The Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) addressed the importance of diversity in breast imaging in a recent statement published online Jan. 9, stating that breast cancer does not affect all ethnic and socioeconomic populations equally.

The Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) has issued a new policy statement on diversity and inclusion, emphasizing the belief that “all people for whom breast cancer screening is appropriate should receive the opportunity to undergo screening.”

Although many insurance providers have invested in price calculators for patients to determine out-of-pocket costs, one Philadelphia woman discovered they may severely underestimate actual prices for services, according to a recent report by The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Women with false-positive results from screening mammography had twice the risk of being diagnosed with a screen-detected or interval breast cancer for more than a decade after screening compared to those with negative results, according to research published online Dec. 19 in the British Journal of Cancer.

Compared to screen film mammography, researchers found digital mammography could more clearly depict calcifications, see through denser breast tissue and allowed the reader to adjust the actual image, according to a new study published Dec. 11 in Radiology.

Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota found that 98 percent of digital breast tomosynthesis-detected masses sent to ultrasound directly were adequately evaluated without the use of diagnostic mammography, according to research published Nov. 29 in the British Journal of Radiology.

A new technique called three-compartment breast (3CB) imaging, which determines the biological tissue composition of a tumor by using mammography, may help reduce unnecessary breast biopsies, costs and patient anxiety, according to a new study published online Dec. 11 in Radiology.

New research presented at RSNA 2018 in Chicago suggested women 75 years and older should continue to get annual screening mammograms due to the high incidence of breast cancer found in this population.