Aunt Minnie (10/1) reports that molecular breast imaging (MBI) is outperformed by mammography in most breast cancer screening scenarios, but it still belongs in the breast cancer screening arsenal, according to a literature review published in the new journal Radiology: Imaging Cancer.

Aunt Minnie (9/30) reports that digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) with synthesized 2D mammography identifies breast masses at smaller sizes than does full-field digital mammography (FFDM), according to a study published in Academic Radiology.

Aunt Minnie (9/25) reports that under certain parameters, 3-tesla MRI scans can be performed safely on patients undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) for neurological conditions, according to a study published in Radiology.

Medpage Today (9/23) reports that atients with advanced hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer obtained a first-ever survival improvement with a targeted agent as ribociclib (Kisqali) plus endocrine therapy led to a 24% absolute improvement over endocrine therapy alone, according to research presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting.

Radiology Business (9/17) reports on new findings published in Academic Radiology that suggest measured mass sizes are considerably smaller on synthetic mammography (SM) images than full-field digital mammography (FFDM) images.