Breast lumps found between scheduled screening mammograms are better evaluated with targeted ultrasound than with repeat mammography, as the latter doesn’t add value beyond the former and so may only increase expense as well as radiation exposure.

Radiologists who compare new screening-mammography findings with those from two or more of the patient’s prior exams can expect better interpretive performance than radiologists who compare the new findings with those from only one prior exam. 

With the help of a $12 million grant, the National Institutes of Health are setting out to find the so far elusive answer to a complicated question: Why are black women in the United Stated so much more likely to die of breast cancer than their non-black counterparts?

In a small study, the innovative ultrasound technique called SMI, for superb microvascular imaging, has proven superior to conventional color and power Doppler ultrasound imaging when it comes to evaluating tumor vascularity in breast cancer.

Earlier this month, Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging Centers, Las Vegas, was selected as a finalist in a national PR awards contest for their highly popular #SaveALife campaign.  The attention-getting video, which featured The Chippendales, was designed to increase awareness around breast cancer prevention and early detection.

A study published by Scientific Reports has found differences in bacteria in human breast ductal fluid in women who have experienced breast cancer and the bacteria present in those who have not.

Intraoperative MRI for breast-tumor resection following presurgical MRI with the patient in the supine (“face up”) position can be used to effectively plan the extent of resection, detect residual tumor immediately after the first attempt at definitive lumpectomy and provide feedback to the surgeon within the surgical suite during a breast-conserving operation. 

An existing drug used to treat osteoporosis and other conditions affecting the bones appears able to prevent breast cancer in certain high-risk women.