By: Lancet From: medicalxpress.com Artificial intelligence (AI)-supported mammography identifies more cancers during screening and reduces the rate of breast cancer diagnosis by 12% in the years following, finds the first randomized controlled trial of its kind. The trial involved over 100,000 Swedish women, and its results are published in The Lancet. The interim safety results of the MASAI trial, published …
Breast Texture Patterns May Aid Risk Prediction from Mammography
By: Laura Cowen From: insideprecisionmedicine.com In one of the largest studies of its kind, researchers have used radiomics analysis to identify six distinct breast tissue patterns, beyond breast density, that are associated with breast cancer risk. “We expect these phenotypes to improve future risk prediction to better identify women at high risk for breast cancer for risk-reduction strategies and tailored …
Mammography data are ‘practice-changing’ in US for older women with breast cancer
By: Matthew Shinkle From: healio.com Key takeaways: Researchers noted similar efficacy results between study arms for breast cancer-specific survival and OS. Study findings found less frequent mammograms to yield similar outcomes as annual mammograms. SAN ANTONIO — Women aged 50 years or older who de-escalated to less-frequent mammography 3 years after curative surgery for early-stage breast cancer had similar outcomes …
Opt-out breast cancer screening approach more likely to worsen administrative burden
By: Emma Bascom From: healio.com Key takeaways: An opt-out approach to breast cancer screening led to similar mammography completion but many more cancellations. Practices should consider staff burden and the potential effects when deciding on a strategy. When all eligible patients were automatically referred for breast cancer screening, mammography completion did not improve, but staff burden worsened, according to the …
AI-supported mammography screening could save lives and reduce workload for radiologists
Source: Lund University From: news-medical.net Mammography screening supported by artificial intelligence (AI) is a safe alternative to today’s conventional double reading by radiologists and can reduce heavy workloads for doctors. This has now been shown in an interim analysis of a prospective, randomized controlled trial, which addressed the clinical safety of using AI in mammography screening. The trial, led by …
Mammography Study Finds No Significant Link Between Breast Density and Breast Cancer Prognosis
By: Jeff Hall From: diagnosticimaging.com In a study involving over 1,100 women diagnosed with breast cancer, researchers found that 48.7 percent of women alive or dead from other causes at a median follow-up of 11.7 years had moderately dense breasts. They also found that 46 percent of women who died from breast cancer at a median-follow-up of 5.3 years had …
What a New Study Reveals About AI, Bias and Mammography Assessment
By: Jeff Hall From: diagnosticimaging.com Regardless of experience level, radiologists are likely to be affected by automation bias when utilizing adjunctive artificial intelligence (AI) for mammography interpretation, according to newly published research. Noting a significant decline in correct Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) mammography assessment by radiologists of all experience levels when a purported artificial intelligence (AI) modality …
Study finds better breast cancer screening outcomes with tomosynthesis than mammography
Source: Radiological Society of North America From: news-medical.net In a study of over a million women, digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) showed improved breast cancer screening outcomes over screening with standard digital mammography alone. The results of the study were published in Radiology, a journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Breast cancer is the most common cancer among …
AI Improves Cancer Detection Rate for Digital Mammography and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
By: Jeff Hall From: diagnosticimaging.com Comparing year-long findings with and without adjunctive artificial intelligence (AI) at a breast cancer screening program in Spain, researchers found the combination of digital breast tomosynthesis and AI had a 92.5 percent accuracy for diagnosing cancer in patients with elevated risk. The use of adjunctive artificial intelligence (AI) doubled the positive predictive value (PPV) of …
Mammography Screening Intervals and DCIS: What a New Study Reveals
By: Jeff Hall From: diagnosticimaging.com n a new study involving over 900,000 women, researchers found the cumulative six-year risk of mammography screening-detected ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) increased with shorter screening intervals and age. s it time to reevaluate mammography screening intervals? In a recently published study in JAMA Network Open, researchers examined mammography screening intervals and six-year cumulative risks …