Breast Density

Breast density, or fibroglandular density, is found through breast imaging and compares the amount of fat to the amount of tissue.

Interface of the artificial intelligence–based diagnostic system. Images show interface appearance when (A) loading a new mammogram, (B) performing the image evaluation, (C) displaying the results of the image evaluation via a heatmap, and (D) displaying the results of the image evaluation with the heatmap turned off.

News | Mammography

AI Bias May Impair Radiologist Accuracy on Mammogram

May 22, 2023 — Incorrect advice by an AI-based decision support system could seriously impair the performance of ...

May 22, 2023

DenseBreast-info.org has issued a statement which states that the USPSTF Guideline should not apply to women with dense breasts, stating that the newly released United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) breast cancer screening recommendations are written for women at “average” risk for breast cancer

News | Breast Imaging

DenseBreast-info.org Issues Public Position Statement on Updated USPSTF Guideline

May 16, 2023 — DenseBreast-info.org has issued a statement which states that the USPSTF Guideline should not apply to ...

May 16, 2023

News | Breast Imaging

RSNA Updates Its Position Statement on Screening for Breast Cancer

May 15, 2023 — RSNA updated its Statement on Screening for Breast Cancer, recognizing new recommendations from the ...

May 15, 2023

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Table 1. Compared to 2-D mammography, which yields four images per patient, digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), or 3-D mammography, produces hundreds of images per patient. While this provides more information for clinicians, the exponential increase in data can result in reader fatigue and burnout, which may ultimately affect patient care.

Case Study | Artificial Intelligence

From Surviving to Thriving: How Regional Medical Imaging Enhanced Productivity

As the largest independent imaging group in Michigan with 10 locations across the state, Regional Medical Imaging (RMI) ...

April 09, 2020

The new United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations are a step in the right direction. However, the American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) urge the USPSTF to go further to recommend annual mammography screening for all average-risk women ages 40 and older.

News | Breast Imaging

ACR/SBI Statement on New USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations

May 12, 2023 — The new United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations are ...

May 12, 2023

85-year-old patient who maintained daily use of 81 mg of aspirin at time of stereotactic-guided core-needle biopsy of group of breast calcifications; pathologic assessment yielded atypical ductal hyperplasia.

News | Breast Imaging

Bleeding After Image-Guided Breast Biopsies: Discontinuing vs. Maintaining Antithrombotic Therapy

May 11, 2023 — According to an accepted manuscript published in ARRS’ own American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) ...

May 11, 2023

Breast cancer screening has been shown to reduce cancer fatalities. AI tools have the potential to make screening more efficient and effective.

News | Mammography

RSNA Announces Screening Mammography AI Challenge Results

May 11, 2023 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has announced the results of the RSNA Screening ...

May 11, 2023

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Figure 1. R MLO view from four different years. The skin mole is marked with a circular skin marker (TomoSPOT REF# 782, Beekley Medical) on the far-left image. These images demonstrate the potential for significant variability in location of the skin lesion due to movability of the skin during positioning.

Case Study | Breast Imaging

Use of Mole Markers in DBT Improves Clinical Workflow and Patient Safety

Christina Jacobs, M.D., Director of Breast Imaging (Bronson Health System) is always looking for ways to work more ...

April 09, 2020

Hologic has issued a statement in reaction to the proposed USPSTF guidelines.

News | Breast Imaging

Hologic Statement on Recently Released USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines

May 10, 2023 — Hologic has issued a statement in reaction to the proposed USPSTF guidelines. As a leader in women’s ...

May 10, 2023

Science now shows all women should get screened starting at age 40; more research still needed in key areas

Feature | Breast Imaging

Task Force Issues New Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Breast Cancer

May 9, 2023 — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) today posted a draft recommendation statement on ...

May 09, 2023

Videos | Breast Imaging

VIDEO: Research and Advancements in Breast Imaging Technology

In addition to women with dense breasts, there are also other women for whom mammographic screening is not really enough ...

May 08, 2023

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Videos | Breast Density

Innovative Breast Cancer Screening for Women With Dense Breast Tissue

Monica Saini, M.D., consultant medical director — ABUS at GE Healthcare, discusses the necessity for personalized breast ...

January 09, 2017

Feature | Breast Density | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

One on One … with Wendie Berg, MD, PhD, FACR, FSBI

It has long been said that a national reporting standard is needed to ensure all American women receive at least the ...

May 04, 2023

Statistics tell an important and somewhat frightening story, but providers have the power to help ensure happy endings and need every possible tool to boost compliance and get women back in the habit of annual screenings

Feature | Mammography | By Christine Murray, RT (R),(M),(CT),(MR)

How New Mammography Enhancements Benefit Both Women and Providers

At some point, every breast imager has one of those unsettling moments where they discover an advanced tumor and wonder ...

May 04, 2023

Volpara Health Technologies Ltd. has announced an expanded sponsorship of DenseBreast-info.org (DBI).

News | Society of Breast Imaging (SBI)

AI Software Firm Announces Support of DenseBreast-info.org Ahead of SBI 2023 Symposium

May 2, 2023 — Volpara Health Technologies Ltd. is announcing an expanded sponsorship of DenseBreast-info.org (DBI) at ...

May 02, 2023

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Case Study | Women's Health

Enhancing Precision, Growing Patient Volume, Fighting a Growing Public Health

Following the global trend, cancer rates in Mexico continue to rise — and breast cancer is now the number-one killer of ...

July 06, 2016

A deep transfer learning framework for making mammographic density estimates based on the visual scores of radiologists

News | Breast Density

Deep Learning Model Estimates Cancer Risk from Breast Density

April 25, 2023 — Breast cancer is the most common cancer to affect women worldwide. According to the American Cancer ...

April 25, 2023

Videos | Breast Density

VIDEO: FDA Update on the US National Density Reporting Standard - A Discussion on the Final Rule

It has long been said that a national reporting standard is needed in order to ensure all American women receive at ...

April 14, 2023

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published updates to the mammography regulations to, among other things, require mammography facilities to notify patients about the density of their breasts, strengthen the FDA’s oversight and enforcement of facilities and help interpreting physicians better categorize and assess mammograms

Feature | Breast Density

FDA Updates Mammography Regulations to Require Reporting of Breast Density Information

March 9, 2023 — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published updates to the mammography regulations to, among ...

March 09, 2023

New studies presented at the 2023 European Congress of Radiology from Volpara Health demonstrated the important role artificial intelligence plays in objective breast density assessment, cancer risk assessment, and mammography quality evaluation to personalize and optimize breast cancer detection.

News | Breast Density

New Research at ECR 2023 Uses Volpara AI to Personalize, Optimize Breast Cancer Detection

March 9, 2023 — Research focused on the use of AI in breast screening was presented by Volpara Health Technologies Ltd ...

March 09, 2023

Breast cancer risk estimates for individual women vary substantially depending on which risk assessment model is used, and women are likely receiving vastly different recommendations depending on the model used

News | Breast Imaging

Breast Cancer Risk Models May Incorrectly Classify Many Women

February 17, 2023 — Breast cancer risk estimates for individual women vary substantially depending on which risk ...

February 17, 2023

Karla Kerlikowske, MD, UCSF professor of Medicine and Epidemiology & Biostatistics

News | Breast Imaging

Breast Cancer Risk Calculator Can Assess Risk of Advanced Breast Cancer

February 14, 2023 — Breast cancer is now the leading cause of global cancer incidence among women but determining who ...

February 14, 2023

Awareness of breast density appears to increase one’s perceived breast cancer risk for a short time after undergoing mammography

News | Breast Density

Uncertainty About Breast Cancer Risk and Screening Choices and Perceived Risk Heighten with Breast Density Awareness Following Mammography

February 6, 2023 — Awareness of breast density appears to increase one’s perceived breast cancer risk for a short time ...

February 06, 2023

Compared to other common supplemental screening methods, breast MRI was superior at detecting breast cancer in women with dense breasts

News | MRI Breast

Breast MRI Effective at Detecting Cancer in Dense Breasts

February 1, 2023 — Compared to other common supplemental screening methods, breast MRI was superior at detecting breast ...

February 01, 2023