This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here January 27, 2022 .SBI NEWS Apply to Become a Committee Chair! Deadline: January 31 SBI Would you like to enhance your leadership skills while simultaneously advancing the Society's core value of collaboration and collegiality? Do you have previous experience serving on a volunteer committee? Then apply to become a committee chair! SBI committee chairs play a critical and rewarding part in setting the committee's agenda in relation to SBI's larger strategic plan. A committee chairship requires a higher level of commitment than the committee member role. The following committees are accepting applications for chair: Membership Committee Mentorship Committee Young Physician Section (YPS) Committee In addition to the qualifications listed in each individual opportunity, please include in your letter of interest any leadership experience specific to the committee to which you are applying. To view all committee openings, please visit the SBI Volunteer Opportunities webpage. Please note that committee service is open to active SBI members in good standing only. The deadline to submit your application is Monday, January 31. .IMAGING NEWS Global drivers of the breast imaging market Imaging Technology News The rising global incidence rates of breast cancer, coupled with the severe backlog of women requiring breast cancer screening appointments due to COVID-19, has reinforced the importance of women’s health and early detection of cancer. READ MORE Could AI help reduce DBT workloads? Aunt Minnie Artificial intelligence (AI) can help radiologists lessen their workload when reading digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) images by nearly 40%, according to research published January 18 in Radiology. READ MORE Quality improvements reduce biopsy wait times for patients with suspicious breast MRIs Health Imaging Quality improvement initiatives can reduce the number of visits and the time to biopsy for patients who have suspicious findings on their breast MRIs, according to the results of a new study. READ MORE Simple switches help hospital reduce excess patient visits, biopsy wait times after breast MRI Radiology Business A few simple changes have helped Michigan Medicine reduce wait times for biopsies along with excess additional healthcare appointments, according to new research published in JACR. READ MORE Early screening after breast cancer treatment essential to reduce impact of lymphedema Healio Lymphedema occurs in around 20% of breast cancer survivors depending on the treatment course, but growing knowledge of risk factors and the importance of early screening can improve these odds. READ MORE New algorithm shows if - and why - cancer patients should undergo biopsies DOTmed A new algorithm developed at Duke University is designed to not only help indicate if a cancer patient should undergo an invasive biopsy but shows radiologists how it reached its conclusions. Designed to locate and evaluate potentially cancerous lesions in mammograms, the AI solution is trained just like a radiologist would be to assess tumors and can show the evidence it used to make its findings. READ MORE Imaging giant RadNet buying two more artificial intelligence firms for total of nearly $100 million Radiology Business Imaging industry giant RadNet is buying two more artificial intelligence firms for a total of nearly $100 million, leaders announced Monday. Both are headquartered in the Netherlands and include Amsterdam-based Aidence (focused on solutions for pulmonary nodule management and lung cancer screening) and Rotterdam-based Quantib (specializing in prostate cancer and neurodegeneration). READ MORE Black women and breast cancer: Experts discuss shortcomings in care General Surgery News Black women have more aggressive breast cancer at a young age than other women, and they’re more likely to die at a young age from these cancers. But they don’t have the same opportunities for screening, genetic testing, treatment and clinical trial participation, experts in oncology reported during a panel session at the 2021 Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. READ MORE   SBI Weekly Member Update Connect with the SBI Hailey Golden, Director of Publishing, MultiView, 469-420-2686 | Download media kit  Sophia Gonzalez, Content Editor, MultiBriefs, 469-420-2609 | Contribute news Society of Breast Imaging 1891 Preston White Drive. Reston, Virginia 20191  Phone: 703-715-4390  |  Get in Touch With Us  www.sbi-online.org Click here to unsubscribe.  Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. ADVERTISE SUBSCRIBE PAST ISSUES   7701 Las Colinas Ridge, Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063