Ultrasound

 ultrasound 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 ultrasound across the healthcare continuum, from cardiovascular, breast, abdominal, neurological imaging, and more, including point-of-care ultrasound.

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Feminizing hormone therapy may increase the risk of breast cancer in transgender women, a growing body of research suggests, underscoring a need for health care providers to understand the risks, breast imaging features, and health care needs of this demographic.

Understanding Breast Imaging Features of Transgender Women Is Key to Improving Care

Whitney J. Palmer has been with Diagnostic Imaging since 2011, serving as the Senior Editor since November 2019. She has 20 years experience in healthcare and academic medicine reporting.

Including a DNA-methylation analysis could improve early diagnosis for BI-RADS 4 patients.

Adding Liquid Biopsy to Breast Imaging Could Improve Accuracy

Non-invasive test misses more than four times the number of endometrial cancer cases in Black women than with white counterparts.



Transvaginal Ultrasound Not Effective for Endometrial Cancer Screening with Black Women

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Diagnostic Imaging's Weekly Scan: May 17 to May 21, 2021

No difference was seen between women who were screened yearly and those who did not undergo annual exams.

Annual Ultrasound Screening for Ovarian Cancer Fails to Reduce Deaths

Classification leads to fewer missed breast cancers.

New Clinical Rule Helps Distinguish Between BI-RADS 3 and 4 on Ultrasound

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Diagnostic Imaging's A Look Ahead: April 12, 2021, to April 18, 2021

Patients indicated breast imaging radiologists expressed more empathy over the diagnosis and had more understanding of their scans than other providers.



For Breaking News about Cancer Diagnoses, Patients Prefer Breast Imagers

Although these tests are controversial, they are highly effective in identifying lumps that lead to breast cancer diagnoses.

Clinical- and Self- Breast Exams Are Vital for Breast Cancer Detection

After a decade, roughly 75 percent of women with dense breasts seen in one department now undergo screening whole-breast ultrasound as a supplemental imaging service.

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