Mammography
The Diagnostic Imaging mammography modality focus page provides information, videos, podcasts, and the latest news about industry product developments, trial results, screening guidelines, and protocol guidance that touch on the use of mammography, including 2D digital mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis, and breast ultrasound.
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October 3rd 2025
In comparison to false positives with unassisted radiologist interpretations of DBT exams, AI-only false positive assessments were associated with a significantly higher total of false-positive findings as well as a 33 percent lower frequency of dense breasts, according to a new study of nearly 3,000 women who had screening DBT exams.
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Despite known clinical value, CAD needs more validation
May 1st 2007The Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic in Rochester, NY, has used computer-aided detection for seven years. While CAD's value in the screen-film arena is well documented, its implementation can be challenging, and further research still needs to be performed in the digital world.
Radiologists embrace CAD, with an eye on its limitations
May 1st 2007Does software that flags malignancies on medical images help, hinder, or make no difference to patient management? That question has dogged radiology for years. Automated detection systems are undoubtedly becoming smarter, strengthening arguments for their use.
Computer-aided diagnosis moves from breast to other systems
May 1st 2007Computer-aided diagnosis has become a part of routine clinical work for detection of breast cancer on mammograms.1-7 It is beginning to be applied in the detection and differential diagnosis of many different kinds of abnormalities in medical images obtained with various modalities.
Hologic revenues boom but stock price dives
May 1st 2007Earnings rose at Hologic in the second fiscal quarter of 2007 and the company raised its guidance for the year, leading to a heady market open for traders in the company’s stock. But shares failed to follow through, and the stock plummeted from a height of $60 to within a few cents of $53 within a half hour. The ride continued as shares traded up and down throughout the morning, settling in a range between $54 and $56 by midday.
Why the NEJM study on CAD is wrong
April 6th 2007Next year, my son will begin driving the family car. Before he does, he’ll learn the rules of the road in a classroom and behind the wheel, not to mention undergoing the umpteen hours of driving I have planned for the two of us in parking lots and on side roads. Yet I know that teenagers, though just 7% of licensed drivers, suffer 14% of fatalities and 20% of all reported accidents. How do I know? Because statisticians have told me.
Hologic execs assail CAD study as flawed
April 5th 2007A study asserting that mammography CAD does more harm than good is deeply flawed in design and conclusions, according to executives at Hologic. The study, which appears today in The New England Journal of Medicine, concludes that CAD, when used in screening mammography, causes significantly more callbacks and biopsies without increased cancer detection.
Imagers prove too hasty in dismissing breast CAD
April 1st 2007Radiologists may be adept at rejecting hundreds of false positives flagged by computer-aided detection software, but they also have a strong tendency to dismiss correctly identified cancers, mistakenly believing the findings are benign, according to new research.
Big pharma sways breast cancer research
April 1st 2007For the first time, data accrued over a decade show that the involvement of the pharmaceutical industry in clinical breast cancer research may have significantly influenced study design, focus, and results, according to a study published in the April 1 issue of Cancer.
Computer-aided detection proves useful in lung x-rays
April 1st 2007Radiologists can maximize their diagnoses of lung abnormalities using computer-aided detection systems if they develop a better understanding of the strengths and shortcomings of every factor involved in the process, according to studies presented at the RSNA meeting.
Quality issue must move beyond mammography
March 26th 2007Trails blazed in medicine often bring controversy and even consternation. Breast care is no different. Since 1965, when the American College of Radiology formed the Committee on Mammography, advances in breast imaging and legislation to ensure its quality have largely centered on x-ray mammography.
Screening mammography travels back roads of Europe
March 15th 2007GE Healthcare is refining its mobile approach to screening mammography in outreach efforts aimed at serving Europe’s diverse populations, adapting digital technology to meet the rural challenges found in both Western and Eastern European nations.
Breast specialists emphasize functional, physical, and chemical aspects of imaging
March 12th 2007The dominance of x-ray mammography in breast screening seems unlikely to change before ECR 2008, or even ECR 2018. But when it comes to clarifying a positive read or assessing the cause of symptomatic breast pain, a whole host of alternative diagnostic approaches are waiting in the wings.
CAD technology cools its heels amid skepticism
March 12th 2007Does software that flags malignancies on medical images help, hinder, or make no difference to patient management? That question has dogged radiology for years. Automated detection systems are undoubtedly becoming smarter, strengthening arguments for their use. But no system is perfect, and doubts remain, leading to a widespread policy of wait and see.
Compression shrinks digital mammograms down to practical size
March 9th 2007Wavelet compression can shrink large, unwieldy digital mammography images by a factor of 100 without any loss in image quality, according to a German study presented at the ECR. This finding has tremendous potential benefits for productivity, transmission speed for teleradiology, and PACS storage costs.
Report from ECR: New president and forward-looking scientific program reflect youth movement
March 8th 2007Youth will rise to the fore at today's European Congress of Radiology. At just 51 years of age, Prof. Christian Herold is one of the youngest ECR presidents and the first from Austria. He admits that he represents the new generation of leaders.
