Women's Health

The women’s health channel includes news, videos, podcasts and other content related to technology used to detect and treat breast cancer and cervical cancer, including mammography, breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), automated breast ultrasound (ABUS), breast ultrasound, breast biopsy and breast radiation therapy.

3Dimensions System Earns Distinction for Meeting or Exceeding Rigorous European Image Quality and Dose Standards
News | Mammography
Hologic’s 3Dimensions System for 3D Mammography Receives EUREF Type Test Certification

November 3, 2022 — Hologic, Inc., a global leader in women’s health, announced that its 3Dimensions mammography system ...

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Onsite Women’s Health, Whiterabbit and Washington University in St. Louis Join Forces to Explore Breast Density and Implications for Breast Cancer Risk
News | Breast Density
Longitudinal Study of AI in Breast Density To Be Presented at RSNA

November 1, 2022 — Onsite Women’s Health, a leading national provider of breast health services, announces with ...

Time November 01, 2022
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Newest grant brings total to $2 million for studies that could result in new therapeutic approaches
News | Breast Imaging
Breast Cancer Research Foundation Renews Support for Mount Sinai Research on Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

October 31, 2022 — The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) has renewed its funding to Elisa Port, MD, and Hanna ...

Time October 31, 2022
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Neil B. Friedman, M.D., FACS, Director of The Hoffberger Breast Center at Mercy, and Maria C.E. Jacobs, M.D., head of Radiation Oncology at Mercy, are guests of the hospital’s ongoing talk show series, “Medoscopy,” airing on Facebook Watch, Wed.-Thurs., Oct. 26-27th at 5:30 p.m. EST
News | Breast Imaging
Breast Surgeon Dr. Neil B. Friedman and Radiation Oncologist Dr. Maria Jacobs Appear on Mercy Medical Center’s “Medoscopy” Series

October 27, 2022 — Neil B. Friedman, M.D., FACS, Director of The Hoffberger Breast Center and Medical Director of The ...

Time October 27, 2022
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Randomized trial finds hypofractionated whole-breast radiation with concurrent boost comparable to six weeks of treatment for patients with higher-risk disease
News | Breast Imaging
Three-week Course of Radiation Safe and Effective for Patients with Early-stage Breast Cancer and Elevated Risk of Recurrence

October 24, 2022 — A three-week course of radiation therapy is as safe and effective as four to six weeks of treatment ...

Time October 24, 2022
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Left: Recombined image of the CEM exam showing iodine uptake. Right: Standard digital mammogram.
News | Breast Imaging
American College of Radiology (ACR) Launches Contrast-Enhanced Mammography Imaging Screening Trial (CMIST) in Collaboration With GE Healthcare and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation

October 19, 2022 — The American College of Radiology (ACR) is set to launch the Contrast-Enhanced Mammography Imaging ...

Time October 19, 2022
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Image courtesy of RSNA
News | RSNA
RSNA Announces Global Learning Center in Indonesia

October 18, 2022 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) announces that the first RSNA Global Learning Center ...

Time October 18, 2022
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(From left): Pengfei Song, a researcher at the Beckman Institute and a professor of electrical and computer engineering and bioengineering; Matthew Lowerison, a Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellow; and Zhijie Dong, a Ph.D. student in the Song Lab, are members of an interdisciplinary, multi-institute team that received NIH funding to develop a new device that can instantly add 3D capabilities to 2D ultrasound imaging systems. Their affordable, user-friendly design could help make high-quality medical imagi
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Interdisciplinary Researchers Receive $2M to Develop Next-Generation 3D Ultrasound Imaging Device

October 13, 2022 — A new device in the works at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology could make ...

Time October 13, 2022
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Among the Medicare population from 2005 to 2020, Black women had less access to new mammography technology compared with white women
News | Mammography
Study Finds Racial Disparities in Access to New Mammography Technology

October 12, 2022 — Among the Medicare population from 2005 to 2020, Black women had less access to new mammography ...

Time October 12, 2022
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Using a segmented approach, the company has developed two new roles to provide stellar service to all markets served.
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Samsung Announces Significant Investment in Ultrasound Business in North America

October 11, 2022 — To maximize its patient and customer reach with best-in-class imaging technology, Samsung has made ...

Time October 11, 2022
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Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Joins Hologic to Highlight Importance of Regular Screenings
News | Women's Health
Hologic Rings Nasdaq Opening Bell to Kick Off Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 5, 2022 — Hologic, Inc. Chairman, President and CEO Steve MacMillan rang the Nasdaq opening bell on Monday, Oct ...

Time October 05, 2022
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For Black women, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and as of 2019 has surpassed lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer death in this population, according to the American Cancer Society.
News | Women's Health
Black Women, Breast Cancer and Clinical Trials

October 4, 2022 — For Black women, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and as of 2019 has surpassed lung ...

Time October 04, 2022
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Free-breathing phase-resolved functional lung (PREFUL) low-field MRI at 0.55T with calculated parameters at an axial plane after automatic registration to a mid-expiration position and lung parenchyma segmentation. From left to right, representative color-coded images of functional show ventilation defects (VDP, blue), perfusion defects (QDP, red), ventilation/perfusion (V/Q match, green), ventilation/perfusion defects (V/Q defect, purple) in a healthy control (upper row, 7-year-old male), a participant rec
Feature | Radiology Business
Top 10: September's Most-read Content

Here is a recap of what ITN viewers found most interesting during the month of September: 1. Lasting Lung Damage Seen in ...

Time October 03, 2022
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Breast Cancer Doesn’t Wait—Everything Else Can!
News | Breast Imaging
PINK Breast Center Kicks Off “Everything Else Can Wait” Campaign with Rolling Billboards, Street Teams in New Jersey to Raise Awareness for Breast Cancer Screenings

October 3, 2022 — “Breast cancer doesn’t wait—everything else can.” That’s the message and sense of urgency behind PINK ...

Time October 03, 2022
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September/October 2022
Feature | Radiology Imaging
ITN's September/October Digital Edition is Now Available

View the September/October digital edition of Imaging Technology News (ITN), including links to videos, comparison ...

Time September 29, 2022
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Ground-breaking research funded by National Cancer Institute
News | Radiation Oncology
UTHealth Houston Study: Lower Cancer Screening Rates Differ by Region, Tied to Social Vulnerability

September 28, 2022 — Populations in U.S. counties defined as more vulnerable based on social factors including ...

Time September 28, 2022
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QTscan delivers safe, accurate monitoring of breast cancer treatment
News | Breast Imaging
FDA Grants QT Imaging Clearance to Calculate Fibroglandular Volume of the Breast

September 26, 2022 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted QT Imaging, Inc. 510(K) clearance to ...

Time September 26, 2022
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Butterfly Network convened 50 practitioners in Kenya who were each provided a Butterfly device and obstetric ultrasound training. Through a training-of-trainers program a total of 500 practitioners will be trained by the end-of-the year by the Global Ultrasound Institute, bringing ultrasound capabilities to over 50 facilities in rural, underserved communities facing maternal health challenges. (Photo: Business Wire) 
News | Ultrasound Women's Health
Butterfly Network Distributes 500 Butterfly iQ+ Devices to Healthcare Workers in Kenya to Transform Maternal and Fetal Health

September 21, 2022 — Butterfly Network, Inc. (NYSE: BFLY), a digital health company transforming care through the power ...

Time September 21, 2022
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#WorldDenseBreastDay Added to the National Day Calendar
News | Breast Density
First-Ever #WorldDenseBreastDay Event to Promote Education about Dense Breasts

September 22, 2022 — DenseBreast-info.org (DB-i) announced that it will host the inaugural #WorldDenseBreastDay on ...

Time September 22, 2022
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Feature | Breast Imaging | By Christine Book
Artificial Intelligence System Reduces False-Positive Finding in the Interpretation of Breast Ultrasound Exams

Findings from a clinical trial that used artificial intelligence (AI) in an effort to reduce false positives on breast ...

Time September 21, 2022
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