Breast Density
Breast density, or fibroglandular density, is found through breast imaging and compares the amount of fat to the amount of tissue.
A smart algorithm developed by iCAD outlines and scores a suspicious lesion seen in an image created using digital breast tomography. Displayed is the probability calculated by the algorithm that the outlined area includes a cancerous lesion. Image courtesy of Emily Conant, M.D.
Feature | Artificial Intelligence | April 03, 2019 | Greg Freiherr
Editor's Note: This article was updated following the SBI symposium.
In a study evaluating the use of...
Sizes of words in this “word cloud” correlate to how often each word was used in survey responses to the question: “What do you perceive are the advantages to using synthetic mammography in screening?” In reference to decreased radiation dose to patients, the words “radiation,” “less” and “dose” were most frequently cited. Illustration courtesy of Samantha Zuckerman, M.D.
Feature | Mammography | April 02, 2019 | By Greg Freiherr
Many mammography practices that use digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) continue to use dosed digital mammography to...
News | Mammography | March 27, 2019
March 27, 2019 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new steps to modernize...
News | Breast Density | March 26, 2019
March 26, 2019 — Volpara Solutions announced the launch of an expanded agreement enabling the worldwide distribution of...
News | Breast Density | March 06, 2019
March 6, 2019 – With the passage of HB1124, South Dakota becomes the 37th state with...
News | Breast Density | February 20, 2019
February 20, 2019 — The boards of Are You Dense Inc. and Are You Dense Advocacy Inc., founded by the late Nancy M....
News | Breast Density | February 19, 2019 | Jeff Zagoudis, Associate Editor
February 19, 2019 — As part of a federal spending bill passed late Friday, Congress directed the U.S. Food and Drug...
News | Breast Density | February 08, 2019
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed breast density inform bill, ...
Technology | Breast Density | January 31, 2019
January 31, 2019 — Volpara Solutions Inc. received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for new...
News | Ultrasound Women's Health | January 30, 2019
January 30, 2019 — QTbreasthealth launched a center in Grand Rapids, Mich., featuring its quantitative transmission...
Technology | Ultrasound Women's Health | December 03, 2018
December 3, 2018 — GE Healthcare recently launched the Invenia...
Nancy Cappello. Image courtesy of AreYouDense.org.
News | Breast Density | November 15, 2018 | Jeff Zagoudis, Associate Editor
November 15, 2018 — Imaging Technology News extends its condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Nancy M....
News | Breast Density | October 24, 2018
October 24, 2018 — DenseBreast-info.org (DB-I) announced the release of "Let's Talk About Dense Breasts," a series of...
News | Breast Density | October 10, 2018
October 9, 2018 — DenseBreast-info.org (DB-I) announced the launch of its international expansion for European medical...
News | Mammography | October 01, 2018
October 1, 2018 — Susan G. Komen founder Nancy G. Brinker and Australian author and Pink Hope founder Krystal Barter...
News | Mammography | September 14, 2018
Solis Mammography declared September Breast Wellness Month and...
