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As 2021 comes to a close, SBI would like to wish its members, partners, and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the industry, we would like to provide the readers of the SBI Weekly Update a look at the most accessed articles from the year. Our regular publication will resume Thursday, Jan. 6.
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AI breaks new ground in radiology value-based care delivery
DOTMed
From Dec. 2: Ten years ago, the notion of value-based healthcare as a disruptive model in healthcare delivery was but a gleam in the eye of the Affordable Care Act. Since then, medical imaging stakeholders has been seeking a way forward on the new value-based landscape. In an RSNA Plenary session on Monday titled "Radiology in the Value-based Healthcare Arena: Player or Payer", insights were revealed.
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Breast ultrasound/MRI fusion may help reduce MRI-guided biopsies
Diagnostic Imaging
From Dec. 2: Study results presented at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2021 Annual Meeting suggest that breast ultrasound/magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) fusion technology may help reduce the need for MRI-guided biopsies.
“Breast ultrasound/MRI fusion significantly improves localization of incidentally detected MRI lesions which are occult on an initial ultrasound survey alone,” the authors wrote.
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IUDs appear to have systemic effects on the body, breast MRI study shows
Radiological Society of North America via News Medical
From Nov. 24: Intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUDs) appear to have systemic effects on the body like those of hormone replacement therapy, according to a breast MRI study being presented next week at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).
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Enough pink: We're doing Breast Cancer Awareness Month all wrong
Stat News
October is upon us, which means the world is about get a whole lot more pink. It’s as predictable as the return of pumpkin spice lattes and decorative gourds: ‘Tis the season for plastering a pink ribbon on everything from socks to skincare products, all in the name of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
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Goal should be 'prevention, not just early detection' when it comes to breast cancer
Healio
From Ot. 7: A comprehensive approach to screening for breast cancer and working with patients to reduce their lifestyle risks can save more lives, Lisa Larkin, MD, FACP, NCMP, IF, said during the NAMS Annual Meeting.
“Despite having very robust screening in our country with women getting annual mammography at a rate that’s higher than other developed countries, mortality for breast cancer in the United States is not lower than other countries,” said Larkin, founder and CEO of Ms.Medicine, during her presentation.
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Hospitals going wireless for lumpectomies in breast cancer treatment
Washington Times-Herald
From Oct. 14: In most cases, a cancer patient getting breast conservation surgery, known as a lumpectomy, would have to come in early on the day of their surgery for a localization procedure. Usually performed by a radiologist, the procedure has involved using ultrasound or other imaging technology to guide a wire through the skin to the tumor.
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New approach to breast cancer prevention
Mayo Clinic via Science Daily
From Oct. 1: Researchers suggest that advances in breast cancer prevention research have resulted in new and innovative opportunities to modify breast cancer risk and potentially reduce breast cancer incidence and mortality.
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Voices of breast cancer survivors: Looking back, offering advice
WebMD
From Oct. 14: Ashley Brown was sitting in the office of the doctor who would become her breast cancer surgeon, listening to his treatment plan as her mother tearfully took notes. After the explanation, including his opinion that a lumpectomy would be the right treatment, he asked if there were any questions.
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