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Insurers change breast screening rules
Several U.S. insurance companies have changed their guidelines for mammography screening in response to new recommendations from the National Cancer Institute and American Cancer Society that women ages 40 to 49 receive regular screening, according to
Several U.S. insurance companies have changed their guidelines for mammography screening in response to new recommendations from the National Cancer Institute and American Cancer Society that women ages 40 to 49 receive regular screening, according to Amnews, the newspaper of the American Medical Association. The NCI changed its recommendation in March to advocate screening women in the younger age group (SCAN 4/2/97).
Aetna U.S. Healthcare and Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield now say they will encourage and pay for screening for women in the younger age group, although individual health plans have some flexibility in implementing the policy. Both companies previously covered regular mammography screening starting at age 50.
New CT and MRI Research Shows Link Between LR-M Lesions and Rapid Progression of Early-Stage HCC
January 2nd 2025Seventy percent of LR-M hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cases were associated with rapid growth in comparison to 12.5 percent of LR-4 HCCs and 28.5 percent of LR-4 HCCs, according to a new study.
Study Examines Impact of Deep Learning on Fast MRI Protocols for Knee Pain
December 17th 2024Ten-minute and five-minute knee MRI exams with compressed sequences facilitated by deep learning offered nearly equivalent sensitivity and specificity as an 18-minute conventional MRI knee exam, according to research presented recently at the RSNA conference.
