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.

#WorldDenseBreastDay will be held on September 27, 2023

News | Breast Density

Education Organization, DenseBreast-info.org, Announces Second Annual #WorldDenseBreastDay

September 12, 2023 — DenseBreast-info.org (DBI), a leading website on the topic of dense breasts, has announced that the ...

September 12, 2023

Developed in Collaboration with AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo, Galen Breast HER2 Aids Pathologists with Reproducible HER2 Assessment

News | Digital Pathology

Ibex Launches Galen Breast HER2, Supporting Improved Biomarker Scoring in Breast Cancer Patients

September 11, 2023 —Ibex Medical Analytics , a leader in AI-powered cancer diagnostics, today announced the launch of ...

September 11, 2023

Lunit's collaborative study supports AI as a viable alternative to one human reader in Europe’s double reading system - published in The Lancet Digital Health

News | Artificial Intelligence

Study Validates Lunit AI as a Game-Changer, Poised to Replace One Human Reader in Breast Cancer Screening

September 11, 2023 — Lunit, a leading provider of AI-powered solutions for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, is ...

September 11, 2023

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

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 ...

March 03, 2022

Using a standardized assessment, researchers in the UK compared the performance of a commercially available artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm with human readers of screening mammograms.

News | Mammography

AI Performs Comparably to Human Readers of Mammograms

September 5, 2023 — Using a standardized assessment, researchers in the UK compared the performance of a commercially ...

September 05, 2023

Full-field digital mammograms (right mediolateral oblique view)

News | Breast Imaging

Combining AI Models Improves Breast Cancer Risk Assessment

August 29, 2023 — Combining artificial intelligence (AI) systems for short- and long-term breast cancer risk results in ...

August 29, 2023

Health Canada has issued a device license for ProFound Risk version 2.0, the latest version of iCAD's personalized 1-2 year breast cancer risk assessment solution

News | Breast Imaging

Health Canada Grants Device License for iCAD's ProFound Risk 2.0, Revolutionizing Breast Cancer Risk Via a 1-2 Year Assessment

August 23, 2023 — iCAD, Inc., a global medical technology leader providing innovative cancer detection and therapy ...

August 23, 2023

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Videos | Artificial Intelligence

VIDEO: Integrating Artificial Intelligence Into Radiologists Workflow

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more common place in radiology practices, and emerging technologies are ...

November 11, 2020

iCAD, Inc., a global medical technology leader providing innovative cancer detection and therapy solutions, today announced Health Canada has issued a device license for ProFound Risk version 2.0, the latest version of iCAD's personalized 1-2 year breast cancer risk assessment solution

News | Breast Imaging

Health Canada Grants Device License for iCAD's ProFound Risk 2.0, Revolutionizing Breast Cancer Risk Via a 1-2 Year Assessment

August 22, 2023 — iCAD, Inc., a global medical technology leader providing innovative cancer detection and therapy ...

August 22, 2023

Study tallies the millions of years of life saved via early detection using mammograms, Pap tests, colonoscopies, lung scans for smokers and more

News | Radiology Imaging

Cancer Screenings Have Saved the US at Least $6.5 Trillion, Study Estimates

August 21, 2023 — Americans have gotten at least 12 million more years of life to live because of preventive cancer ...

August 21, 2023

News | Society of Breast Imaging (SBI)

Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) Addresses Key Issues, Appoints New Leaders at 2023 Symposium

August 16, 2023 — In a recently published news update, the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) reported on highlights and ...

August 16, 2023

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Table 1. Compared to 2-D mammography, which yields four images per patient, digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), or 3-D mammography, produces hundreds of images per patient. While this provides more information for clinicians, the exponential increase in data can result in reader fatigue and burnout, which may ultimately affect patient care.

Case Study | Artificial Intelligence

From Surviving to Thriving: How Regional Medical Imaging Enhanced Productivity

As the largest independent imaging group in Michigan with 10 locations across the state, Regional Medical Imaging (RMI) ...

April 09, 2020

Worldwide commercialization agreement offers potential to ease radiologist workload and reduce healthcare disparities for women

News | Mammography

iCAD and Google Health Expand Integration of Google’s AI Technology with iCAD’s ProFound Breast Health Suite for 2D Mammography for Use as Independent Reader

August 15, 2023 — iCAD, Inc., a global medical technology leader providing innovative cancer detection and therapy ...

August 15, 2023

News | Computed Tomography (CT)

Precision Imaging Center Installs Fujifilm's Scenaria View Low-dose Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging System

August 14, 2023 — Precision Imaging Centers has added Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation’s Scenaria View low-dose ...

August 14, 2023

A machine learning model found that background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) on breast MRI is an indicator of breast cancer risk in women with extremely dense breasts

News | Breast Density

Elevated MRI Enhancement Ups Cancer Risk in Women with Very Dense Breasts

August 9, 2023 — A machine learning model found that background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) on breast MRI is an ...

August 09, 2023

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Figure 1. R MLO view from four different years. The skin mole is marked with a circular skin marker (TomoSPOT REF# 782, Beekley Medical) on the far-left image. These images demonstrate the potential for significant variability in location of the skin lesion due to movability of the skin during positioning.

Case Study | Breast Imaging

Use of Mole Markers in DBT Improves Clinical Workflow and Patient Safety

Christina Jacobs, M.D., Director of Breast Imaging (Bronson Health System) is always looking for ways to work more ...

April 09, 2020

Researchers quantified the risk of overdiagnosis associated with screening mammography among older women

News | Breast Imaging

New Yale Study Suggests Breast Cancer Screening for Older Women Carries Risks

August 8, 2023 — Breast cancer screening for women over 70 is not without risks, according to new research from Yale ...

August 08, 2023

Grant awarded in 2021 to honor Rhonda Crocker Howell and her contributions to the metastatic breast cancer community

News | Breast Imaging

Susan G. Komen Renames Metastatic Breast Cancer Research Grant After Local Raleigh Resident and Breast Cancer Advocate

August 7, 2023 — Susan G. Komen, a leading breast cancer organization, today announced the renaming of a metastatic ...

August 07, 2023

The Mount Sinai Medical Legal Partnership (MSMLP), which provides legal aid to Mount Sinai Health System patients in need, has launched a clinic to help breast cancer patients navigate legal issues that arise due to their diagnoses

News | Breast Imaging

Mount Sinai Launches Clinic to Help Breast Cancer Patients in Need of Legal Services

August 3, 2023 — The Mount Sinai Medical Legal Partnership (MSMLP), which provides legal aid to Mount Sinai Health ...

August 03, 2023

The trial, led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden, has been published in The Lancet Oncology

News | Mammography

AI-supported Mammography Screening is Found to be Safe

August 2, 2023 — Mammography screening supported by artificial intelligence (AI) is a safe alternative to today’s ...

August 02, 2023

FAU Nursing researchers examine mammography screening frequency, perceptions and beliefs in an underserved population

News | Breast Imaging

Study Uncovers Barriers to Mammography Screening Among Black Women

August 1, 2023 — Breast cancer health disparities disproportionately impact Black/African American women in the United ...

August 01, 2023

Feature | Radiology Business | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

What Viewers Were Reading in July

As summer nears its end, we are take a look at the content our viewers found most interesting during the month of July ...

August 01, 2023

For patients with dense breasts undergoing screening in the incidence setting, a commercial AI tool did not provide additional benefit to mammography with supplementary ultrasound

News | Breast Density

Screening Tests for Dense Breasts—AI, Mammography, Ultrasound

July 31, 2023 — Findings from an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) suggest ...

July 31, 2023

Findings from an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) suggest that for patients with dense breasts undergoing screening in the incidence setting, a commercial AI tool did not provide additional benefit to mammography with supplementary ultrasound (US).

News | Breast Density

Screening Tests for Dense Breasts—AI, Mammography, Ultrasound

July 28, 2023 — Findings from an accepted manuscript published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) suggest ...

July 28, 2023