Women’s imaging encompasses many radiology procedures related to women and the diseases that are most prevalent to women such as breast cancer or gynecological issues. Mammogram, breast ultrasound, breast MRI and breast biopsy are the most commonly used procedures.
The study, presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting, marks one of the first to use freezing on large tumors in the breast.
Brigham and Women's recently started using an electronic health record-embedded tool, resulting in many improvements for preoperative breast localization procedures.
The American College of Radiology and Society of Breast Imaging noted women of color are 72% more likely to be diagnosed with the disease before they turn 50 compared to non-Hispanic white women.
The FDA-approved technology developed by HeartFlow can predict a patient's long-term risk of target vessel failure as well as more invasive treatments performed inside a cath lab.