Breast Imaging

Women's health related to breast imaging, including mammography, breast MRI, ABUS, automated breast ultrasound, breast ultrasound, breast biopsy, PEM and positron emission mammography.

A 37-year-old woman developed a new, palpable left supraclavicular lymphadenopathy lump five days after her first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in the left arm. On the day of vaccination, the patient was asymptomatic. This is an example of how the vaccine can mimic cancer and swollen lymph nodes. Image used with permission of RSNA.

Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | By Dave Fornell, Editor

COVID-19 Vaccine Can Cause False Positive Cancer Diagnosis

While the mass COVID-19 vaccination effort over the past four months is bringing closer the light at the end of the ...

May 03, 2021

3-D mammography reduces the number of breast cancer cases diagnosed in the period between routine screenings, when compared with traditional mammography, according to a large study from Lund University in Sweden. The results are published in the journal Radiology.

News | Breast Imaging

Fewer Breast Cancer Cases Between Screening Rounds with 3-D Mammography

April 9, 2021 — 3-D mammography reduces the number of breast cancer cases diagnosed in the period between routine ...

April 09, 2021

Mobidiag Oy, a privately held, commercial-stage Finnish-French developer of innovative molecular diagnostic tests and instrumentation, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Hologic, Inc., a global leader in women's health, for an enterprise value of approximately $795 million. This includes a cash payment of approximately $714 million for Mobidiag’s equity, and net debt of approximately $81 million.

News | Women's Health

Mobidiag to be Acquired by Hologic for $795M

April 8, 2021 — Mobidiag Oy, a privately held, commercial-stage Finnish-French developer of innovative molecular ...

April 08, 2021

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Webinar | Information Technology

ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: Strategies to Optimize Imaging Performance to Save Time for

Postpandemic staffing shortages and increased volumes require radiologists to do more with less, exacerbating burnout ...

January 30, 2023

Ultrasound is an invaluable diagnostic tool for the early detection of breast cancer, but the classification of lesions is sometimes challenging and time consuming. Could artificial intelligence hold the answer to solving these problems? Graphic courtesy of Chinese Medical Journal

News | Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence Improves Accuracy of Breast Ultrasound Diagnoses

April 6, 2021 — In 2020, the International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization stated that ...

April 06, 2021

iCAD, Inc. announced that ProFound AI for 2D Mammography might notably reduce the risk of interval breast cancer, according to a retrospective analysis recently published in the Journal of Medical Screening.

News | Breast Imaging

New Research Indicates ProFound AI May Reduce Interval Breast Cancer Rates

April 2, 2021 — iCAD, Inc. announced that ProFound AI for 2D Mammography might notably reduce the risk of interval ...

April 02, 2021

While the COVID-19 crisis is challenging, the pandemic is also giving researchers an opportunity to discover new approaches to saving lives. A study published in the JAMA Network Open on Thursday, March 25, 2021, recommends a new way for triaging mammogram patients during times of limited capacity, such as pandemic surges, when individuals may also experience anxiety about COVID-19.

News | Breast Imaging

Catching More Breast Cancers When Mammograms are Limited

April 1, 2021 — While the COVID-19 crisis is challenging, the pandemic is also giving researchers an opportunity to ...

April 01, 2021

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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

In looking at the broader impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health and wellbeing, public health experts are examining screening rates for cancer. A new study looking at U.S. mammography screening rates during the first five months of the pandemic found both a strong rebound in breast cancer screening rates and a concerning cumulative deficit in mammograms due to missed appointments, as well as uncovering disparities when looking at screening according to race

News | Breast Imaging

National Study Examines US Mammography Screening Rates During Epidemic

April 1, 2021 — In looking at the broader impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health and wellbeing, public health experts ...

April 01, 2021

Videos | Breast Imaging

VIDEO: COVID Vaccine May Cause Enlarged Lymph Nodes on Mammograms

Constance "Connie" Lehman, M.D., Ph.D., chief of breast imaging, co-director of the Avon Comprehensive Breast Evaluation ...

March 26, 2021

iCad announced that ProFound AI Version 3.0 for Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

News | Breast Imaging

FDA Clears for ProFound AI Version 3.0 for 3D Mammography

March 23, 2021 — iCad announced that ProFound AI Version 3.0 for Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) was cleared by the U ...

March 23, 2021

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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

Detection of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) using explainable AI. The AI-technique is used to generate a heatmap showing TILs (red) and other tissues and cells (blue and green). Image courtesy of Klauschen/Charité

News | Artificial Intelligence

Making the Role of AI in Breast Cancer Explainable

March 22, 2021 — Researchers at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and TU Berlin as well as the University of Oslo ...

March 22, 2021

Left to right: Subtraction right mediolateral oblique (MLO) CEM was non-diagnostic because of artifact, potentially due to motion misregistration from extended exposure time; subtraction right MLO implant displaced CEM image shows 5.8 cm enhancing mass (arrow); contrast-enhanced MRI sagittal subtraction image shows concordant mass (arrow).

News | Breast Imaging

Contrast-Enhanced Mammography for Breast Cancer in Women With Augmented Breasts

March 18, 2021 — According to ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) showed ...

March 18, 2021

Attending the two most recent screening appointments before a breast cancer diagnosis protects against breast cancer death, according to a Queen Mary University of London study of over half a million Swedish women conducted over 24 years

News | Breast Imaging

Attending Consecutive Mammography Screens Protects Against Breast Cancer Death

March 12, 2021 — For women who had participated in both of their previous two screening examinations, the incidence of ...

March 12, 2021

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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

Breast cancer is the most common fatal cancer in women. Early detection increases a woman's chances of recovery. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is an accurate technique for detecting and classifying tumors in breast tissue.

News | MRI Breast

Simple MRI Measurement Could Avoid 30% of Breast Biopsies

March 9, 2021 — Breast cancer is the most common fatal cancer in women. Early detection increases a woman's chances of ...

March 09, 2021

A comparison of standard mammography imaging (left) in a woman with dense breasts and a breast MRI imaging study (right) showing a clearly defined cancer and is extremely hard to detect on the mammograms.

Feature | MRI Breast | By Dave Fornell, Editor

Use of Breast MRI Screening in Women With Dense Breasts

Dense breast tissue can hide cancers in mammograms in about half of women. Supplemental imaging is often needed to ...

March 04, 2021

Researchers said women who skip even one scheduled mammography screening before a breast cancer diagnosis face a significantly higher risk of dying from the cancer.

News | Mammography

Skipping Mammogram Increases Risk of Death from Breast Cancer

March 3, 2021 — Attendance at regular mammography screening substantially reduces the risk of dying from breast cancer ...

March 03, 2021

55-year-old woman who underwent screening mammogram and ultrasound 7 days after first COVID-19 vaccination dose. Screening mammogram and US demonstrated unilateral left axillary lymph node with cortical thickness of 5 mm on ultrasound (not shown). BI-RADS category 0 was assigned. Ultrasound from diagnostic work-up performed 7 days later showed no change in lymph node size. BI-RADS 3 was assigned. #COVIDvaccine #COVID19

News | Breast Imaging

COVID-19 Vaccination Axillary Adenopathy Detected During Breast Imaging

February 24, 2021 — An open-access article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) describes the clinical and ...

February 24, 2021

Breast Cancer Index added to National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines to predict benefit from extended endocrine therapy

News | Women's Health

Hologic Completes Acquisition of Biotheranostics, Enabling Entry into Growing Oncology Market

February 23, 2021 — Hologic, Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of molecular oncology leader ...

February 23, 2021

Examples of the imaging performance of XPCI-CT (b,e) compared to conventional specimen radiography (a,d) and benchmarked against histopathology (c,f). he top row focuses on the similarity between the XPCI-CT slice in (b) and the histological slice in (c). Arrow 1 indicates margin involvement, arrow 2 a variation in density in the internal structure of the tumour mass, arrow 3 tumour-induced inflammation. All this is confirmed by the histological slice in (c), and hardly visible in the conventional image in

News | Breast Imaging

Advances in X-ray Imaging can Help Patients with Breast Cancer

February 22, 2021 — A new X-ray imaging scanner to help surgeons performing breast tumor removal surgery has been ...

February 22, 2021

F-18 FES PET images of patients with ER+/PR+/HER2- invasive ductal carcinoma. Left panel: Progressive disease seen at the 8-week time-point in a patient on sequential therapy. Right panel: Stable disease through all 3 time-points, remaining on study therapy for 6.7 months until disease progression on combined vorinostat aromatase inhibitor therapy. Image created by Lanell M Peterson, Research Scientist, University of Washington Medical Oncology, Seattle WA.

News | Molecular Imaging

Molecular Imaging Determines Effectiveness of Novel Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment

February 22, 2021 — Molecular imaging can successfully predict response to a novel treatment for ER-positive, HER2 ...

February 22, 2021

Screening strategy based on baseline breast density at age 40 may be effective and cost-effective for reducing breast cancer mortality

News | Breast Density

Risk-based Breast Cancer Screening

February 10, 2021 — A mammography screening strategy based on a baseline breast density measure at age 40 may be the ...

February 10, 2021