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Aunt Minnie (10/19, Yee) The current BI-RADS 3 ultrasound category – covering breast lesions that are "probably benign"– should be revised, according to research published in Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.
Health Imaging (10/18) reports that a new study has found that rates of supplemental screening among black women with dense breasts increased after the passage of statewide mandatory breast density notification laws, according to research published Oct. 18 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
Aunt Minnie (10/17, Moan) One-view digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) detects 34% more breast cancers than traditional mammography—with a majority of the detected tumors proving to be invasive cancers, according to a large clinical study in Sweden.
Radiology Business Journal (10/16) reports that an AI algorithm measures breast density at the level of an experienced mammographer, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology.
DOTmed Business News (10/16, Mitchell) Although cost-sharing for in-network mammograms was all but eliminated under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that some cohorts of women who received the test in 2015 are still paying some of the costs out-of-pocket.