Tag: Mammography
USPSTF Recommends Biennial Screening Mammography From 40 to 74
In draft recommendation, task force says evidence is insufficient for assessing benefits and harms of mammography for those aged 75 years and older, women with dense breasts
Cancer Screening Performance Improved With Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Most performance measures higher for DBT than digital mammography performance benchmarks
Deductible for Breast Diagnostic Imaging May Discourage Follow-Up
21.1 percent of women were discouraged from returning for recommended follow-up imaging with deductible for diagnostic imaging
Screening Outcomes Better for Women Undergoing Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Lower recall rate, higher cancer detection rate, positive predictive value of recall seen for digital breast tomosynthesis versus digital mammography
American Indian Women Continue to Have Lower Mammography Use
Association of urbanicity and community income level with mammography use differs substantially between American Indian and White women
Mammogram Centers Must Notify Patients of Breast Density, FDA Says
Agency says centers must tell women if they have dense breasts and how that affects the quality of their X-ray and breast cancer risk
Only Limited Short-Term Psychological Effect Seen for Breast Density Awareness
No association noted for awareness with short-term breast cancer worry or long-term psychological outcomes
Clinical Factors Linked to BPE on Contrast-Enhanced Mammograms
Degree of background parenchymal enhancement positively associated with dense breasts, premenopausal status with irregular menstrual cycles
No Change Seen in Limited Access to Mammography From 2006 to 2022
Variation seen in accessibility to mammography by states; in 10 states, more than 26 percent of women aged 45 to 84 years had limited access in 2022
RSNA: Deductible Payments May Discourage Breast Imaging
Deductible payments discouraged women from returning for diagnostic workup of abnormal screening results, caused them to skip screening
