Women's Health

The women’s health channel includes news, videos, podcasts and other content related to technology used to detect and treat breast cancer and cervical cancer, including mammography, breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), automated breast ultrasound (ABUS), breast ultrasound, breast biopsy and breast radiation therapy.

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News | Radiology Imaging
Fujifilm Launches Virtual Hospital to Showcase Comprehensive Healthcare Portfolio

July 14, 2021 — Fujifilm announced the launch of the Fujifilm Virtual Hospital. The virtual hospital presents visitors ...

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Serena Bright sets new standards for breast cancer detection and biopsy technology
News | Breast Biopsy Systems
GE Healthcare’s Industry-First Contrast-Guided Biopsy Solution, Serena Bright, Installed in Five Major Hospitals in the United States

July 7, 2021 — GE Healthcare announced the installation of Serena Bright in five hospitals and radiology centers around ...

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A new study set out to learn more about breast health for Black women and to establish a better understanding of the breast screening landscape by analyzing mammograms, screening intervals and interpretation performance for Asian, Black and white women across health systems throughout the United States, with participation from Advocate Health Care, Sanford Health and the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Feature | Breast Imaging | By Linda Goler Blount, MPH
Black Women Are Receiving Inferior Breast Screening

It is well established that there are racial disparities in healthcare that can have devastating implications for ...

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Due to dangerous implications for years to come, facilities must increase efficiency and capacity for breast cancer care to recover from the impact of COVID-19. #COVID
Feature | Breast Imaging | By Ananth Ravi, Ph.D.
The Backlog in Breast Cancer Care

The challenges faced by hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic have severely impacted cancer care. While the ...

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Breast cancer recently surpassed lung cancer as the number 1 diagnosed cancer in the U.S., excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer. Additionally, the National Cancer Institute recently predicted an almost 10,000 excess deaths from breast and colorectal cancers over the next 10 years as a direct result of the pandemic, making it now more important than ever for women to take control over their breast health.
News | Artificial Intelligence
How AI is Helping the Fight Against Breast Cancer

June 25, 2021 — Breast cancer recently surpassed lung cancer as the number 1 diagnosed cancer in the U.S., excluding ...

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According to a new study, by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute and the American College of Radiology’s National Mammography Database Committee, the most influential radiologist characteristics impacting mammography interpretive performance were geography, breast sub-specialization, performance of diagnostic mammography, and performance of diagnostic ultrasound.
News | Breast Imaging
Study Finds Radiologist Characteristics Predict Performance in Screening Mammography

June 23, 2021 — According to a new study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute and the American College of ...

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New American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) breast cancer screening guidelines call for heightened screening attention for transgender individuals, Black women and other often overlooked or underserved populations.
News | Breast Imaging
New ACR/SBI Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Address Heightened Risk for LGBTQ Persons and Black Women

June 22, 2021 — New American College of Radiology (ACR) and Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) breast cancer screening ...

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The prevalence of genetic mutations associated with breast cancer in Black and white women is the same, according to a new JAMA Oncology study of nearly 30,000 patients led by researchers in the Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center.
News | Women's Health
Black and White Women Have Same Mutations Linked to Breast Cancer Risk

June 15, 2021 — The prevalence of genetic mutations associated with breast cancer in Black and white women is the same ...

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The new X-ray scanner can provide detailed information about the internal makeup of rocks, which could be useful for archaeologists studying fossils or miners making decisions about which ore to use in their extraction facilities. Image courtesy of Joel Greenberg, Duke University
News | X-Ray
X-ray Scanner Spots Cancers and Analyzes Drugs in Minutes

June 10, 2021 — Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a prototype X-ray scanning machine that reveals not just ...

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Kathryn A. Gold, M.D., associate clinical professor at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, presented data showing an increase in people diagnosed with advanced stage breast cancer in 2020 and 2021, compared to 2019.
News | Breast Imaging
Increase in Advanced Breast Cancer Diagnoses During COVID-19 Pandemic

June 8, 2021 — Reporting at the 2021 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Kathryn A. Gold, M.D ...

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Prof. Jayant Vaidya, lead author of the study, University College London surgery and interventional science, performs a TARGI-IORT procedure. A small ball-shaped device placed inside the breast, directly where the cancer had been. The single-dose treatment lasts for around 20-30 minutes and replaces the need for extra hospital visits in eight out of ten cases.
News | Radiation Oncology
Pioneering Single-dose Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Treatment

June 2, 2021 — A breast cancer therapy that requires just one shot of radiotherapy is as effective as traditional ...

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A) Ultrasound in 28-year-old woman (B) MRI in 34-year-old woman with suspected PAS disorder. Focal area of placental tissues bulge toward imaginary lines of normal uterine contour (dash lines). Length (L) and depth (D) measurements of placental bulge also demonstrated. p = placenta; b = bladder. Image courtesy of American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)
News | Ultrasound Imaging
Ultrasound, MRI Aid Placenta Accreta Diagnosis

June 1, 2021 — According to an open-access Editor's Choice article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) ...

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A new study finds that brachytherapy, a common procedure that delivers radiation directly to cancer cells, may continue safely, potentially without delay or antibiotics, in cervical cancer patients following uterine perforation.
News | Brachytherapy Systems, Women's Healthcare
Brachytherapy May Continue Following Uterine Perforation in Cervical Cancer Patients

May 19, 2021 — A new study finds that brachytherapy, a common procedure that delivers radiation directly to cancer cells ...

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team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health has developed a new ultrasound technique to monitor the placenta for impaired fetal blood flow early in pregnancy.
News | Ultrasound Imaging
New Ultrasound Technique Detects Fetal Circulation Problems in Placenta

May 18, 2021 — A team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health has developed a new ultrasound ...

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The Radiological Society of North American announced that RSNA21 will be back — live — this November in Chicago
News | RSNA
RSNA Annual Meeting Returns to Chicago in 2021

May 17, 2021 — The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) announced today that 10,378 scientific and educational ...

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Medical researchers at Flinders University have established a new link between high body mass index (BMI) and breast cancer survival rates — with clinical data revealing worse outcomes for early breast cancer (EBC) patients and improved survival rates in advanced breast cancer (ABC).
News | Women's Health
Decoding the Effect of Body Mass Index on Breast Cancer

May 13, 2021 — Medical researchers at Flinders University have established a new link between high body mass index (BMI) ...

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Hologic, Inc. launched Project Health Equality (PHE), a unique initiative that strives to address the structural and cultural barriers that prevent Black and Hispanic women in the U.S. from receiving the same quality health care as white women.
News | Women's Health
Hologic Launches $20M Initiative to Tackle Racial Disparities in Healthcare

May 12, 2021 — Hologic, Inc. launched Project Health Equality (PHE), a unique initiative that strives to address the ...

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News | Artificial Intelligence
Breast Cancer AI Company Whiterabbit Receives FDA Clearance for WRDensity

May 11, 2021 — Whiterabbit, an AI technology company focused on early breast cancer detection, today announced the ...

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Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)
VIDEO: COVID Vaccine Adenopathy Can Last Up to 10 Weeks

Yael Eshet, M.D., MSc, a diagnostic radiology specialist at Sheba Medical Center in Israel, was the lead author on a ...

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A study involving researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Gothenburg University in Sweden has found that low levels of a protein called PDGFRb are associated with particularly good results of radiotherapy in women with early-stage breast cancer.
News | Radiation Therapy
New Marker Predicts Benefit of Radiotherapy for Early-stage Breast Cancer

May 11, 2021 —A study involving researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Gothenburg University in Sweden has found that ...

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