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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.

“The Fundamental Flaws of the Canadian National Breast Screening Study (CNBSS) Trials: A Scientific Review,” authored by Seely, et al and published on March 29, 2022 in the Journal of Breast Imaging, reinforces criticism directed towards the CNBSS trials.
News | Breast Imaging
First-Hand Accounts in New Paper Cement the Flaws of Decades Old Study

March 29, 2022 — “The Fundamental Flaws of the Canadian National Breast Screening Study (CNBSS) Trials: A Scientific ...

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Selection of mammographic mediolateral oblique views of breasts with different breast density from women between 51 and 68 years of age.
News | Breast Density
AI Provides Accurate Breast Density Classification

March 28, 2022 — An artificial intelligence (AI) tool can accurately and consistently classify breast density on ...

Time March 28, 2022
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Representative transvaginal US images of classic lesions; color Doppler blood flow with color bar signifies direction of flow. (A) Transverse color Doppler image of right adnexa depicts an anechoic cyst with no internal elements or Doppler flow, compatible with a simple cyst. (B) Transverse color Doppler image of left adnexa depicts a cystic lesion with retractile clot and no Doppler flow, compatible with a hemorrhagic cyst. (C) Sagittal gray-scale image of left adnexa depicts a cystic lesion with homogeneo
News | Ultrasound Imaging
RSNA: Researchers Use Ultrasound to Predict Ovarian Cancer

March 28, 2022 — The appearance of ovarian lesions on ultrasound is an effective predictor of cancer risk that can help ...

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The Abbreviated MR collection is designed to enhance a learner’s competence related to the utility of abbreviated breast MR, how to implement such a program, and the importance of performance metrics.
News | Breast Imaging
SBI Offers Symposium Collection Lecture Series

March 25, 2022 — SBI presents the Symposium Collection Series, a curation of lectures from the Society’s recent annual ...

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Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, and NHS National Services Scotland, a non-departmental public body that provides advice and services to National Health Service (NHS) Scotland, today revealed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Scottish Breast Screening Program (SBSP), and the measures taken to deal with the backlog of delayed appointments. 
News | PACS
Philips PACS interoperability Helps Scotland’s National Health Service Deliver Leading Breast Cancer Screening

March 25, 2022 — Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, and NHS National Services Scotland, a non ...

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New advancements have the potential to improve early breast cancer detection, but the industry must first overcome the barriers limiting patient access to screening
Feature | Mammography | By Jennifer Meade
Today's Mammography Advancements

Mammography is one of the great triumphs of innovation in breast cancer care, as it is the only screening technology ...

Time March 21, 2022
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Women’s Excellence is pleased to announce that the Women’s Radiology Center has successfully met certification standards from top insurance payors through DiagnosticSite.
News | Women's Health
Women’s Excellence Radiology Center Achieves Top Radiologic Provider Certification

March 21, 2022 — Women’s Excellence is pleased to announce that the Women’s Radiology Center has successfully met ...

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Oklahoma’s House passes breast cancer screening legislation. Alabama introduces a bill to permit telehealth for physicians, while Colorado introduces a bill aligning out-of-network provisions with the federal law.
News | Breast Imaging
States Advance Breast Cancer Screening Bills, Colorado Rejects Scope Bill

March 21, 2022 — Oklahoma’s House passes breast cancer screening legislation. Alabama introduces a bill to permit ...

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Hologic and the WTA kicked off a multi-year partnership this week with their first onsite activities at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, launching a joint vision to achieve greater wellness and equality for women.
News | Women's Health
Hologic WTA Tour Swings into Action Ahead of BNP Paribas Open

March 10, 2022 — Hologic and the WTA kicked off a multi-year partnership this week with their first onsite activities at ...

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The WTA and Hologic today jointly announced a landmark partnership introducing Hologic as the global title sponsor of the WTA Tour.
News | Women's Health
Hologic Partners With the WTA Tour in Landmark Title Sponsorship

March 4, 2022 — The WTA and Hologic today jointly announced a landmark partnership introducing Hologic as the global ...

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LG-sponsored webinar takes place March 23 at 2 p.m. ET
Sponsored Content | Sponsored Content | 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 ...

Time March 03, 2022
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Analyzing breast-cancer tumors with artificial intelligence has the potential to improve healthcare efficiency and outcomes. But doctors should proceed cautiously, because similar technological leaps previously led to higher rates of false-positive tests and over-treatment.
News | Breast Imaging
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Researcher Urges Caution on AI in Mammography

March 2, 2022 — Analyzing breast-cancer tumors with artificial intelligence has the potential to improve healthcare ...

Time March 02, 2022
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GammaPod at Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute
News | Breast Imaging
AHN Cancer Institute Becomes One of Country’s First Centers to Offer Women Groundbreaking GammaPod Treatment

February 25, 2022 — Over her years of faithfully getting annual mammograms, it wasn’t uncommon for Patti Mannarino to ...

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The Global Mammography Devices Market stood at $2744.07 million in 2020 and is expected to grow at a steady CAGR of 5.78% during the forecast period. The growth of mammography devices can be attributed to the growing prevalence of breast cancer across the globe.
News | Breast Imaging
Global Mammography Devices Market Forecast

February 22, 2022 — The Global Mammography Devices Market stood at $2744.07 million in 2020 and is expected to grow at a ...

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52-Year-Old Woman Presenting for Asymmetry of Right Breast: (A) DBT craniocaudal view shows asymmetry (arrow) in medial right breast (DBT). (B) DBT spot compression view shows asymmetry does not persist (arrowhead). Lesion classified on DBT without, and DBT with, DBT spot compression view as BI-RADS category 4a and 2 by reader 1, category 4a and 2 by reader 2, and category 4b and 2 by reader 3. Follow-up imaging at one year demonstrated stability of finding, consistent with benignity in present analysis.
News | Breast Imaging
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Spot Compression Clarifies Ambiguous Findings

February 16, 2022—According to an article in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), digital breast tomosynthesis ...

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A triple-negative breast cancer cell during cell division. Tubulin in red; mitochondria in green; chromosomes in blue. Image courtesy of Wei Qian, National Cancer Institute
News | Breast Imaging
Pandemic Upends Breast Cancer Diagnoses

February 16, 2022 — The COVID-19 pandemic upended many aspects of daily life, particularly in the first months and year ...

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Key findings from research on out-of-pocket costs borne by patients who have an abnormal result on a cancer screening that is free under the Affordable Care Act. Image courtesy of the University of Michigan
News | Radiology Imaging
Follow-up Costs Can Add Up if a Free Cancer Screening Shows a Potential Problem

February 15, 2022 — With the White House putting cancer prevention and early treatment squarely in the sights of its ...

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The American College of Radiology (ACR) reports that several states are considering breast, colon and lung cancer screening measures.
News | Radiology Imaging
States Advance Cancer Screening, Prior Authorization and Scope of Practice Legislation

The American College of Radiology (ACR) reports that several states are considering breast, colon and lung cancer ...

Time February 14, 2022
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(A) A 46-year-old patient with a strong family history of breast cancer had a screening ultrasound prior to COVID-19 vaccination demonstrating a morphologically normal left axillary lymph node. (B) 25 days following the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccination, the patient presented with a palpable lump in the left axilla and ultrasound demonstrated enlarged lymph nodes with cortex measuring up to 6 mm in thickness (arrow). (C) A follow-up ultrasound 21 weeks following demonstrated stable axillary lymphadeno
News | Breast Imaging
No Need to Delay Mammogram after COVID Vaccine

February 8, 2022 — There should be no delay in screening mammograms after COVID-19 vaccination due to a swelling in the ...

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The study published as the front-page cover paper of the January issue of IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control.​​​​​​​ Image courtesy of POSTECH
News | Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
Combining Two Different Ultrasounds for Accurate Breast Cancer Detection

February 4, 2022 — A new diagnostic tool for breast cancer that combines two ultrasounds has been developed. A POSTECH ...

Time February 04, 2022
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