Women's Health

The women’s health channel includes news, videos, podcasts and other content related to technology used to detect and treat breast cancer and cervical cancer, including mammography, breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), automated breast ultrasound (ABUS), breast ultrasound, breast biopsy and breast radiation therapy.

Interface of the artificial intelligence–based diagnostic system. Images show interface appearance when (A) loading a new mammogram, (B) performing the image evaluation, (C) displaying the results of the image evaluation via a heatmap, and (D) displaying the results of the image evaluation with the heatmap turned off.

News | Mammography

AI Bias May Impair Radiologist Accuracy on Mammogram

May 22, 2023 — Incorrect advice by an AI-based decision support system could seriously impair the performance of ...

May 22, 2023

DenseBreast-info.org has issued a statement which states that the USPSTF Guideline should not apply to women with dense breasts, stating that the newly released United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) breast cancer screening recommendations are written for women at “average” risk for breast cancer

News | Breast Imaging

DenseBreast-info.org Issues Public Position Statement on Updated USPSTF Guideline

May 16, 2023 — DenseBreast-info.org has issued a statement which states that the USPSTF Guideline should not apply to ...

May 16, 2023

News | Breast Imaging

RSNA Updates Its Position Statement on Screening for Breast Cancer

May 15, 2023 — RSNA updated its Statement on Screening for Breast Cancer, recognizing new recommendations from the ...

May 15, 2023

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Webinar | Mammography

WEBINAR: Advanced Diagnostic Technology for Accurate Imaging

The COVID-19 pandemic had a huge impact on the radiology community. Hospitals, doctors’ offices and clinics found ...

March 03, 2022

The new United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations are a step in the right direction. However, the American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) urge the USPSTF to go further to recommend annual mammography screening for all average-risk women ages 40 and older.

News | Breast Imaging

ACR/SBI Statement on New USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations

May 12, 2023 — The new United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations are ...

May 12, 2023

85-year-old patient who maintained daily use of 81 mg of aspirin at time of stereotactic-guided core-needle biopsy of group of breast calcifications; pathologic assessment yielded atypical ductal hyperplasia.

News | Breast Imaging

Bleeding After Image-Guided Breast Biopsies: Discontinuing vs. Maintaining Antithrombotic Therapy

May 11, 2023 — According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ own American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) ...

May 11, 2023

Breast cancer screening has been shown to reduce cancer fatalities. AI tools have the potential to make screening more efficient and effective.

News | Mammography

RSNA Announces Screening Mammography AI Challenge Results

May 11, 2023 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has announced the results of the RSNA Screening ...

May 11, 2023

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Videos | Artificial Intelligence

VIDEO: Integrating Artificial Intelligence Into Radiologists Workflow

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more common place in radiology practices, and emerging technologies are ...

November 11, 2020

Hologic has issued a statement in reaction to the proposed USPSTF guidelines.

News | Breast Imaging

Hologic Statement on Recently Released USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines

May 10, 2023 — Hologic has issued a statement in reaction to the proposed USPSTF guidelines. As a leader in women’s ...

May 10, 2023

Science now shows all women should get screened starting at age 40; more research still needed in key areas

Feature | Breast Imaging

Task Force Issues New Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Breast Cancer

May 9, 2023 — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) today posted a draft recommendation statement on ...

May 09, 2023

Videos | Breast Imaging

VIDEO: Research and Advancements in Breast Imaging Technology

In addition to women with dense breasts, there are also other women for whom mammographic screening is not really enough ...

May 08, 2023

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Table 1. Compared to 2-D mammography, which yields four images per patient, digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), or 3-D mammography, produces hundreds of images per patient. While this provides more information for clinicians, the exponential increase in data can result in reader fatigue and burnout, which may ultimately affect patient care.

Case Study | Artificial Intelligence

From Surviving to Thriving: How Regional Medical Imaging Enhanced Productivity

As the largest independent imaging group in Michigan with 10 locations across the state, Regional Medical Imaging (RMI) ...

April 09, 2020

Study aims to determine whether CEM improves breast cancer detection for women with dense breasts

News | Mammography

ACR, BCRF and GE HealthCare Announce Enrollment of First Patients in Contrast Enhanced Mammography Imaging Screening Trial (CMIST)

May 5, 2023 — The American College of Radiology (ACR), Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) and GE HealthCare ...

May 05, 2023

Feature | Radiology Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

The May/June Digital Edition of ITN is Now Available

Be sure to check out the latest digital edition of Imaging Technology News (ITN), featuring the Digital Radiology ...

May 05, 2023

The company was awarded “Best New Ultrasound Technology Solution” recognizing the breakthrough innovation of the Voluson Expert 22 Women’s Health ultrasound system.

News | Ultrasound Imaging

GE HealthCare Recognized for Breakthrough Ultrasound Technology Innovation in 2023 MedTech Breakthrough Awards Program

May 4, 2023 — MedTech Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies ...

May 04, 2023

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Figure 1. R MLO view from four different years. The skin mole is marked with a circular skin marker (TomoSPOT REF# 782, Beekley Medical) on the far-left image. These images demonstrate the potential for significant variability in location of the skin lesion due to movability of the skin during positioning.

Case Study | Breast Imaging

Use of Mole Markers in DBT Improves Clinical Workflow and Patient Safety

Christina Jacobs, M.D., Director of Breast Imaging (Bronson Health System) is always looking for ways to work more ...

April 09, 2020

Feature | Breast Density | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

One on One … with Wendie Berg, MD, PhD, FACR, FSBI

It has long been said that a national reporting standard is needed to ensure all American women receive at least the ...

May 04, 2023

Statistics tell an important and somewhat frightening story, but providers have the power to help ensure happy endings and need every possible tool to boost compliance and get women back in the habit of annual screenings

Feature | Mammography | By Christine Murray, RT (R),(M),(CT),(MR)

How New Mammography Enhancements Benefit Both Women and Providers

At some point, every breast imager has one of those unsettling moments where they discover an advanced tumor and wonder ...

May 04, 2023

Addressing biases now and promoting awareness can encourage fairness in medicine

News | Breast Imaging

ScreenPoint Medical: Transpara Breast AI Demonstrates Value in Real-world Clinical Usage

May 3, 2023 — ScreenPoint Medical announced today that its Transpara breast AI has surpassed 4 million mammograms (2D ...

May 03, 2023

Volpara Health Technologies Ltd. has announced an expanded sponsorship of DenseBreast-info.org (DBI).

News | Society of Breast Imaging (SBI)

AI Software Firm Announces Support of DenseBreast-info.org Ahead of SBI 2023 Symposium

May 2, 2023 — Volpara Health Technologies Ltd. is announcing an expanded sponsorship of DenseBreast-info.org (DBI) at ...

May 02, 2023

Results show Black women had significantly higher rates of radiation therapy recommendation compared to White women with similar biosignature scores

News | Radiation Therapy

PreludeDx Presents Comparative Data Analyzing Racial/Ethnic Radiation Therapy Treatment Recommendation Changes using DCISionRT

May 1, 2023 — Prelude Corporation (PreludeDx), a leader in molecular diagnostics and precision medicine for early-stage ...

May 01, 2023

Top 10 ITN articles for the month of April 2023

Feature | Radiology Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

Top 10: Content that Caught Your Eye in April

As we head into Spring, let's take a look at the Top 10 topics that viewers were reading about during the month of April ...

May 01, 2023

Findings from a Scientific Online Poster presented during the 2023 ARRS Annual Meeting at the Hawaiian Convention Center suggest there is institutional variability in both projection order and image acquisition timing for contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) protocol

News | Mammography

Projection Order, Acquisition Timing for Contrast-Enhanced Mammography

April 26, 2023 — Findings from a Scientific Online Poster presented during the 2023 ARRS Annual Meeting at the Hawaiian ...

April 26, 2023

A deep transfer learning framework for making mammographic density estimates based on the visual scores of radiologists

News | Breast Density

Deep Learning Model Estimates Cancer Risk from Breast Density

April 25, 2023 — Breast cancer is the most common cancer to affect women worldwide. According to the American Cancer ...

April 25, 2023