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.

AI accurately predicts breast cancer years before diagnosis
This information could help providers personalize breast cancer screening strategies and initiate treatment earlier.
Over half of eligible women skip their mammogram
According to new survey data, nonadherence is not for lack of concern about the disease—75% of the women surveyed reported being concerned about their breast health.
Breast cancer rates are on the rise, new report reveals
This week, the American Cancer Society’s annual Breast Cancer Statistics report revealed several eye-opening figures.
Post-mastectomy radiation therapy can be safely shortened prior to breast reconstruction
New research suggests that treatment regimens can be nearly halved without increasing the risk of recurrence or complications further down the road.
Patients covered by Medicaid less likely to undergo 20-week ultrasound during pregnancy
Babies born to women with public insurance also face lower odds of being diagnosed with congenital heart defects before birth, new research suggests.

In preclinical trial, a new breast MRI contrast agent shows metastasis-prone cells at their earliest stage

Human trials are still a few years off, but a new contrast agent for early-detection breast MRI has come through biomedical imaging investigations in mice with flying colors. 

August 13, 2015

VolparaDensity Used to Guide Patient Selection in First Breast MRI Screening Trial for Women with Extremely Dense Breasts

The DENSE Trial, the first randomized trial investigating the additional value of MRI for screening women with dense breasts, is featured in the current issue of Radiology. 

July 8, 2015

Capitol briefing takes aim at USPSTF mammo guidelines

A congresswoman with a personal breast cancer story joined imaging experts for a Capitol Hill briefing that served both to illuminate the importance of mammography screening and also condemn recent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force mammography guidelines.

June 23, 2015

Volpara Solutions releases VolparaDensity 3.1 for use with tomosynthesis systems from multiple manufacturers at SBI

Volpara Solutions today announced the release of VolparaDensity version 3.1 here at the Society of Breast Imaging’s SBI/ACR Breast Imaging Symposium in Orlando, Fla., April 25-28, 2015 (SBI Booth #214).

April 28, 2015

Audits of breast MRI performance should separate screening from diagnostic

The cancer detection rate was significantly lower for breast MRI screenings than for diagnostic MRIs, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

September 4, 2014

Are breast MRIs and anxiety boosting rate of double mastectomies?

The rise in women getting double mastectomies after a breast cancer diagnosis could be linked to anxiety and breast MRI, as reported by NPR on May 21.

May 27, 2014

ProMedica Breast Care at Toledo Hospital First in Ohio to Adopt VolparaDensity™ Breast Imaging Software to Improve Early Detection of Cancer in Women with Dense Breasts

Matakina International today announced that ProMedica Breast Care on the campus of ProMedica Toledo Hospital became the first in Ohio to offer VolparaDensity™ breast imaging software, designed to help overcome the limitations of mammography to detect cancer in women with dense breasts. Serving Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan, the Toledo Hospital Breast Care Center is the region’s premier imaging facility devoted exclusively to patients with breast health concerns and issues and has been named a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology.

October 9, 2013

Example of a mammogram showing X-ray images of both the right and left breast and patches of dense breast tissue.

ACR, SBI launch screening mammo offense

A study published March 18 in Annals of Family Medicine that detailed long-term psychosocial harms of false-positive screening mammograms is compromised by methodological irregularities, underplays the harm of a breast cancer diagnosis and does not address existing strategies used to minimize anxiety, according to statements by the American College of Radiology (ACR), the Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) and breast imaging experts.

March 20, 2013

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'This could be a paradigm shift': How PET with newly approved flurpiridaz compares to SPECT

GE HealthCare's flurpiridaz, the PET radiotracer that recently received FDA approval, offers several key benefits over SPECT. Jamshid Maddahi, MD, discussed the details in an exclusive interview.

Cardiovascular Business

Ultrafast myocardial contrast echocardiography shows early potential to evaluate CAD

Ultrafast MCE could go on to become a go-to treatment option for obstructive coronary artery disease, according to the authors of a new first-in-human clinical study.

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FDA clears new software for AI-powered CCTA assessments

Elucid's PlaqueIQ was trained to turn CCTA images into interactive 3D reports that help physicians visualize the presence of atherosclerosis.

Womens Imaging

AI accurately predicts breast cancer years before diagnosis

Over half of eligible women skip their mammogram

Breast cancer rates are on the rise, new report reveals

Post-mastectomy radiation therapy can be safely shortened prior to breast reconstruction

Patients covered by Medicaid less likely to undergo 20-week ultrasound during pregnancy

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