Womens Imaging

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.

Relative affluence no guarantee against financial toxicity occasioned by breast cancer

Whether poor, wealthy or somewhere in between, women being treated for breast cancer tend to suffer significant financial setbacks.

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Contrast-enhanced mammography for breast cancer staging offers significant cost savings

Prior research has shown that not only is contrast-enhanced spectral mammography comparable to CE-MRI in accuracy of loco-regional staging, but some studies have even found it to perform better.

COVID in pregnant women manifests by variant in developing offspring: MRI study

Prenatal MRI is adept at revealing potentially damaging placental lesions affecting fetuses whose mothers were infected with COVID-19 while carrying.

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4 key trends in breast imaging

These trends include growth in 3D mammography, supplemental imaging for women with dense breasts and in the role of artificial intelligence.

Example of various breast MRI protocol sequences that offer different types of soft tissue enhancement. Imaging performed on a Siemens Magnetom system. Breast MRI can help see through dense breast tissue to better detect cancers. #densebreasts #Breastdensity #BreastMRI

MRI a 'far superior' modality for dense breast imaging

The modality outperformed digital breast tomosynthesis, handheld ultrasound and automated breast ultrasound for cancer detection in a large cohort of women with dense breast tissue.

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Age and workload affect reader performance for screening mammograms

Age, specialty training and reading volume give readers an edge over their peers when it comes to screening mammogram interpretations.

Contrast-enhanced mammography uses iodine contrast injected into a patient and mammography system to image contrast uptake or areas of increased vascular activity, which is typical of cancers. This can help image through dense breast tissue to find cancers that are otherwise masked by dense breast tissue.

Radiologists should be aware of these clinical factors when reading CEM scans

The degree of background parenchymal enhancement on CEM during certain days of a premenopausal woman's cycle could impact how radiologists interpret the exam.

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Prenatal MRI reveals placental damage caused by COVID

In general, any COVID diagnosis raises risks of fetal harm during pregnancy, but fetuses of women who have been diagnosed with a pre-Omicron variant of the virus are most at risk of developmental impairment, according to new research.