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.
Breast density is most often discussed within the context of cancer risk, but new research suggests that it also could be used as a marker of cardiometabolic health.
In Harvard Health Publications, Hope Ricciotti, MD and Hye-Chun Hur, MD, MPH, discuss the question: “Why isn’t there a better way to take a mammogram?”
A bill in Texas is gaining attention, as it would require all commercial insurance providers in Texas, to cover 3D mammography for breast cancer screening.
A third of breast-cancer patients undergoing preoperative mammography and ultrasound would be more accurately imaged for tumor size with breast MRI, according to a study published online April 13 in the Journal of Surgical Oncology.
When it comes to getting an annual mammogram, many folks are left to wonder when exactly is the right time. The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommend starting at age 40 for all women, whereas the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommends biennial mammograms starting at age 50.
When women are recalled from screening mammography for additional imaging, they may soon be as likely to get scanned with automated ultrasound as with handheld, for European researchers have found similar performance between the two.
Reinterpretation of community breast studies by a specialized cancer center yielded a change in interpretation in some 28 percent of studies submitted for a second opinion during a four-month period, according to findings published online March 16 in the American Journal of Roentgenology.
Gamma Medica announced that New York’s first clinical LumaGEM Molecular Breast Imaging (MBI) system has been installed at Mercy Center, a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island.
A community hospital in Western New York has gone all in with digital breast tomosynthesis, prompting a local TV station to explain the technology while cheering the technology upgrade.
The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.
CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.
