Women's Health MRI

The approach, based on ACR guidance, is intended to promote vaccine use while reducing patient anxiety and unnecessary imaging.

COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Adenopathies on Breast MRI; Baseline Mammography at 40; Cherenkov Imaging to Improve Radiation Therapy Improvement; and Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination in Radiology

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The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania offers guidance – BI-RADS scoring and follow-up recommendations – for unilateral axillary lymphadenopathies seen on breast MRI in women who have received the vaccine.

Female breast cancer diagnosis is now the most common cancer diagnosis globally, largely affecting women in transitioning countries.

With more axillary adenopathies likely to present on breast imaging, Society of Breast Imaging experts offer guidance for best management during the pandemic.

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Using MRI-guided biopsy could help women avoid surgical resection to determine how well chemotherapy is working.

Suspicious lesions that develop during neoadjuvant therapy are uncommon, and they are highly unlikely to be malignant.

MRI reveals its wide utility this year, demonstrating improved performance in disease detection, as well as outperforming other modalities in providing clearer, more detailed images.

While the pandemic raged, work continued to advance the development of AI tools with breast imaging services.

Younger and African American patients face significantly increased odds of having their symptoms associated with radiation therapy under-treated by providers.

Hologic’s Jennifer Meade, division president of breast and skeletal care, discusses the focus for breast imaging in the near future and some latest technologies.

Capturing the scan can reduce number of repeat surgeries and pinpoint additional cancers.

Women who experience food or housing insecurities are more likely to take longer between imaging and follow-up, putting them at greater risk for undiagnosed breast cancer.

Updated tool is designed to reduce reporting complexity for both screening and diagnostic breast MRI, saving time and improving patient safety.

Breast Cancer Screening in Indian & Pakistani Women; Fluciclovine PET for Prostate Cancer Imaging; Cardiac Ultrasound & COVID-19; and Improving Mammography Patient Experience

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MRI catches more malignant lesions in women with dense breasts who undergo digital breast tomosynthesis than those who have digital mammography alone.

Serena Bright™ shortens time to biopsy results, a critical capability during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Delays in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer have led to the creation of multidisciplinary recommendations for breast cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What to expect this week on Diagnostic Imaging.

Identifying a patient’s preferred method of communication can open the door for optimal, respectful patient care.

Breast imagers could be among the most highly burned out sub-specialists, but there are ways to reduce the work fatigue.

PET/MRI vs. PET/CT; Abdominal CT and COVID-19; Chest MRI vs Chest CT; Expert Interpretations of Endometriosis; and Delayed Breast Cancer Treatments for African American Women

Even radiologists with two years’ experience have statistically inferior diagnostic performance.

Radiation, alongside age and socioeconomic status, is associated with longer diagnosis-to-treatment timelines.

Rethinking CMR during COVID-19; Abdominal Imaging and COVID-19; Mental Health Impacts of COVID-19; African American and Lung Cancer Screening; Plus, African American Women and Disadvantages in Breast Cancer Screening

Women treated with both surgery and radiotherapy for ductal carcinoma in situ fared best.