Screening healthy women with full-field digital mammography (FFDM) is considered the gold standard for the early detection and successful treatment […]
Posts Tagged ‘Screening’
Breast Screening and Radiation
One of the reasons why some women are reluctant to subject themselves to an annual mammogram is a concern that […]
DBT vs FFDM – Again
In a recent paper published in JAMA Network Open, Kathryn Lowry (seen right) asked the question: Does screening performance of digital breast […]
Enigma of Interval Breast Cancers
It is estimated that 15% of breast cancers are diagnosed after the patient is screened mammographically with negative results but during the […]
Breast Ultrasound and AI
In some countries, hand-held ultrasound (HHUS) examinations are widely used to screen healthy women for breast cancer because this modality […]
Where was Peer Review?
The origins of peer review can be traced back over 350 years to the launch of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal […]
Early Detection Saves Lives … Or Does It?
One impact of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past three months is that women have delayed or even skipped their […]
COVID-19 and Medical Imaging
The gold standard for diagnosing COVID-19 is reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), a technique for which its inventor, Kary […]
Closer to the Holy Grail
Seven years ago, we reviewed the progress in developing a blood test for the early detection of breast cancer. Thought to be […]
Our Dunkirk Moment
The Battle of Dunkirk, fought between 26 May and 4 June 1940, marked a turning point in World War Two. During […]