Mammography

Mammography is a breast imaging technique that uses X-rays to diagnose and locate tumors of the breasts.

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 ...

Time February 23, 2021
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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 ...

Time February 22, 2021
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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 ...

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Comparison of breast cancer mortality rates (red squares) and distant-stage breast cancer incidence rates from SEER9 (blue dots) and SEER18 (green dots) per 100,000 for white women aged, A, 20–39, B, 40–69, and, C, 70–79 years (3,7,8).
News | Breast Imaging
Breast Cancer Death Rates Stop Declining in Younger Women

February 10, 2021 — Breast cancer death rates have stopped declining for women in the U.S. younger than age 40, ending a ...

Time February 10, 2021
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Volpara Health, a health technology software company whose integrated breast care platform assists in the delivery of personalized patient care, announced the acquisition of CRA Health, LLC, a breast cancer risk assessment company spinoff from Massachusetts General Hospital — a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital.
News | Breast Imaging
Volpara Acquires Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Company CRA Health, LLC.

February 2, 2021 — Volpara Health, a health technology software company whose integrated breast care platform assists in ...

Time February 02, 2021
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A nationwide panel of experts has developed the first mammography guidelines for older survivors of breast cancer, providing a framework for discussions between survivors and their physicians on the pros and cons of screening in survivors' later years.
News | Mammography
First Mammography Screening Guidelines Issued for Older Survivors of Breast Cancer

January 29, 2021 — A nationwide panel of experts has developed the first mammography guidelines for older survivors of ...

Time January 29, 2021
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Solis Mammography, the nation’s largest independent provider of breast health and diagnostic services, announced that it has expanded its state-of-the-art multimodality medical imaging capabilities in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC through the acquisition of Progressive Radiology.
News | Breast Imaging
Solis Mammography Announces the Acquisition of Progressive Radiology

January 15, 2021 — Solis Mammography, the nation’s largest independent provider of breast health and diagnostic services ...

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Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Study Shows Sharp Decline in Cancer Screenings During First COVID-19 Surge

January 15, 2021 — In one of the first studies to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer diagnoses ...

Time January 15, 2021
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A targeted intervention providing mammograms to hospitalized Medicaid patients can help patients complete overdue breast cancer screening
News | Mammography
Inpatient Mammograms Can Reduce Disparities in Breast Cancer Screening Rates

January 14, 2021 — Completing cancer screening tests, such as mammograms, can be challenging for low-income people, who ...

Time January 14, 2021
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DB-I website features new educational tools and streamlined user experience to improve access to medically sourced breast density content
News | Breast Density
DenseBreast-info Launches Updated Website

January 13, 2021 — DenseBreast-info.org (DB-I) invites health providers seeking the most up-to-date medically-sourced ...

Time January 13, 2021
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This cutting-edge technology assists radiologists in the interpretation of screening mammograms and allows them to diagnose breast cancer earlier and more accurately
News | Mammography
Therapixel receives CE mark for AI-based software MammoScreen

January 12, 2021 — Therapixel announced that MammoScreen has successfully obtained the CE mark. After having received ...

Time January 12, 2021
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World-first techniques for predicting breast cancer risk from mammograms that were developed in Melbourne could revolutionise breast screening by allowing it to be tailored to women at minimal extra cost
News | Mammography
New Mammogram Measures of Breast Cancer Risk Could Revolutionize Screening

January 6, 2021 — World-first techniques for predicting breast cancer risk from mammograms that were developed in ...

Time January 06, 2021
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Transaction accelerates Hologic’s entry into oncology growth market, provides new lab capabilities
News | Breast Imaging
Hologic to Acquire Biotheranostics, Leader in Molecular Tests for Breast and Metastatic Cancers

January 6, 2021 — Hologic, Inc., a global leader in women's health, announced today that it has agreed to acquire ...

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Deal further expands Hologic’s portfolio of world-class breast health solutions addressing the full continuum of care
News | Breast Imaging
Hologic to Acquire SOMATEX, Leader in Biopsy Site Markers and Localization Technologies

January 4, 2021 — Hologic, Inc. announced it has completed the acquisition of SOMATEX Medical Technologies GmbH, a ...

Time January 04, 2021
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Smart Breast Corporation (SmartBreast), a privately held company focused on breast cancer screening and detection, announced today that it has acquired certain molecular breast imaging (MBI) assets from Dilon Technologies, Inc. (Dilon) for an undisclosed amount.
News | Breast Imaging
SmartBreast Acquires Molecular Breast Imaging Assets from Dilon Technologies

January 4, 2021 — Smart Breast Corporation (SmartBreast), a privately held company focused on breast cancer screening ...

Time January 04, 2021
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The global breast imaging technologies market was valued at USD 3.54 billion in 2019 and is projected to surpass USD 7.43 billion by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of 6.90% during the forecast period from 2020 to 2030.
News | Breast Imaging
Global Breast Imaging Technologies Market Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast 2020-2030

December 21, 2020 — The "Breast Imaging Technologies Market by Technology - Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry ...

Time December 21, 2020
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David Kleinman, Chief Information Officer at US Radiology
News | Breast Imaging
US Radiology Selects Volpara Health to Drive Quality Breast Imaging Across the Network

December 18, 2020 — US Radiology Specialists, one of the premier physician-owned radiology operators in the country, has ...

Time December 18, 2020
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A new study finds that significant symptoms in young and Black patients are more likely to be under-recognized
News | Radiation Therapy
Physicians Don't Always Recognize Patients' Radiation Therapy Side Effects

December 10, 2020 — Physicians did not recognize side effects from radiation therapy in more than half of breast cancer ...

Time December 10, 2020
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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 ...

Time December 07, 2020
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16% of people believe they have developed a medical condition since the coronavirus crisis started but have not seen a doctor because they worry about getting COVID-19
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Study Shows Decline in Medical Visits Due to COVID-19 Fear

December 7, 2020 — New research* from Zegami, an Oxford based medical image analysis platform, reveals that 29% of ...

Time December 07, 2020
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