Annual mammography past 75 years of age not associated with reductions in mortality
1. In this observational study involving women aged 70 to 84 years with a life expectancy of at least 10 ...
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Adjunctive ultrasonography for breast cancer screening likely not associated with better outcomes
1. In this large observational cohort study, screening ultrasonography with mammography was not associated with an improvement in cancer detection ...
Quick Take: Association of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis vs Digital Mammography With Cancer Detection and Recall Rates by Age and Breast Density
The use of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has been associated with increases in specificity and breast cancer detection compared with ...
Computer analysis is not better than human clinical evaluation when it comes to measuring breast density
1. Similar associations were observed with clinical BI-RADS and automated BI-RADS with respect to interval and screen-detected cancer. 2. Both ...
Breast cancer screening using MRI versus mammography associated with more biopsies but lower cancer yield
1. In women both with and without personal history of breast cancer (PHBC), screening MRI was associated with higher biopsy ...
Changing order of mammogram readings not linked to improved cancer detection rate
1. Detection rate, recall rate, and rate of disagreement between readers was not affected by changing the reading order of ...
False-positive screening mammography results associated with increased risk of breast cancer
1. As compared to patients with negative mammograms, women with false-positive results on mammography displayed an increased risk of breast ...
USPSTF recommends biennial screening mammography in 50 to 74 year-old women
1. From a systematic review of the evidence, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening mammography every other ...
Age and breast cancer risk factors associated with false-positive mammography results
1. From a retrospective analysis, rates of false-positive digital mammography results were highest in women aged 40-49, while no significant ...
Spiculation of breast masses seen on mammography represents adipose invasion
1. In patients with invasive breast cancer who underwent surgery, tumor spiculation was detected on mammographic evaluation in all patients ...