February 6, 2023 — Awareness of breast density appears to increase one’s perceived breast cancer risk for a short time after undergoing mammography in Northern Manhattan according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

February 2, 2023 — DenseBreast-info.org (DBI) announced the results of the study, “Effect of an Educational Intervention on Women’s Health Care Provider Knowledge Gaps About Breast Cancer Risk Model Use and High-risk Screening Recommendations.” Published in the Journal of Breast Imaging, the research showed important knowledge gaps regarding the use of breast cancer risk models and high-risk screening recommendations, which can be effectively reduced with web-based education.  

February 2, 2023 — Five additional imaging centers across Allegheny Health Network (AHN) have been recognized by the American College of Radiology (ACR) as Diagnostic Imaging Centers of Excellence (DICOE), including those at AHN

February 1, 2023 — According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), MRI-based surveillance after surgical treatment of musculoskeletal soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) shows utility for detecting clinically occult local recurrences (LRs), potentially improving patient outcomes. 

February 1, 2023 — Radiotherapy is a crucial component of cancer treatment, used to shrink or destroy tumors with high-energy radiation. However, the success of these treatments depends on the accuracy of the dose delivered to the patient. This is why the secondary calculation of monitor units (MU) in radiotherapy is so important to ensuring patient safety.