It’s been two years since ACR released the fifth edition of the BI-RADS atlas. How consistently is the big book’s breast-density rating scale being used by individual radiologists and by radiologists compared against one another?

The movement to personalize treatment for breast cancer proceeds apace, as evidenced by two corresponding studies published May 2 in Nature and Nature Communications.

A review of existing state laws on dense breast notifications has turned up an overall tin-eared response to patients’ needs, with many notifications deemed hard to read, difficult to understand and out of tune with individual states’ average literacy levels. 

Invasive breast cancers are more likely to be found through breast MRI screening rather than mammography in women with elevated risk factors, according to results of a study published online April 20 in the journal Radiology.

Abbreviated MRI protocols are just as effective as full diagnostic protocols at detecting cancers and also save valuable time and resources for both patients and facilities, according to results of a study published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.

NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iCAD, Inc., (Nasdaq:ICAD), an industry-leading provider of advanced image analysis, workflow solutions and radiation therapy for the identification and treatment of cancer, today announced that its mammography Computer Aided Detection (CAD) solution is now available on Fujifilm’s Aspire Cristalle full field digital mammography system.

Amid bitter battles over the state budget, radiologists in the Nutmeg State continue to struggle for the wherewithal to serve Medicaid patients—not least low-income women in need of diagnostic and screening mammography.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--White Memorial Medical Center, a member of the Adventist Health System and a 353-bed hospital in downtown Los Angeles, celebrated the installation of a new mammography system donated by FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc. and National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) on March 23, 2016. A ceremony unveiled Fujifilm’s Aspire Cristalle at White Memorial Medical Center that will help meet the screening needs of women and assist medical professionals in the early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer.