Breast Density

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

Images show symptomatic false-negative cancer in a 73-year-old black woman who presented with a palpable abnormality 64 days after negative screening mammography. (a) Negative screening left digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) mammogram. (b) Diagnostic DBT mammogram shows a new palpable mass (arrow). (c) Spot-compression DBT mammogram enables confirmation of mass (arrow). (d) Ultrasound (US) image shows hypoechoic mass with angular margins. Subsequent US-guided biopsy revealed estrogen receptor- and progeste

News | Breast Imaging

Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Improves Invasive Cancer Detection

December 7, 2020 — Breast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) offers significant advantages over ...

December 07, 2020

Guidance for mammography facilities, state MQSA contract partners, FDA-approved MQSA accreditation bodies and Food and Drug Administration staff

News | Mammography

FDA Issues Guidance on Enforcement Policy for the Quality Standards of the Mammography Quality Standards Act

December 4, 2020 — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an immediately in effect guidance ...

December 04, 2020

Studies show new deep-learning algorithm helps radiologists detect breast cancers in their early stages when used with the Genius 3D Mammography exam

News | Breast Imaging

Hologic Receives FDA Clearance for Genius AI Detection

December 2, 2020 — Hologic, Inc., an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on improving women’s health ...

December 02, 2020

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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

Lunit’s algorithm showed the best performance compared to other commercialized AI algorithms, ultimately reducing the workload of radiologists to classify mammography screenings

News | Artificial Intelligence

Recent Studies Reveal High Performance of Lunit AI in Breast Cancer Detection

December 2, 2020 — Recent studies have shown that Lunit’s AI solution is as accurate as average radiologists when it ...

December 02, 2020

ProFound AI for DBT offers superior clinical performance when compared to other commercially available breast AI systems

News | Breast Imaging

iCAD Reports Over 1,000 Licenses Sold as Part of ProFound AI Sales

November 24, 2020 — iCAD reported that over 1,000 licenses have been sold as part of ProFound AI sales since the ...

November 24, 2020

Densitas Inc., a global provider of A.I. technologies for digital mammography and breast screening, announced its partnership with Mammography Educators to offer the first artificial intelligence powered telehealth technologist training platform to support business continuity in mammography facilities.

News | Mammography

Densitas Partners with Mammography Educators to Launch the First Telehealth Solution Powered by AI

November 20, 2020 — Densitas Inc., a global provider of A.I. technologies for digital mammography and breast screening ...

November 20, 2020

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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

Radiologists around the world will have access to a first-of-its-kind online breast density training tool designed to improve radiologists' ability to correctly identify women's breast density categories to comply with the Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS), thanks to a collaboration between DetectED-X and Volpara Health.

News | Breast Density

Volpara Health and DetectED-X Team Up to Improve Breast Density Assessment

November 19, 2020 — Radiologists around the world will have access to a first-of-its-kind online breast density training ...

November 19, 2020

Reduces the complexity of reporting for screening and diagnostic MRI eams to deliver time-saving and patient safety benefits

News | MRI Breast

Ikonopedia Releases Enhanced Breast MRI Reporting Module

November 18, 2020 — Ikonopedia announced the release of its newly updated next-generation breast MRI reporting module ...

November 18, 2020

DensitasInc., a leading provider of A.I. technologies for digital mammography and breast screening, announced that NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore), will deploy the densitas platform across its mammography facilities

News | Breast Imaging

NorthShore University HealthSystem Adopts Groundbreaking densitas intelliMammo Artificial Intelligence Platform for Precision Breast Cancer Screening

November 16, 2020 — Densitas Inc., a leading provider of A.I. technologies for digital mammography and breast screening ...

November 16, 2020

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Videos | Breast Density

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

An interview with Professor Christiane Kuhl, M.D., director of radiology, University Hospital Aachen, Germany, on the effects on breast imaging in the COVID-19 era

Feature | Breast Imaging | By Dave Fornell

The Impact of COVID-19 on Breast Imaging

The pandemic forced many elective procedures, including most areas of cancer screening, to be put on hold to prioritize ...

November 12, 2020

Images in a 55-year-old woman with a spiculated mass localized in the upper central quadrant (arrow in A, B, D, and E) of right breast detected with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) plus synthetic mammography (SM). Breast density was classified as category C with the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System. Mass was invasive ductal carcinoma, stage I, and was estrogen and progesterone receptor positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative. A, Image from SM in craniocaudal view. B, Single

News | Breast Imaging

Tomosynthesis With Synthetic Mammography Improves Breast Cancer Detection

November 11, 2020 — Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), in combination with synthetic mammography, improves cancer ...

November 11, 2020

Murray Rebner, M.D., performing a breast ultrasound. Image courtesy of Beaumont Health

News | Breast Imaging

Beaumont Researchers Advise Breast Cancer Screening by Age 40 or Younger for Black Women

November 2, 2020 — Though Black women get breast cancer at a 3% lower incidence rate than white women, they are 42% more ...

November 02, 2020

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Case Study | Women's Health

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

Study of Penn Medicine patients shows abbreviated MRI may be a valuable supplemental screening for women with dense breasts

News | MRI Breast

‘Fast’ MRI Detects Breast Cancers that 3-D Mammograms May Miss

October 28, 2020 — Beth Reisboard, 76, was relieved in 2018 when she received the results from her annual mammogram: ...

October 28, 2020

Mammography, which is an X-ray picture of the breast, is efficient also for women over the age of 70.

News | Mammography

Mammography Screening Also Saves Older Lives

October 22, 2020 — Mammography, which is an X-ray picture of the breast, is efficient also for women over the age of 70 ...

October 22, 2020

Rebrand reflects Volpara Health's mission to prevent advanced-stage breast cancer

News | Breast Imaging

Volpara Solutions Becomes Volpara Health

October 19, 2020 — Volpara Solutions, a leader in AI-powered breast density assessment, announced that it has changed ...

October 19, 2020

Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and medical informatics solutions, and Volpara Solutions, a purpose-driven software company on a mission to prevent advanced-stage breast cancer, today announced an expanded partnership to provide mammography facilities and clinicians with breast imaging solutions designed to improve image quality, streamline workflow and accurately assess a patient's breast density.

News | Breast Imaging

Fujifilm Medical Systems and Volpara Solutions Expand Partnership for Breast Cancer Screenings

October 15, 2020 — Fujifilm Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and medical ...

October 15, 2020

More than 600,000 women die of advanced breast cancer annually. (1) There is a safe, universally obtainable method to reduce this terrible toll according to MammaCare Foundation scientist Mark Kane Goldstein, Ph.D.

News | Women's Health

Trained Hands Can Reduce Advanced Breast Cancer Worldwide

October 15, 2020 — More than 600,000 women die of advanced breast cancer annually. (1) There is a safe, universally ...

October 15, 2020

Videos | MRI Breast

VIDEO: Use of Breast MRI Screening in Women With Dense Breasts

Professor Christiane Kuhl, M.D., director of radiology, University Hospital Aachen, Germany, explains how breast ...

October 14, 2020

Videos | Breast Density

VIDEO: Explaining Dense Breasts

Professor Christiane Kuhl, M.D., director of radiology, University Hospital Aachen, Germany, explains what it means to ...

October 13, 2020

Released in the lead up to #DenseBreastDay (30 September) and Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), the animation explains how breast density can complicate mammogram screening and make it harder for medical professionals to detect breast cancer. This highly engaging animation shows a polar bear hiding in a snow globe as an analogy for cancer hiding in dense breast tissue.

News | Breast Density

Animation to Bring Clarity to Dense Breasts

October 7, 2020 — A group of Australia’s leading breast cancer researchers is raising awareness about the importance of ...

October 07, 2020