Mammography

For women with dense breasts, only 25 percent of breast radiologists are confident in the use of mammography for diagnosing invasive lobular carcinoma, according to newly published survey results from the Society of Breast Imaging.

Women with an increasing number of unmet social needs were 26 percent less likely to have mammography screening, according to a recent study of over 300 women with breast cancer.

In a recent interview, Vivianne Freitas, M.D., discussed new research findings on positron emission mammography (PEM), pertinent benefits of the technology and its potential as a viable alternative in the future to conventional imaging techniques for breast cancer screening.

Findings from a new pilot study showed that low-dose positron emission mammography (PEM) detected 96 percent of malignant index lesions and had a 46 percent lower false-positive rate in comparison to breast MRI.

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In a recently issued statement from multiple radiology societies including the RSNA and ACR, researchers offer practical advice for evaluating artificial intelligence (AI) tools, implementing AI into current workflows and monitoring of the technology to help ensure optimal benefit and effectiveness.

A singular database of current rules, guidelines and best practices in radiology would be a welcome advance to ensure ease of access, consistency, and proactive prevention of frivolous malpractice cases.

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For women with dense breasts, abbreviated breast MRI and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) both offered greater than 98 percent sensitivity rates and greater than 94 percent negative predictive values (NPVs) for breast cancer detection, according to newly published research.

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In a study assessing the use of a genetic risk stratification model to estimate breast cancer risk in over 25,000 women, researchers found that 0.69 percent of women at low genetic risk were diagnosed with breast cancer by the age of 45 and 1.41 percent of this group were diagnosed by the age of 58.

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In a study of over 30,000 screening digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams for over 8,000 women, researchers found a specificity rate of 95.1 percent, a false negative rate of 2.1 (per 1,000 exams) and an abnormal interpretation rate (AIR) of 5.7 percent.

In a study examining the potential of the large language models ChatGPT-4 and Bard to follow ACR Appropriateness Criteria for breast cancer, lung cancer, ovarian cancer and colorectal cancer screening, researchers noted “impressive accuracy in making radiologic clinical decisions.”

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Contrast-enhanced mammography had a 98 percent sensitivity rate for diagnosing invasive lobular carcinoma and provided high conspicuity for 82 percent of detected lesions, according to research presented at the recent Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.

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In a new study examining population attributable risk proportions (PARPs) based on data from over three million screening mammography exams, researchers found that postmenopausal Black women had the highest BMI-related PARP and premenopausal Asian and Pacific Islander women had the highest breast density-related PARP for advanced breast cancer.

Contrast-enhanced mammography detected additional lesions in 43 percent of patients and led to additional biopsies in 18.2 percent of patients, over half of whom had malignant lesions, according to a study of over 500 women presented at the recent Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.

The combination of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and digital mammography had a 21.6 higher invasive breast cancer detection rate for stage 1 tumors than digital mammography alone, according to a new study involving nearly 100,000 women.

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