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Radiology & Imaging

AI improves mammography cancer detection rates in large cohort study

An observational, multicenter, real-world study conducted at 12 screening sites in Germany has reported a 17.6% higher cancer detection rate among women aged 50–69 who received AI-supported double-reading mammography screenings ...

Sleep disorders

Optical imaging technique offers more precise diagnosis of sleep apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep disorder characterized by intermittent airway blockages during sleep, leading to disrupted breathing. Despite advances in diagnostic tools, current methods for assessing the ...

Oncology & Cancer

Decrease seen in in situ breast cancer since 2009

The incidence of in situ breast cancer has decreased since 2009, consistent with decreasing use of mammography in association with the 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guideline change, according to a study ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Electronic sepsis screening reduces 90-day in-hospital mortality

Electronic sepsis screening among hospitalized ward patients reduces 90-day in-hospital mortality compared with no screening, according to a study published online Dec. 10 in the Journal of the American Medical Association ...

Oncology & Cancer

Mobile mammography boosts screening in underserved communities

A study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute demonstrates that mobile mammography is generally used by women otherwise unlikely to be screened, and thus is complementary to facility-based mammography rather than ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

Tau PET: A window into the future of Alzheimer's patients

Alzheimer's disease, one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases, leads to progressive loss of memory and autonomy. It is characterized by the accumulation of neurotoxic proteins in the brain, namely amyloid plaques ...

Oncology & Cancer

Study shows breast cancer overdiagnosis common among older women

A study of more than 50,000 women found that continued breast cancer screening after age 70 was associated with a greater incidence of cancer that likely would not have caused symptoms in the patient's lifetime. These findings ...

Radiology & Imaging

Study uncovers barriers to mammography screening among Black women

Breast cancer health disparities disproportionately impact Black/African American women in the United States. Black women have a 40 percent higher death rate compared to white women. Strikingly, breast cancer is the leading ...

Radiology & Imaging

Screening tests for dense breasts—AI, mammography, ultrasound

Findings from a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) suggest that for patients with dense breasts undergoing screening in the incidence setting, a commercial AI tool did not provide additional benefit ...

Oncology & Cancer

Video: Breaking through radiation therapy myths

People who have cancer might have the disease treated with several therapies, including chemotherapy and radiation. Radiation therapy, which more than half of all people with cancer receive as part of their treatment, uses ...

Radiology & Imaging

Physicists and doctors develop new radiation-free imaging technique

Imaging techniques such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography and ultrasound have become indispensable in the medical world. Each method not only opens unique insights into people's ...

Radiology & Imaging

AI uses lung CT data to predict mortality risk

Artificial intelligence (AI) can use data from low-dose CT scans of the lungs to improve risk prediction for death from lung cancer, cardiovascular disease and other causes, according to a study published in Radiology.

Oncology & Cancer

Detecting breast cancer earlier with 3D X-rays

In 2020, breast cancer was the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer worldwide, with more than 2 million cases. In women, it accounts for about a quarter of all cancer cases and is responsible for 15.5% of cancer-related ...