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As 2022 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. 5.
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AI/radiologist combo improves breast cancer detection, decreases workloads
Health Imaging
From July 14: A system that combines AI triage with the irreplaceable expertise of radiologists could save practitioners time and stress without sacrificing missed diagnoses in breast imaging.
The new two-part AI system is based on a decision-referral approach and triages mammograms based on quantification of uncertainty.
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Learn how Brian Englander, MD, Chair of Radiology at Penn Hospital in Philadelphia employs the unique properties of SCOUT® Radar Localization to support a better patient experience and streamline workflow for a busy metropolitan breast center. Penn Hospital has implemented placing SCOUT at the time of biopsy for breast and axillary lesions, sparing breast surgical patients unnecessary visits and stress.
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Emerging breast cancer screening tool to see wider distribution in US
Diagnostic Imaging
From Jan. 20: In a new distribution agreement with the manufacturer UE LifeSciences, Siemens Healthineers plans to launch the iBreastExam, a handheld cancer screening modality that helps clinicians identify non-palpable breast lumps in a matter of minutes.
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Gene that aids sense of smell play a role in spread of breast cancer to the brain
Tech Explorist
From Jan. 13: Breast cancer is the second most frequently diagnosed malignancy, just behind lung cancer, and the leading cause of cancer death in women, with more than 2 million new cases annually. Although standard therapy, consisting of surgical removal of the tumor followed by adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy, has decreased breast cancer mortality, around 12% of patients are still at high risk of relapse.
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The world’s most used breast cancer localization platform is getting an upgrade… Created with radiologists in mind, the new Sentimag® system includes new seed markers - designed to make placement in breast tissue easier and more patient-friendly than ever before.
The new Sentimag® platform is FDA 510(k) pending.
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Use AI to optimize performance of breast cancer screening operations for every exam, every technologist, and every room.
Monitor performance with objective, automated positioning, compression and dose evaluation for every mammogram.
Includes automated EQUIP quality reporting. Download brochure.
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A radiologist's perspective on new patient-facing breast cancer screening guidelines
Diagnostic Imaging
From Aug. 18: In a recently reported survey, published by the journal Academic Radiology, researchers found that out of nearly 2,000 women between the ages of 40 and 49, over 53 percent said they did not have a screening mammogram in the past year. According to the survey, over 38 percent of those who did not have a mammogram said they had no reason to get one or had never thought about it.
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Time-restricted eating may reduce CVD risk after breast cancer
Medscape
From June 2: Time-restricted eating reduced cardiovascular risk among older breast cancer survivors, a single-group feasibility study suggests.
The results show a 15% relative decline in cardiovascular risk, measured using the Framingham Risk Score, among at-risk breast cancer survivors (BCS) after only 8 weeks of following a time-restricted eating regimen, reported Amy A.
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3D mammography may reduce the chance of advanced breast cancer diagnosis for some women
News-Medical
From June 16: For many women, breast cancer screening with a three-dimensional imaging technique called digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) may not offer advantages over digital mammography, but for some it may reduce the chance of an advanced cancer diagnosis, according to a new study published June 14 in Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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SoftVue™ is easy to conduct, remarkably comfortable for the patient and is the first ultrasound-based system to provide advanced tissue characterization that delivers increased sensitivity and specificity at the BIRADS 3 threshold when combined with mammography for women with dense breasts.
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Discover versatility with Hologic® Ultrasound systems that help meet needs beyond breast imaging. The SuperSonic® MACH™ systems are designed with image quality excellence in mind, offering smooth images with reduced speckle, regardless of tissue density, and improved lesion conspicuity for enhanced diagnostic confidence.
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