Cancer was identified in an additional 25 women, all of whom required either surgery, chemotherapy, radiation or a mastectomy. 

A trailblazing radiologist who was drawn to the specialty partly because she struggled to comprehend written words but excelled at unpuzzling visual patterns has died at 73. 

Suggesting that the standard 10-year age gap screening rule might not be as beneficial as previously assumed, researchers have indicated that women with relatives diagnosed at younger ages should consider different screening criteria.

In a study cohort that included a total of 2,674,051 screening mammograms, these factors were found to result in the highest recall rates. 

While FIF is an extremely rare condition—occurring in about one in 500,000 births—it is even more rare in triplet pregnancies.

Connie Lehman, MD, PhD, chief of breast imaging, co-director of the Avon Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast screenings, increased cancer rates and issues with the vaccines causing false positives on mammograms.

Almost half of U.S. women covered by or eligible for Medicare have not been screened for breast cancer for at least three years, according to a study just out from the Radiology Business Management Association.

Connie Lehman, MD, PhD, chief of breast imaging, co-director of the Avon Comprehensive Breast Evaluation Center at the Massachusetts General Hospital, explains why she thinks contrast-enhanced mammography will likely become the go-to supplemental imaging modality for women with dense breasts.