Mammography

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

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 ...

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The multi-pronged initiative includes BWHI’s P.O.W.E.R. of Sure campaign, which will examine common barriers to early screening and encourage Black women to schedule and attend their annual mammograms. The campaign features Grammy Award winning, Oscar and Golden Globe nominated artist Mary J. Blige and a multimedia digital hub with resources including common facts and myths about mammography, frequently asked questions regarding breast cancer and screening guidelines, a list of locations offering breast can
News | Women's Health
Hologic Partners with the Black Women’s Health Imperative and RAD-AID to Tackle Breast Screening Disparities

October 1, 2020 — Hologic, Inc. announced a multi-year commitment to decreasing breast cancer screening disparities for ...

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The University at Buffalo has received a four-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new, portable breast imaging system that has the potential to better identify breast cancer.
News | Breast Imaging
Mammogram Device Under Development to Use Light, Ultrasound to Better Screen

September 30, 2020 — The University at Buffalo has received a four-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes ...

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New study indicates that KUBTEC's Mozart 3D Specimen Imaging decreases re-excision rates for breast lumpectomies by more than 50%
News | Breast Imaging
New Breast Cancer Study Shows Mozart's 3D Specimen Imaging Decreases Re-excision Rates

September 23, 2020 — A new study in the Annals of Surgical Oncology demonstrates that Kubtec Medical Imaging's Mozart 3D ...

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Candelis, Inc., a leading provider of innovative and cost-effective enterprise healthcare solutions, and GE Healthcare, the healthcare business unit of General Electric, have announced a collaboration to enhance the mammography workflow, image management, and storage capabilities for the Senographe Pristina Mammography System
News | Breast Imaging
Candelis, GE Healthcare Collaborate to Offer Image Management Solutions for Mammography Systems

September 15, 2020 — Candelis, Inc., a leading provider of innovative and cost-effective enterprise healthcare solutions ...

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Diagnostic Centers of America (DCA), Boca Radiology Group and ScreenPoint Medical, Inc., announce strategic partnership to improve early detection using artificial intelligence in mammography
News | Breast Imaging
Strategic Partnership to Improve Early Detection using Artificial Intelligence in Mammography

September 2, 2020 — Diagnostic Centers of America (DCA) and Boca Radiology Group have partnered with ScreenPoint Medical ...

Time September 02, 2020
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Hologic, Inc. launched the Back to Screening campaign encouraging women to schedule their annual mammograms now that healthcare facilities across the nation are re-opening their doors following closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
News | Breast Imaging
Hologic Announces Back to Screening Campaign

August 3, 2020 — Hologic, Inc. launched the Back to Screening campaign encouraging women to schedule their annual ...

Time August 03, 2020
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It covers every major modality, including breast imaging/mammography, fixed and portable C-arms (cath, IR/angio, hybrid, OR), CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, radiographic fluoroscopy, ultrasound and X-ray
News | Radiology Imaging
Comprehensive Database of Medical Imaging Equipment

July 29, 2020 — IMV Medical Information, part of Science and Medicine Group, announced the release of the latest edition ...

Time July 29, 2020
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Simulation finds starting at age 30 with MRI and mammography to be the preferred strategy; starting at 25 prevented marginally more deaths, but with more testing and emotional stress
News | Breast Imaging
When and How to Monitor for Breast Cancer After Childhood Chest Radiation

July 9, 2020 — Chest radiation is used to treat children with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma as well as lung ...

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Advanced Radiation Therapy has completed the first AccuBoost Digital installation at Rhode Island Hospital (RIH). This state-of-the-art platform leverages the superior resolution of digital mammography in the delivery of breast radiation therapy.
News | Breast Imaging
First AccuBoost Digital Installation for Radiation Treatment of Breast Cancer

July 6, 2020 — Advanced Radiation Therapy has completed the first AccuBoost Digital installation at Rhode Island ...

Time July 06, 2020
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VolparaEnterprise data analysis shows mammography screening volumes are quickly increasing
News | Mammography
Volpara Solutions Helps Customers Resume Breast Screening Operations Amid COVID-19

June 9, 2020 — More than 75 percent of hospitals and imaging centers that perform mammography across the United States ...

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In new QuickPoLL survey on imaging during the pandemic, responses were tallied from around 170 radiology administrators and business managers, who are part of an imagePRO panel created by The MarkeTech Group (TMTG), regarding the effects of COVID-19 on their business. TMTG is a research firm specializing in the medical device, healthcare and pharmaceutical industries.
Feature | Coronavirus (COVID-19) | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane
Insight on the Impact of COVID-19 on Medical Imaging

The true impact that COVID-19 has had on the medical imaging industry still remains to be seen, as hospitals and imaging ...

Time June 30, 2020
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AI has the potential to help radiologists improve the efficiency and effectiveness of breast cancer imaging
Feature | Breast Imaging | By January Lopez, M.D.
The Exciting Future of AI and Mammography - and Physicians

Headlines around the world the past several months declared that artificial intelligence (AI) is better at detecting ...

Time May 28, 2020
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Phone call and linkage-to-care-based intervention increases mammography uptake among primary care patients at an urban safety-net hospital
News | Mammography
Simple Patient Outreach and Scheduling Assistance Significantly Boosts Mammography Uptake at Urban Safety-Net Hospital

May 22, 2020 — Telephone outreach coupled with scheduling assistance significantly increased screening mammography set ...

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#COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus #SARScov2 Volpara sponsoring free virtual CME course and other resources to help during pandemic response
News | Breast Imaging
Volpara Solutions Collaborating with DetectED-X to Make COVID-19 Diagnostic Training Modules Available to Radiologists

April 7 2020 — Volpara Solutions announced it is collaborating with DetectED-X, an online radiology training and ...

Time April 07, 2020
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Breast density is divided into four categories, from lowest to highest amounts of fibroglandular tissue composition. Category A: Almost entirely fatty (least amount of fibroglandular tissue). Category B: Scattered fibroglandular tissue. Category C: Heterogeneously dense. Category D: Extremely dense (most amount of fibroglandular tissue).
Feature | Breast Density | By Dayna Williams M.D., Shivani Chaudhry, M.D., and Laurie R. Margolies, M.D.
Breast Density Explained

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and, for women in their forties, the leading cause of premature death ...

Time April 03, 2020
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#COVID19 #Coronavirus #2019nCoV #Wuhanvirus #SARScov2
News | Mammography
MQSA Inspection Information Related to COVID-19

March 25, 2020 — The Division of Mammography Quality Standards (DMQS) has received numerous inquiries regarding COVID-19 ...

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The study concludes that a combination of Artificial Intelligence algorithms and the interpretations of radiologists could, in the U.S. alone, result in a half million women not having to undergo unnecessary diagnostic tests every year
News | Mammography
Artificial Intelligence to Improve the Precision of Mammograms

March 7, 2020 — The study is based on the results obtained in the Digital Mammography (DM) DREAM Challenge, an ...

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Christopher Comstock, M.D., ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group study published in JAMA builds evidence for use of abbreviated MRI in women with dense breasts
News | Breast Imaging
Abbreviated MRI Outperforms 3-D Mammograms at Finding Cancer in Dense Breasts

February 26, 2020 — According to a study published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association ...

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Women 75-plus May Not Benefit from Breast Cancer Screening
News | Mammography
Women 75-plus May Not Benefit from Breast Cancer Screening

February 25, 2020 — According to newly published research in an article titled Continuation of Annual Screening ...

Time February 25, 2020
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