Full-field digital mammography (FFDM) has been the “go to” imaging modality to screen for early detection of breast cancer for […]
Posts Tagged ‘Risk’
Cholesterol and Breast Cancer
Cholesterol is an organic molecule that has a chequered history and is generally associated with an unhealthy diet. High levels […]
Understanding Breast Density
The Merriam-Webster dictionary provides three essential meanings for the word “density”: having parts that are close together; being difficult to see through; […]
What if it’s not Randomized?
The National Cancer Institute in the USA defines a randomized clinical trial as: “A study in which the participants are divided by […]
Is AI Ready for Breast Screening?
Judging by their marketing, companies are gearing up for widespread adoption of their artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms by breast screening […]
Breast Ultrasound and Catastrophic Forgetting
April 2021 saw the publication of journal articles that explored the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to breast ultrasound images. […]
DCIS in Review
Over the past eight years, ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) has been the focus of numerous blogs, including “To treat […]
Investing in Cancer Detection
It is a sobering statistic – one out of every eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during her lifetime. However, […]
“Extracting Information My Brain Cannot”
Constance Lehman is a radiologist who works at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston where she studies mammograms of healthy […]
Vaccine Causes Swollen Lymph Nodes
For the past six weeks, there has been a collective sigh of relief in the UK and USA as vaccines […]