Computer scientists in the U.S. and China have demonstrated a mammographic image conversion method that incorporates optical-density features and combines with a computer-aided classification scheme to boost the accuracy of risk predictions for breast cancer.

Young women who drink spirits—i.e., “hard liquor”—may be more prone to developing dense breast tissue than their peers who either stick to beer and wine or don’t drink at all.

A study in the European Journal of Radiology suggests MRI could be an important tool in reducing the re-excision rates in the management of high grade (HG) ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), when used in preoperative diagnosis and evaluation.

What tools and tactics are making breast imaging specialists and clinicians more efficient across the healthcare enterprise?

Patients with suspected dementia that remains unclarified after PET imaging with the standard radiotracer fluordeoxyglucose (FDG) should be sent for amyloid-busting PET with florbetaben (FBB), as the latter is highly useful in establishing a final diagnosis in such situations.

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 26, 2017—Hologic, Inc. (Nasdaq: HOLX) today announced the commercial availability of its new SmartCurve™ breast stabilization system, which has been clinically proven to deliver a more comfortable mammogram without compromising image quality, workflow or dose.

ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) are leading the Tomosynthesis Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial, the first randomized trial to compare 2D and 3D digital mammography screening.

Two large, Texas-based provider organizations have entered into a joint-venture agreement that, they say, will improve access to breast imaging and related services in and around Houston.