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.
Ivenia ABUS Premium was designed to help streamline the supplemental breast ultrasound workloads and enhance diagnoses by improving ease of use and image reproducibility.
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.
Dense breast experts Wendie Berg, MD, and JoAnn Pushkin, executive director of DenseBreast-info Inc., explain the current status of breast density patient inform laws, reimbursement and new technologies to aid cancer detection.
Breast cancer screenings present an additional opportunity to identify more women who would also qualify for lung cancer screening, authors of a new paper in JAMA said.
Also, up to 26% of eligible women have not had a formal conversation with their physician regarding their breast cancer risks, despite current guidelines that suggest these discussions start sooner rather than later.