Screening

Diagnostic screening programs help catch cancer, abnormalities or other diseases before they reach an advanced stage, saving lives and healthcare costs. Screening programs include, lung, breast, prostate, and cervical cancer, among many others.

Rising rates of interval breast cancers have experts calling for more risk-based screenings
A new analysis suggests interval cancer rates among women with a prior history of breast cancer may be as high as 30%.
Rates of breast cancer diagnosis, death expected to climb in coming decades
By 2050, new cases could rise by up to 38%, while deaths may see a steeper climb, potentially increasing 68%, according to new research from WHO.
AI quantifies breast arterial calcifications on mammograms
There are no standards requiring radiologists to report on the presence of BACs, even though up to half of referring providers have indicated they would prefer to be made aware of the finding.
Opportunistic screening: AI highlights key heart findings in mammography images
Breast artery calcifications are already visible when radiologists review mammograms, but nothing typically happens with them. Researchers aimed to see if AI could help translate those findings into an easy-to-understand cardiovascular risk score.
AI 'not safe' to be implemented as a solo reader for breast cancer screening exams
Despite the great progress that has been made toward the clinical implementation of AI, new data caution against trusting the technology as a single reader in certain settings.

Study urges radiologists to report CAC findings on all chest CTs, regardless of clinical indication

Although current guidelines recommend radiologists evaluate CAC on all non-gated, non-contrast chest CT scans, the authors of the study note that these guidelines are not consistently followed.

CT colonography screening remains widely underutilized

The results of a survey completed by more than 13,000 respondents who were eligible for the cancer screening revealed that less than 2% of eligible participants underwent CTC exams.

Stratifying patients by risk of poor outcomes could reduce overtreatment of lung cancer

Researchers are using radiomics to narrow patient cohorts down to those who are at the greatest risk of poor lung cancer outcomes.

AI-based mammo screening protocol reduces radiologist workload by 62%

Researchers reported that the artificial intelligence system was able to interpret more than 114,000 screening mammograms using a reading protocol with high sensitivity and specificity.

Experts highlight 'suboptimal' rates of CMS-required shared decision making encounters prior to LDCT

These findings underscore the need for better implementation of shared decision-making (SDM) models, as well as more thorough counseling documentation, as low-dose CT (LDCT) lung screen coverage is dependent on these factors, experts suggested.

Significant disparities exist in utilization of self-scheduling radiology exams, research shows

Researchers revealed that less than 1% of more than 46,000 patients took advantage of online self-scheduling tools.

'Surprising' decline in annual screening among breast cancer survivors has experts concerned

The downward trend in annual mammography adherence should serve as a call to action for new processes to engage breast cancer survivors, physicians urged.

Men treated for prostate cancer have increased fracture risk, yet few complete DXA screening

Out of 50,000 men included in the study, 17.5% sustained a fracture after beginning prostate cancer treatment, but only 7.9% received such scans.

Screening

Rising rates of interval breast cancers have experts calling for more risk-based screenings

Rates of breast cancer diagnosis, death expected to climb in coming decades

AI quantifies breast arterial calcifications on mammograms

Opportunistic screening: AI highlights key heart findings in mammography images

AI 'not safe' to be implemented as a solo reader for breast cancer screening exams