Search Tag: dense breast tissue

2024 28 May

  Mammography is the main method for breast cancer screening but is less effective for individuals with dense breast tissue, who have a higher risk of cancer. Contrast-enhanced MRI is more sensitive but expensive and time-consuming. An abbreviated MRI (AB-MR) protocol shows promise in maintaining sensitivity while reducing time and cost. Studies...Read more

2024 28 May

  Mammography is the main method for breast cancer screening but is less effective for individuals with dense breast tissue, who have a higher risk of cancer. Contrast-enhanced MRI is more sensitive but expensive and time-consuming. An abbreviated MRI (AB-MR) protocol shows promise in maintaining sensitivity while reducing time and cost. Studies...Read more

2024 19 Apr

Q: I had my first mammogram this year and was told that everything was fine, but the radiologist sent me a letter saying that I have dense breast tissue. What does this mean, and should I be worried? A:  The short answer is no. Dense breast tissue by itself does not need to cause alarm. Actually, approximately 40% to 50% of women undergoing...Read more

2021 16 Oct

The U.S. FDA recently granted PMA approval to Delphinus Medical Technologies’ SoftVue™ 3D Whole Breast Ultrasound Tomography System. This system is intended to supplement digital mammography for cancer screening women with dense breasts. About 40% of U.S. women have dense breast tissue, a risk factor for breast cancer. This risk is three-to-six times...Read more

2018 07 Nov

What has been the impact? A new study reports on the impact of breast density legislation in the USA on awareness of breast density and conversations between doctors and women about screening. Almost 10 years after the first breast density notification law was passed in Connecticut in 2009, 36 states in the USA now have such legislation....Read more