End The Confusion

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Purpose

To end the confusion surrounding when and how often a woman should get a mammogram.
Too many people/organizations are saying too many confusing, dangerous and
contradictory things about breast cancer screening.

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There is danger in the confusion around screening mammography. The danger is the risk to a woman’s life.

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Women need clear and accurate information with which to discuss mammography screening with their providers (shared decision-making).

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Concerns include delaying or foregoing screening mammography which can lead to increased mortality.

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End the Confusion

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Recent News

Mammography news and information

Jun 21, 2018

AI Augments Diagnostic Performance When Interpreting Breast Ultrasound Exams, Research Suggests.

Aunt Minnie (6/21, Ridley) reports that according to research presented at the recent Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) annual meeting, “radiologists make the most of artificial intelligence (AI) software in breast ultrasound” by “using the software concurrently during the interpretation process.” Researchers “found that three radiologists produced significantly higher diagnostic performance when interpreting breast ultrasound exams concurrently with AI software than they achieved without the aid of the software,” but that wasn’t the case “when the radiologists only viewed the software’s analysis after providing an initial diagnosis.”

Jun 18, 2018

New ACR/SBI Guidelines Recommend All Women Be Evaluated For Breast Cancer Risk By Age 30.

Health (6/18, Klein) reports that updated American College of Radiology and Society of Breast Imaging guidelines “published earlier this year in the Journal of the American College of Radiology addressing breast cancer screening recommendations for high-risk women” suggests that “all women” should be “evaluated for breast cancer risk by age 30.” The JACR article’s authors wrote, “All women, especially black women and those of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, should be evaluated for breast cancer risk no later than age 30, so that those at higher risk can be identified and can benefit from supplemental screening.” This “urging, says lead author Debra Monticciolo, MD…stems from the fact that certain high-risk women could benefit from either earlier or different types of screening – or both.”

Jun 14, 2018

Synthesized 2D Mammography Works Well For Density Assessment, Study Indicates.

Aunt Minnie (6/14, Yee) reports that according to a study published online June 12 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, “breast density assessments rendered by radiologists from synthesized 2D digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) exams are comparable to those rendered from standard 2D mammography images.” Citing Dr. Irfanullah Haider of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the article says the finding “suggests that synthesized 2D images could replace standard 2D mammography, which is good news as more women seek additional imaging because they have dense breast tissue.”

Jun 14, 2018

DBT Or SM May Be Comparable To Mammography For Measuring Breast Density, Study Suggests.

HealthImaging (6/14, Rohman) reports researchers found “breast density measurements by radiologists on synthesized digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), or synthesized mammography (SM), exams are equivalent to breast density measurements found with a full-field digital mammogram (FFDM), or standard 2D mammography.” The findings were published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

Jun 12, 2018

Partial Breast Irradiation May Be Prone To Movement Changes Of Around 4 Millimeters During Imaging, Study Suggests.

The Radiology Business Journal (6/12, Slachta) reports researchers found “partial breast irradiation, though an attractive alternative to whole-breast radiotherapy, is prone to movement changes of around 4 millimeters during imaging.” The findings were published in Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology.

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Recent News

AI Augments Diagnostic Performance When Interpreting Breast Ultrasound Exams, Research Suggests.

New ACR/SBI Guidelines Recommend All Women Be Evaluated For Breast Cancer Risk By Age 30.

Synthesized 2D Mammography Works Well For Density Assessment, Study Indicates.

DBT Or SM May Be Comparable To Mammography For Measuring Breast Density, Study Suggests.

Partial Breast Irradiation May Be Prone To Movement Changes Of Around 4 Millimeters During Imaging, Study Suggests.

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