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.
Take a virtual tour around the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting to see the sights and new technologies displayed across the vast exhibit hall floors.
Such roving imaging vans have been posed as a way to reach more women in rural and underserved communities. But do they unintentionally hurt facility-based efforts?
Between 2004 to 2021, the biggest annual percentage increase in incidence of metastatic breast cancer at diagnosis was among women ages 20-39 (up 2.9%).
Patients with asymmetries on CEM typically are recalled for additional views, ultrasound and occasionally MRI. But the extra workup might not be necessary.
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.
Researchers sent the questionnaire to over 84,000 individuals imaged through BreastScreen Norway, sharing their findings in the European Journal of Radiology.