MRI Breast

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used for breast imaging as an alternative to mammography.

Breast MRI Shows IUDs Have Systemic Effects
November 22, 2021 — Intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs) appear to have systemic effects on the body like those of hormone replacement therapy, according to a breast MRI study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North…
AI Helps Rule Out Cancer in Dense Breasts
October 7, 2021 — An automated system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) can quickly and accurately sift through breast MRIs in…
Hologic Rings Nasdaq Opening Bell for 15th Time to Kick Off Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 4, 2021 — Hologic, Inc., an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on improving women’s health, announced today that CEO
RSNA21 Will Require Proof of Vaccination, Masks
August 12, 2021 — RSNA 2021 will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination from all in-person attendees and exhibitors at the Society’s 107th Scientific Assembl
Registration Now Open for RSNA21
July 21, 2021 — Registration is now open for the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) …

Figure 1. Left image shows breast MRI in 41-year-old patient without IUD. Right image shows increased parenchymal enhancement in the same patient 27 months after IUD placement.

Breast MRI Shows IUDs Have Systemic Effects

November 22, 2021 — Intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs) appear to have systemic effects on the body like those of ...

November 22, 2021

An automated system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) can quickly and accurately sift through breast MRIs in women with dense breasts to eliminate those without cancer, freeing up radiologists to focus on more complex cases, according to a study published in Radiology.

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AI Helps Rule Out Cancer in Dense Breasts

October 7, 2021 — An automated system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) can quickly and accurately sift through ...

October 07, 2021

Hologic, Inc., an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on improving women’s health, announced today that CEO Steve MacMillan will ring the Nasdaq opening bell on October 4 to mark the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

News | Women's Health

Hologic Rings Nasdaq Opening Bell for 15th Time to Kick Off Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 4, 2021 — Hologic, Inc., an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on improving women’s health ...

October 04, 2021

A new paper in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is cost-effective for detecting breast cancer for women with very dense breasts detected by mammography.

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MRIs are Cost-effective for Detecting Breast Cancer in Women with Dense Breasts

October 4, 2021 — A new paper in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, published by Oxford University Press ...

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RSNA21 Will Require Proof of Vaccination, Masks

August 12, 2021 — RSNA 2021 will require proof of COVID-19 vaccination from all in-person attendees and exhibitors at ...

August 12, 2021

Receiver operator characteristics curve for the optimal response classifiers, optimized for maximum F1-Score. The AUCs for each classifier are reported in the legend. Image courtesy of Gregory J. Czarnota

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Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer

August 6, 2021 — Oncotarget published "MRI texture features from tumor core and margin in the prediction of response to ...

August 06, 2021

Registration is now open for the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 107th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, the world’s largest annual radiology forum, to be held at McCormick Place Chicago, Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, 2021

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Registration Now Open for RSNA21

July 21, 2021 — Registration is now open for the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 107th Scientific Assembly ...

July 21, 2021

A new study set out to learn more about breast health for Black women and to establish a better understanding of the breast screening landscape by analyzing mammograms, screening intervals and interpretation performance for Asian, Black and white women across health systems throughout the United States, with participation from Advocate Health Care, Sanford Health and the University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Feature | Breast Imaging | By Linda Goler Blount, MPH

Black Women Are Receiving Inferior Breast Screening

It is well established that there are racial disparities in healthcare that can have devastating implications for ...

July 06, 2021

New American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) breast cancer screening guidelines call for heightened screening attention for transgender individuals, Black women and other often overlooked or underserved populations.

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New ACR/SBI Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Address Heightened Risk for LGBTQ Persons and Black Women

June 22, 2021 — New American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) breast cancer screening ...

June 22, 2021

The Radiological Society of North American announced that RSNA21 will be back — live — this November in Chicago

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RSNA Annual Meeting Returns to Chicago in 2021

May 17, 2021 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) announced today that 10,378 scientific and educational ...

May 17, 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).

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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

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.

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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

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.

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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 ...

January 15, 2021

A, Contrast-enhanced axial T1-weighted fat-saturated image from baseline MRI before initiation of neoadjuvant therapy shows irregular mass (arrow) in upper inner right breast corresponding to biopsy-proven carcinoma. B, Contrast-enhanced axial T1-weighted fat-saturated image from follow-up MRI performed 3 months after initiation of neoadjuvant therapy shows decrease in size of right breast cancer (arrow). C, Contrast-enhanced axial T1-weighted fat-saturated image 3 months after initiation of neoadjuvant the

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New Suspicious Lesions on Breast MRI in Neoadjuvant Therapy

January 15, 2021 — According to ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), new suspicious findings occurred in 5.5% ...

January 15, 2021

Earlier initial diagnosis reduces lung cancer mortality in heavy (ex-)smokers / The risk of harm from misdiagnosis or overdiagnosis is relatively low

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Low-dose CT for Lung Cancer Screening: Benefit Outweighs Potential Harm

December 8, 2020 — For heavy (ex-)smokers, lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (low-dose CT, LDCT) ...

December 08, 2020

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

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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

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

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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

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

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‘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.

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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