Womens Imaging

Women’s imaging encompasses many radiology procedures related to women and the diseases that are most prevalent to women such as breast cancer or gynecological issues. Mammogram, breast ultrasound, breast MRI and breast biopsy are the most commonly used procedures.

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Automated, clinical BI-RADS predict breast cancer with same accuracy

Automated and clinical Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) density can similarly detect and predict breast cancer, according to a study published May 1 in Annals of Internal Medicine. The two methods also perform similarly in measuring breast density.

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Obligate overdiagnosis rates of mammographic screening depend on age

Obligate overdiagnosis rates of mammographic screenings are strongly dependent on a women's age at the time of the noninvasive breast exam, according to a study recently published in Radiology.

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Updated ACR/SBI breast cancer screening guidelines recognize higher risk in black women

The American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) released updated breast cancer screening guidelines, April 4—the first to recognize black women face higher risks for the disease and should be screened accordingly.

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Revised mammography guidelines may explain breast screening decline in US

In 2009, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) revised its breast cancer screening guidelines. These changes may be one reason for a continuous decline in breast screening exams in the U.S. since 2010, according to results of a study published by the American Journal of Roentgenology.

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Greater background parenchymal enhancement increases breast cancer risk

Researchers from Duke University Medical Center have found that women with greater than minimal background parenchymal enhancement (BPE) at an index MRI face increased risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study published online March 27 in Academic Radiology.

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Philadelphia woman quoted $351 for breast MRI—then charged $4,650

A Pennsylvania woman was shocked when quoted $351 for a breast MRI from the Crozer-Keystone Health System, before being billed $4,650 for the exam.  

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DNA mapping finds 110 genes linked to breast cancer

Researchers from the Breast Cancer Now Toby Robins Research Centre at the Institute of Cancer Research in London may have found specific genes that are involved in increasing a woman's risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study published online March 12 in Nature Communications.

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Age-based mammography screening guidelines may put nonwhite women at risk

According to a recent study in JAMA Surgery, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston found current guidelines for breast cancer screening may lead to delayed diagnosis in nonwhite women due to lack of data from racially diverse populations.  

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