be used for diagnostic imaging, according to research presented at the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine virtual meeting
August 20, 2020
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U.K. trial shows earlier breast screening has benefit
By Theresa Pablos
New findings from a large randomized breast screening trial in the U.K. show that there is a mortality benefit if screening starts when women are in their 40s. But that benefit seems to fade over time, according to a study published on 12 August in the Lancet Oncology.
August 11, 2020
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Can AI lower radiologists' mammography workload?
By Erik L. Ridley
Artificial intelligence (AI)-based software can reliably categorize a significant percentage of negative screening mammograms as normal, potentially decreasing mammography reading workload for radiologists by more than half, according to two presentations made at the recent ECR 2020 virtual meeting.
August 9, 2020
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Russian scientists develop breast MRI device
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
A group of Russian scientists have developed a device that can enable existing MRI scanners to perform breast MRI without the need for specialized breast coils. They shared their results in research published online on 31 July in Nature Communications.
August 4, 2020
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Karolinska team advocates use of CAD for breast screening
By Frances Rylands-Monk
A large study led by a group from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm has found that radiologists interpreting mammograms demonstrated a wide range of sensitivity for detecting cancer. The results support the use of computer-aided detection (CAD) solutions for breast screening, the researchers say.
August 2, 2020
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Cancer screenings drop precipitously due to COVID-19
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
The number of screening exams for colorectal and breast cancer performed at the COVID and Cancer Research Network dropped by nearly 90% in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published online on 27 July in JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics.
July 27, 2020
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Can scratch cards boost participation in breast screening?
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
In a novel initiative, the authorities in Taipei are planning to use prize scratch cards to encourage women to take part in breast and cervical cancer screening from the start of August, according to a report posted by the Taipei Times.
July 27, 2020
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Breast cancer on the rise in younger and older women
By AuntMinnieEurope.com staff writers
Breast cancer rates are rising for women around the world, according to research published in the August edition of the Lancet Global Health. What's more, women in less developed nations are far more likely to die of the disease.
July 26, 2020
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Researchers tackle interval breast cancer at ECR 2020
By Kate Madden Yee
Interval breast cancers pose a thorny problem for clinicians and women alike, since they often manifest in more aggressive and deadly forms. At the recent virtual edition of ECR 2020, a number of researchers reported findings from clinical studies that investigated how to reduce the interval cancer rate -- and what technology best classifies interval cancers.
July 21, 2020
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