Breast Density

Breast density, or fibroglandular density, is found through breast imaging and compares the amount of fat to the amount of tissue.

GE HealthCare's New Invenia ABUS Premium Accelerates Scanning, Drives Early Cancer Detection in Dense Breasts
March 20, 2025 — GE HealthCare has launched Invenia Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) Premium, the latest 3D ultrasound offering advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and innovative features to drive faster*, reproducible supplemental screening and streamline exam readings on patients
Pathological Views of Dense Breast Tissue
Decades since the advent of breast scanning technology, innovations in noninvasive diagnostic imaging provide new options in the field of early detection.
Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Breast Cancer
April 30, 2024 — The U.S.
Novel Technique Has Potential to Transform Breast Cancer Detection
February 9, 2024 — An innovative breast imaging technique provides high sensitivity for detecting cancer while significantly reducing the likelihood of false positive results, according to a study published today in …
RSNA 2023 Research Shows Regular Screening Mammograms Significantly Reduce Breast Cancer Deaths
November 30, 2023 — Breast cancer mortality is significantly reduced when women regularly attend screening mammograms, according to research being presented on the final day of the …

GE HealthCare has launched Invenia Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) Premium

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GE HealthCare's New Invenia ABUS Premium Accelerates Scanning, Drives Early Cancer Detection in Dense Breasts

March 20, 2025 — GE HealthCare has launched Invenia Automated Breast Ultrasound (ABUS) Premium, the latest 3D ultrasound ...

March 21, 2025

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Optellum, Volpara Health Team Up for Lung and Breast Cancer Care

March 04, 2025 — Optellum has entered a strategic agreement with Volpara Health, a Lunit company and a provider of ...

March 04, 2025

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ScreenPoint Medical Acquires Biomediq A/S to Expand Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Capabilities

Jan. 8, 2025 — ScreenPoint Medical has acquiredf Biomediq A/S, a research-based company focused on the research ...

January 10, 2025

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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.

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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

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New Research Addresses Image Based AI-Risk, Detection and Breast Arterial Calcifications Assessment

Dec.11, 2024 — iCAD, Inc., a provider of clinically proven AI-powered cancer detection solutions, recently announced ...

December 18, 2024

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Densitas Introduces High-Risk Breast Cancer Patient Management Platform

Nov. 13, 2024 — Densitas has launched intelliRisk, its new high-risk breast cancer patient management platform ...

December 02, 2024

Now published in Radiology, results are based on a comparison with screening for breast cancer using mammography alone

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Study Demonstrates Superiority of Ultrasound Tomography System in Conjunction with Mammography for Breast Cancer Screening in Women with Dense Breasts

July 2, 2024 — Delphinus Medical Technologies, a pioneering medical imaging company that developed the SoftVue Breast ...

July 02, 2024

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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.

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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

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Delphinus Adds Dr. Elise Berman as New Medical Director to Growing Executive Team

June 18, 2024 — Delphinus Medical Technologies, a pioneering medical imaging company that developed the SoftVue Breast ...

June 18, 2024

Latest innovations in clinical cancer research discussed at American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting

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Breakthroughs in Breast Cancer: Susan G. Komen(R) Scholars and Studies Highlighted at ASCO 2024

June 7, 2024 — Scholars and studies funded by Susan G. Komen(R), the world’s leading breast cancer organization ...

June 07, 2024

70-year-old-woman with extremely dense breasts

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Abbreviated MRI Supports Supplemental Dense Breast Screening

June 6, 2024 — Subsequent rounds of abbreviated breast MRI (AB-MR) screening in patients with dense breasts had lower ...

June 06, 2024

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Innovative Breast Cancer Screening for Women With Dense Breast Tissue

Monica Saini, M.D., consultant medical director — ABUS at GE Healthcare, discusses the necessity for personalized breast ...

January 09, 2017

Ultrasound offers a supplemental scan and peace of mind in its ability to find the pathology and almost instantaneously distinguishes a benign cyst from a possible or definite cancer

Feature | Breast Density | By Robert L. Bard, MD

Pathological Views of Dense Breast Tissue

Decades since the advent of breast scanning technology, innovations in noninvasive diagnostic imaging provide new ...

May 03, 2024

Hologic, Inc., a global leader in women’s health, today announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Endomagnetics Ltd

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Hologic to Acquire Endomagnetics Ltd, a Breast Surgical Guidance Company

May 1, 2024 — Hologic, Inc., a global leader in women’s health, today announced that it signed a definitive agreement to ...

May 01, 2024

After the issuance of updated recommendations for breast cancer screening by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on April 29, a number of leading imaging specialists have offered their replies. Here, then, are summaries of statements issued in response.

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Leading Organizations and Breast Imaging Experts Weigh in on New Task Force Screening Recommendations, Impact on Health Equity and Women’s Health

May 1, 2024 — After the issuance of updated breast screening recommendations by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force ...

May 01, 2024

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Enhancing Precision, Growing Patient Volume, Fighting a Growing Public Health

Following the global trend, cancer rates in Mexico continue to rise — and breast cancer is now the number-one killer of ...

July 06, 2016

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has published a final recommendation statement on screening for breast cancer.

Feature | Breast Imaging | Christine Book

Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Breast Cancer

April 30, 2024 — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) today published a final recommendation statement ...

April 30, 2024

Volpara's online customer community reaches 1,000-member milestone

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Volpara to Showcase AI Software for Breast Centers at NCBC 2024, Including Lunit INSIGHT for Early Detection

March 18, 2024 — Volpara Health Technologies Ltd., a global leader in software for the early detection and prevention of ...

March 18, 2024

The study also found that the chance of a woman having a benign biopsy following annual screening is less than 1%.

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Annual Breast Cancer Screening Beginning at 40 Saves Lives

February 20, 2024 — Annual breast cancer screening beginning at age 40 and continuing to at least age 79 results in the ...

February 20, 2024

An innovative breast imaging technique provides high sensitivity for detecting cancer while significantly reducing the likelihood of false positive results, according to a study published today in Radiology: Imaging Cancer, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

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Novel Technique Has Potential to Transform Breast Cancer Detection

February 9, 2024 — An innovative breast imaging technique provides high sensitivity for detecting cancer while ...

February 09, 2024

48-year-old woman with recurrent ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in left breast

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Screening DBT Performance Based on Years Since Breast Cancer Diagnosis

December 26, 2023 — Results published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) support mammographic surveillance ...

December 26, 2023

Volpara Analytics uses AI to measure mammography positioning, compression, and dose

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Volpara Health Breast Density and Mammography Quality Software Highlighted in New Peer-reviewed Research

December 22, 2023 — Volpara Health Technologies Ltd., a global leader in software for the early detection and prevention ...

December 22, 2023

Graphical abstract of an advanced architecture for accurate mammogram segmentation. More information at https://github.com/uefcancer/Deepdensity

News | Breast Imaging

New Deep Learning Challenge to Estimate Breast Density from Mammograms

December 11, 2023 — A new deep learning challenge has been launched by the UEF Cancer AI research team, led by senior ...

December 11, 2023

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Society for Breast Imaging, SBI, Announces Gold Medalist, Inducts New Fellows during RSNA 2023

December 1, 2023 — The Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) announced that Elizabeth Morris, MD, has been selected as the SBI ...

November 30, 2023