Search Tag: screening mammography

Artificial Intelligence

Breast-cancer-more-cases-detected-with-the-help-of-ai

2023 15 Sep

One radiologist supported by AI detected more cases of breast cancer in screening mammography than two radiologists working together, reports the ScreenTrustCAD study from Karolinska Institutet in The Lancet Digital Health.   The researchers say that AI is now ready to be implemented in breast cancer screening.   For over 30 years, screening...Read more

IMAGING Management

United-imaging-healthcare-installs-umammo590i-for-breast-cancer-screening-in-gjilan-municipality

2023 20 Jun

For the first time, a screening mammography system— United Imaging Healthcare 's uMammo590i—has been installed in the Gjilan Municipality. This milestone achievement brings mammogram screenings to the municipality's family clinic, ensuring primary healthcare access for over ten thousand women in the community.   With its advanced design, the...Read more

IT Management

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2021 14 Feb

A free web-based tool uses artificial intelligence to help radiologic technicians communicate with patients in various languages.   You might also like : Machine Learning and COVID-19 Management   The RadTranslate web app was developed at Massachusetts General Hospital’s MESH Incubator. To use the tool, a technician should...Read more

IMAGING Management

Affidea-partners-with-screenpoint-medical-to-increase-diagnostic-accuracy-of-screening-mammography

2019 11 Jul

Affidea and ScreenPoint Medical announced a strategic partnership to streamline and improve the clinical performance of screening mammography and drive the earlier detection of breast cancer. The partnership will leverage Affidea’s growing footprint in the European breast imaging marketplace and will provide a unique opportunity for ScreenPoint...Read more

IMAGING Management

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2019 14 May

Breast density is recognised as a risk factor for breast cancer, and dense breast tissue can decrease mammographic sensitivity, leading to diagnostic delay . This is of particular concern to women in their 40s and 50s , for whom the prevalence of dense breasts ranges from 38% to 57%. Concerns about the low sensitivity of screening mammography...Read more