Mammography

Mammography is a breast imaging technique that uses X-rays to diagnose and locate tumors of the breasts.

A new study finds that significant symptoms in young and Black patients are more likely to be under-recognized
News | Radiation Therapy
Physicians Don't Always Recognize Patients' Radiation Therapy Side Effects

December 10, 2020 — Physicians did not recognize side effects from radiation therapy in more than half of breast cancer ...

Time December 10, 2020
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Images show symptomatic false-negative cancer in a 73-year-old black woman who presented with a palpable abnormality 64 days after negative screening mammography. (a) Negative screening left digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) mammogram. (b) Diagnostic DBT mammogram shows a new palpable mass (arrow). (c) Spot-compression DBT mammogram enables confirmation of mass (arrow). (d) Ultrasound (US) image shows hypoechoic mass with angular margins. Subsequent US-guided biopsy revealed estrogen receptor- and progeste
News | Breast Imaging
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Improves Invasive Cancer Detection

December 7, 2020 — Breast cancer screening with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) offers significant advantages over ...

Time December 07, 2020
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16% of people believe they have developed a medical condition since the coronavirus crisis started but have not seen a doctor because they worry about getting COVID-19
News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Study Shows Decline in Medical Visits Due to COVID-19 Fear

December 7, 2020 — New research* from Zegami, an Oxford based medical image analysis platform, reveals that 29% of ...

Time December 07, 2020
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Guidance for mammography facilities, state MQSA contract partners, FDA-approved MQSA accreditation bodies and Food and Drug Administration staff
News | Mammography
FDA Issues Guidance on Enforcement Policy for the Quality Standards of the Mammography Quality Standards Act

December 4, 2020 — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an immediately in effect guidance ...

Time December 04, 2020
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Studies show new deep-learning algorithm helps radiologists detect breast cancers in their early stages when used with the Genius 3D Mammography exam
News | Breast Imaging
Hologic Receives FDA Clearance for Genius AI Detection

December 2, 2020 — Hologic, Inc., an innovative medical technology company primarily focused on improving women’s health ...

Time December 02, 2020
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Lunit’s algorithm showed the best performance compared to other commercialized AI algorithms, ultimately reducing the workload of radiologists to classify mammography screenings
News | Artificial Intelligence
Recent Studies Reveal High Performance of Lunit AI in Breast Cancer Detection

December 2, 2020 — Recent studies have shown that Lunit’s AI solution is as accurate as average radiologists when it ...

Time December 02, 2020
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Mary C. Mahoney, M.D.
News | RSNA
Mary C. Mahoney, MD, Named RSNA President

December 1, 2020 — At the Virtual RSNA 2020 conference, it was announced that Mary C. Mahoney, M.D., is RSNA president ...

Time December 01, 2020
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Researchers developed a deep learning model that identifies imaging biomarkers to predict a patient’s risk for developing breast cancer
News | Mammography
Deep Learning Predicts Woman’s Risk for Breast Cancer

November 30, 2020 — Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have developed a deep learning model that ...

Time November 30, 2020
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 Lunit, a leading medical AI software company, will be joining the 106th Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) this year, presenting its AI solutions for chest X-ray and mammography at partner booths.
News | Artificial Intelligence
Lunit Collaborates with Global Giants in Presenting its AI Solution at Virtual Booths of GE Healthcare, FujiFilm, and Sectra

November 24, 2020 — Lunit, a leading medical AI software company, will be joining the 106th Radiological Society of ...

Time November 24, 2020
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Densitas Inc., a global provider of A.I. technologies for digital mammography and breast screening, announced its partnership with Mammography Educators to offer the first artificial intelligence powered telehealth technologist training platform to support business continuity in mammography facilities.
News | Mammography
Densitas Partners with Mammography Educators to Launch the First Telehealth Solution Powered by AI

November 20, 2020 — Densitas Inc., a global provider of A.I. technologies for digital mammography and breast screening ...

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Radiologists around the world will have access to a first-of-its-kind online breast density training tool designed to improve radiologists' ability to correctly identify women's breast density categories to comply with the Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS), thanks to a collaboration between DetectED-X and Volpara Health. 
News | Breast Density
Volpara Health and DetectED-X Team Up to Improve Breast Density Assessment

November 19, 2020 — Radiologists around the world will have access to a first-of-its-kind online breast density training ...

Time November 19, 2020
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DensitasInc., a leading provider of A.I. technologies for digital mammography and breast screening, announced that NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore), will deploy the densitas  platform across its mammography facilities
News | Breast Imaging
NorthShore University HealthSystem Adopts Groundbreaking densitas intelliMammo Artificial Intelligence Platform for Precision Breast Cancer Screening

November 16, 2020 — Densitas Inc., a leading provider of A.I. technologies for digital mammography and breast screening ...

Time November 16, 2020
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Images in a 55-year-old woman with a spiculated mass localized in the upper central quadrant (arrow in A, B, D, and E) of right breast detected with digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) plus synthetic mammography (SM). Breast density was classified as category C with the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System. Mass was invasive ductal carcinoma, stage I, and was estrogen and progesterone receptor positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative. A, Image from SM in craniocaudal view. B, Single
News | Breast Imaging
Tomosynthesis With Synthetic Mammography Improves Breast Cancer Detection

November 11, 2020 — Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), in combination with synthetic mammography, improves cancer ...

Time November 11, 2020
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Hologic, Inc. announced innovative updates to its Unifi Analytics platform, a breakthrough business intelligence tool that provides mammography centers insights into technologist performance, proactive device maintenance, and business considerations.
News | Mammography
Hologic Introduces Advancements to Unifi Analytics Platform

November 10, 2020 — Hologic, Inc. announced innovative updates to its Unifi Analytics platform, a breakthrough business ...

Time November 10, 2020
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News | Radiology Imaging
Radiologic Technologists Play Crucial Role in COVID-19 Diagnosis

November 9, 2020 — As COVID-19 continues to spread in communities throughout the country, Americans rely on radiologic ...

Time November 09, 2020
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Mammograms in a 51-year-old woman with invasive ductal carcinoma. The upper panels show the craniocaudal and the mediolateral oblique views. The lower panels show a close-up of the left breast area containing the lesion. The case is one of the false-negative cases included in the dataset. Accordingly, the initial screening assessment was a BI-RADS 2, meaning visible findings were judged as benign. After 1 year, the patient presented for another screening examination. This time, a focal asymmetry with associ
News | Mammography
AI Tool Improves Breast Cancer Detection on Mammography

November 4, 2020 — Artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance the performance of radiologists in reading breast cancer ...

Time November 04, 2020
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Innovation can help address screening backlog due to COVID-19 pandemic by streamlining breast imaging reading process
News | Breast Imaging
Hologic Launches 3DQuorum Imaging Technology, Powered by Genius AI, in Europe

November 2, 2020 — Hologic, Inc. announced the commercial availability in Europe of its 3DQuorum Imaging Technology ...

Time November 02, 2020
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Murray Rebner, M.D., performing a breast ultrasound. Image courtesy of Beaumont Health
News | Breast Imaging
Beaumont Researchers Advise Breast Cancer Screening by Age 40 or Younger for Black Women

November 2, 2020 — Though Black women get breast cancer at a 3% lower incidence rate than white women, they are 42% more ...

Time November 02, 2020
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Culturally relevant strategies are necessary to improve preventive health care in this rapidly growing population, Rutgers researchers say
News | Women's Health
Indian and Pakistani Women Diagnosed with More Aggressive Breast Cancer at Younger Age

October 28, 2020 — Indian and Pakistani women are diagnosed with breast cancer, including more aggressive forms of the ...

Time October 28, 2020
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Study of Penn Medicine patients shows abbreviated MRI may be a valuable supplemental screening for women with dense breasts
News | MRI Breast
‘Fast’ MRI Detects Breast Cancers that 3-D Mammograms May Miss

October 28, 2020 — Beth Reisboard, 76, was relieved in 2018 when she received the results from her annual mammogram: ...

Time October 28, 2020
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