Validation and testing of all algorithms is needed to eliminate any biases in the data used to train the AI, according to Julius Bogdan, vice president and general manager of the HIMSS Digital Health Advisory Team for North America.

Social vulnerability index scores account for factors like socioeconomic status, household composition, disability, minority status, language, housing type and transportation.

When exam volumes increase, so too does the risk of diagnostic errors in interpretations, many of which can be clinically significant.

Experts found that compared to the average effective doses of organs, breast doses were higher, representing increased risks of breast cancer for women. 

Of those who completed post-symposium surveys, 100% agreed that they would recommend the event to others who are looking to expand their knowledge of breast imaging.

The authors of the study hypothesized that they would find malalignments due to the nature of how the 2017 Fleischner Society guidelines, in that they do not pertain to incidentally detected nodules.

One radiologist is being held liable for a patient’s injuries due to a “breach of standard of care” despite another radiologist also missing the same significant finding, Canadian Lawyer reports. 

Many women who receive their mammogram results on the same day as their exam report feeling better about their overall experience.