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.
Neiman researchers recently scoured for factors that might impact screening rates across cancers of the colon/rectum, lung, breast and prostate, using nationwide Medicare data.
Utilizing both exams provides greater anatomic detail than using one or the other alone. Doing so could significantly improve patient outcomes, experts charge.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has favorably reported on the Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services (SCREENS) for Cancer Act.
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.