Research Highlights from the SNMMI 2023 Conference

New research suggests that AI-powered assessment of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) for short-term breast cancer risk may help address racial disparities with detection and shortcomings of traditional mammography in women with dense breasts.

In patients with PI-RADS 3 lesion assessments, the combination of AI and prostate-specific antigen density (PSAD) level achieved a 78 percent sensitivity and 93 percent negative predictive value for clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa), according to research presented at the Radiological Society of North American (RSNA) conference.

Emerging research from the RSNA conference suggests that two-dimensional mammography would only detect 41 percent of detectable breast cancer.

In a multicenter study involving over 747,000 women who had mammography screening, those who paid for AI-enhanced screening had a 21 percent higher recall rate and a 15 percent higher positive predictive value (PPV) for breast cancer, according to research presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference.

The computed tomography device reportedly offers enhanced post-processing of images as well as bolstered image reconstruction capabilities with an 80 percent reduction in radiation dosing.

In a cohort of over 160 patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), including grade 4 in nearly half of the cases, genicular artery embolization led to an 87 percent improvement in the quality of life index, according to research presented at the recent RSNA conference.