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J Cancer Educ 2020 Jul 9. Epub 2020 Jul 9.

Department of Economics, the Fogelman College of Business and Economics, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 38152, USA.

This paper examines the effectiveness of using personal health records (PHRs), which contains detailed health information to improve the use of recommended screening mammography among women at potential risk for breast cancer. It also explores the potential of PHR in reducing disparities in recommended mammography use experienced by minority and underserved women. The primary data used for this study were obtained from the 2015 Health Information National Trends Survey, and they were supplemented by the 2016 Area Health Resource Files. Read More

Clin Radiol 2020 Jul 6. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Cambridge Breast Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrookes' Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK.

Aim: To determine imaging and pathological outcomes in cases of unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE) referred for mammogram. A secondary objective was to elucidate outcomes of abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT) imaging performed in this cohort.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of mammograms performed in cases of unprovoked VTE was undertaken from January 2016 to September 2019. Read More

Climacteric 2020 Jul 8:1-6. Epub 2020 Jul 8.

Women's Health Research Program, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Mammographic density, which is determined by the relative amounts of fibroglandular tissue and fat in the breast, varies between women. Mammographic density is associated with a range of factors, including age and body mass index. The description of mammographic density has been transformed by the digitalization of mammography, which has allowed automation of the assessment of mammographic density, rather than using visual inspection by a radiologist. Read More

Croat Med J 2020 Jul;61(3):223-229

Martina Džoić Dominković, General Hospital Orašje, 3rd Street, 76270 Orašje, Bosnia and Herzegovina,

Aim: To determine the relationship between breast stiffness assessed with sonoelastography (elasticity) and breast tissue density assessed with mammography (MG) and ultrasound (US).

Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 100 women who underwent MG, gray-scale US, and shear-wave sonoelastography during 2013. Mammographic density was categorized into four groups and sonographic density into three groups according to Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System criteria. Read More

Korean J Radiol 2020 Jun 24. Epub 2020 Jun 24.

Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Objective: To assess the appropriate follow-up interval, and rate and timepoint of cancer detection in women with Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) 3 lesions on screening ultrasonography (US) according to the type of institution.

Materials And Methods: A total of 1451 asymptomatic women who had negative or benign findings on screening mammogram, BI-RADS 3 assessment on screening US, and at least 6 months of follow-up were included. The median follow-up interval was 30. Read More

Heliyon 2020 Jul 2;6(7):e04316. Epub 2020 Jul 2.

Surgical Oncology, Niamey National Reference Hospital, Niamey, Niger.

Introduction: In Niger, breast cancer is the first cancer related morbidity and mortality within female population. While awareness can contribute to early diagnosis and disease mortality reduction, Niger women's knowledge of breast cancer is not well documented. In this study, we assessed the awareness, attitudes and practices of women in relation to breast cancer and identify the factors associated with it. Read More

Data Brief 2020 Aug 25;31:105928. Epub 2020 Jun 25.

Department of Industrial Engineering & Management, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan.

Among many cancers, breast cancer is the second most common cause of death in women. Early detection and early treatment reduce breast cancer mortality. Mammography plays an important role in breast cancer screening because it can detect early breast masses or calcification region. Read More

J Natl Med Assoc 2020 Jul 5. Epub 2020 Jul 5.

Health Outcomes & Pharmacy Practice, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess factors that influence use of mammography screening among African American women, with a focus on social and cultural influences using Andersen's behavioral model (ABM), and to assess the methodological quality of the included studies.

Methods: A literature review was conducted using PubMed, CINAHL, PSYCINFO, and Web of Science. Search terms included a combination of the following words using Boolean operators: breast cancer screening, mammography, repeat mammography, and African American. Read More

J Cancer Educ 2020 Jul 7. Epub 2020 Jul 7.

School of Nursing, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Immigrants and refugees have an increased risk for developing chronic health conditions, such as breast and colorectal cancer, the longer they reside in the USA. Moreover, refugees are less even likely to use preventive health services like mammography and colonoscopy screening when compared with US-born counterparts. Focused ethnography was employed to examine sociocultural factors that influenced cancer screening behaviors among aging Afghan refugee women. Read More

J Biomed Phys Eng 2020 Jun 1;10(3):261-272. Epub 2020 Jun 1.

PhD, Department of Electrical, Faculty of Electric, ITS, Surabaya, Indonesia.

Background: Breast cancer screening techniques have been developing rapidly in the field of imaging systems. One of these techniques is thermography, which is an alternative modality for mammography to detect breast lesions. Thermography utilization has been progressively developing as various models and methods of object processing improvement. Read More

Eur J Radiol 2020 Jun 20;129:109130. Epub 2020 Jun 20.

Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Radiology, Division of Breast Imaging, 55 Fruit Street, WAC 240, Boston, MA 02114, United States. Electronic address:

Purpose: To determine if pre-operative MRI is useful for identifying additional disease that would impact surgical management in women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).

Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of consecutive women with calcifications at mammography yielding DCIS at core biopsy from 2007 to 2016 who subsequently underwent MRI examinations. Patient characteristics, imaging findings, and pathology outcomes were collected from the medical records. Read More

Ther Umsch 2020 ;77(2):81-84

Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsspital Zürich.

New Trends in Breast Imaging The examination of the breast, especially as a screening examination for breast cancer, has so far been carried out primarily by means of mammography and occasionally supplementary ultrasound. These check-ups have become established because early diagnosis of breast cancer increases the chances of recovery. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women (approximately every 8th woman is affected). Read More

Epidemiol Prev 2020 Mar-Jun;44(2-3):145-153

Registro tumori della Romagna, Istituto scientifico romagnolo per lo studio e la cura dei tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Forlì;

Objectives: to evaluate the incidence of advanced-stage breast cancer (BC) - an early surrogate indicator of effectiveness of mammography screening - among women who attended the Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) Region (Northern Italy) screening programme compared to women who did not attend.

Design: retrospective cohort study. Women invited to the first screening round (2006-2007) were identified from the database of the programme. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 Jul;99(27):e21063

Department of Interventional Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, China.

Background: Overflow breast disease (OBD), also known as breast nipple discharge, refers fluid or liquid that comes out of nipple. Many patients with breast cancer experience such condition. However, it is not easy to detect it at early stage, especially for pathological OBD. Read More

Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 Jul;99(27):e20977

Division of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan.

Background: Screening mammography has led to reduced breast cancer-specific mortality and is recommended worldwide. However, the resultant doctors' workload of reading mammographic scans needs to be addressed. Although computer-aided detection (CAD) systems have been developed to support readers, the findings are conflicting regarding whether traditional CAD systems improve reading performance. Read More

PLoS Comput Biol 2020 Jul 6;16(7):e1008036. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Department of Mathematics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America.

The benefits of mammography screening have been controversial, with conflicting findings from various studies. We hypothesize that unmeasured heterogeneity in tumor aggressiveness underlies these conflicting results. Based on published data from the Canadian National Breast Screening Study (CNBSS), we develop and parameterize an individual-based mechanistic model for breast cancer incidence and mortality that tracks five stages of breast cancer progression and incorporates the effects of age on breast cancer incidence and all-cause mortality. Read More

Health Care Women Int 2020 Jul 6:1-15. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

School of Medicine, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú.

Breast cancer (BC) screening could reduce its mortality; however, its access is influenced by societal forces. Our objective is to identify the social determinants associated with mammography screening (MS) in women aged 50 to 59 in Peru. In this cross-sectional analysis of the Peruvian Demographic Health Survey, 2015, MS within the past two years was evaluated through self-report. Read More

Ann Intern Med 2020 Jul 7. Epub 2020 Jul 7.

Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts (N.K.S.).

Background: Surveillance with annual mammography and breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is recommended for female survivors of childhood cancer treated with chest radiation, yet benefits, harms, and costs are uncertain.

Objective: To compare the benefits, harms, and cost-effectiveness of breast cancer screening strategies in childhood cancer survivors.

Design: Collaborative simulation modeling using 2 Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network breast cancer models. Read More

Breast Cancer 2020 Jul 6. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Division of Breast Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Showa University School of Medicine, 1-5-8 Hatanodai, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan.

Overseas, the importance for breast MRI screening for high-risk groups has been shown. However, the evidence among Japanese population was lacking. Therefore, we collaborated with the "Study on clinical and genetic characterization of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer and improvement in prognosis using genetic information in Japan" group, as part of the Comprehensive Research Project on the Promotion of Cancer Control, Health and Labour Sciences Research, and have been conducting the study entitled, "Study of the usefulness of MRI surveillance of BRCA1/2 mutation carriers" since 2014. Read More

Breast Cancer Res Treat 2020 Jul 6. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Purpose: EUSOMA's recommendation that "each patient has to be fully informed about each step in the diagnostic and therapeutic pathway" could be supported by guideline-based clinical decision trees (CDTs). The Dutch breast cancer guideline has been modeled into CDTs ( www.oncoguide. Read More

Cureus 2020 May 31;12(5):e8376. Epub 2020 May 31.

Internal Medicine, HCA Citrus Memorial Hospital, Inverness, USA.

Invasive lobular carcinoma is often challenging to diagnose due to the lack of physical examination findings and macrocalcifications on mammography. The cells of invasive lobular carcinoma form a distinct single file pattern that can be identified on histology slides. Often, when patients present, there is metastasis to the bones, lymph nodes, and gastrointestinal tract. Read More

Tumori 2020 Jul 6:300891620925158. Epub 2020 Jul 6.

Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Palma, Illes Balears, Spain.

Introduction: Breast cancer is one of the most frequently occurring cancers during pregnancy and its incidence is increasing. Many studies have shown poor outcomes, the causes of which remain unclear.

Objectives: To analyze radiologic characteristics, histology, and prognosis factors of breast cancer during pregnancy. Read More

Acta Radiol 2020 Jul 5:284185120938367. Epub 2020 Jul 5.

Medical Image Optimisation and Perception Group (MIOPeG), Discipline of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Background: The low subject contrast between cancerous and fibroglandular tissue could obscure breast abnormalities.

Purpose: To investigate radiologists' performance for detection of breast cancer in low and high mammographic density (MD) when cases are digitally acquired.

Material And Methods: A test set of 60 digital mammography cases, of which 20 were cancerous, were examined by 17 radiologists. Read More

Int J Cancer 2020 Jul 4. Epub 2020 Jul 4.

Department of Radiology, Canisius Wilhelmina Hospital, SZ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

This study was performed to determine the frequency of recall for bilateral breast lesions at screening mammography and compare its outcome with respect to unilateral recall. We included 329132 screening mammograms (34889 initial screens and 294243 subsequent screens) from a Dutch screening mammography programme between January 2013 and January 2018. During 2-year follow-up, we collected radiological data, pathology reports and surgical reports of all recalled women. Read More

Breast Cancer Res Treat 2020 Jul 3. Epub 2020 Jul 3.

Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics and Global Health, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.

Purpose: Women at an elevated lifetime risk for breast cancer (BC), including carriers of pathogenic mutations in BC predisposition genes, are recommended intensified BC screening that includes annual mammography (MG) and annual breast MRI. Controversy exists regarding the clinical utility of MRI as a screening tool in high-risk women. This paper is intended to review recent advances and remaining areas of uncertainty in order to further facilitate the incorporation of breast MRI into an intensified BC screening protocol for women at high familial risk and BRCA carriers. Read More

Acad Radiol 2020 Jun 30. Epub 2020 Jun 30.

Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.

Rationale And Objectives: To analyze the association between mammographic features of microcalcifications and histopathological prognostic factors based on estrogen receptor (ER) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2/neu) in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively determined 66 patients with microcalcification-associated pure DCIS. Distribution and morphological features of the microcalcifications were described using Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System lexicon. Read More

J Clin Transl Res 2020 Apr 19;5(3):132-139. Epub 2020 Mar 19.

Department of Pathology and Cancer Screening, Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in Indian women.

Aim: The aim of the study was to report the sociodemographic factors, habits, personal history, gynecological and obstetric history, the clinical presentation of Indian women, and analyze those factors with the diagnosis of breast cancer.

Methods: This study is based on retrospective data collection from case files of women who attended the Cancer Detection Centre during January1995-September 2016. Read More

J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol 2020 Jul 1. Epub 2020 Jul 1.

School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.

Introduction: The aim of this prospective study was to determine whether breast specimen ultrasound (SUS) can reliably be used to confirm whether ultrasound (US) visible breast malignancies are excised with clear margins during breast-conserving surgery (BCS), in order to avoid a second operation and recurrence.

Methods: A total of 95 consecutive participants with US visible malignancies, undergoing BCS, had the excised breast specimen transported to the radiology department intraoperatively. Breast SUS was used to confirm the presence of the lesion and measure the medial, lateral, superior and inferior margins. Read More

Radiography (Lond) 2020 Jun 28. Epub 2020 Jun 28.

Diagnostic Radiology Department, American University of Beirut Medical Center, P.O.Box: 11-0236, Riad El-Solh, Beirut, 1107 2020, Lebanon. Electronic address:

Objectives: The aim of this paper is to illustrate the current status of imaging in high breast density as we enter a new decade of advancing medicine and technology to diagnose breast lesions.

Key Findings: Early detection of breast cancer has become the chief focus of research from governments to individuals. However, with varying breast densities across the globe, the explosion of breast density information related to imaging, phenotypes, diet, computer aided diagnosis and artificial intelligence has witnessed a dramatic shift in new screening recommendations in mammography, physical examination, screening younger women and women with comorbid conditions, screening women at high risk, and new screening technologies. Read More

Dermatol Online J 2020 Mar 15;26(3). Epub 2020 Mar 15.

Department of Pathology, Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ.

Paget disease of the nipple is a rare presentation of breast cancer. It is sometimes mistaken for a benign skin condition of the nipple and surrounding areola, which can significantly delay the diagnosis and treatment. In over 90% of cases there is an underlying carcinoma, either ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or invasive breast cancer. Read More

Cancer Med 2020 Jun 30. Epub 2020 Jun 30.

Department of Public Health Programmes, Regional Hospital Randers, Randers, Denmark.

Background: Breast cancer survivors are increasing followed for new breast cancers / recurrences by mammography screening only. We aimed at assessing how often breast cancer survivors get a false positive or false negative result at mammography screening.

Methods: All mammography screenings performed between 2007 and 2017 in the Danish national mammography screening programme were included. Read More

J Digit Imaging 2020 Jun 30. Epub 2020 Jun 30.

Department of Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, 3240 Craft Place, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA.

In this work, we assess how pre-training strategy affects deep learning performance for the task of distinguishing false-recall from malignancy and normal (benign) findings in digital mammography images. A cohort of 1303 breast cancer screening patients (4935 digital mammogram images in total) was retrospectively analyzed as the target dataset for this study. We assessed six different convolutional neural network model structures utilizing four different imaging datasets (total > 1. Read More

Eur Radiol 2020 Jun 30. Epub 2020 Jun 30.

Department of Radiology, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, No. 20 Yuhuangding East Street, Yantai, 264000, Shandong, People's Republic of China.

Objective: This study aims to establish and validate a radiomics nomogram based on contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) for prediction of axillary lymph node (ALN) metastasis in breast cancer.

Methods: This retrospective study included 394 patients with breast cancer who underwent CESM examination in two hospitals. The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) logistic regression was established for feature selection and utilized to construct radiomics signature. Read More

Cancer Manag Res 2020 23;12:4841-4854. Epub 2020 Jun 23.

Department of Biophysics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.

Introduction: Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women across the world. Some of the patients who present in the early stage of disease are affected by metastasis to the axillary group of lymph nodes. The first among this group that is affected is called as sentinel lymph node, and its diagnosis is crucial for the staging of cancer thereby dictating the type of surgical therapy. Read More

JAMA Netw Open 2020 Jun 1;3(6):e207227. Epub 2020 Jun 1.

Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland.

Importance: Interval breast cancers (IBCs) are cancers that emerge after a mammogram with negative results but before the patient's next scheduled screening. Interval breast cancer has a worse prognosis than cancers detected by screening; however, it is unknown whether the length of the interscreening period is associated with prognostic features and mortality.

Objective: To compare the prognostic features and mortality rate of women with IBCs diagnosed within 1 year or between 1 and 2. Read More

J Gen Intern Med 2020 Jun 29. Epub 2020 Jun 29.

Department of Public Health, School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts, University of California , Merced, CA, USA.

Background: Regular mammogram screening for eligible average risk women has been associated with early detection and reduction of cancer morbidity and mortality. Delayed follow-up and resolution of abnormal mammograms limit early detection efforts and can cause psychological distress and anxiety.

Objective: The goal of this study was to gain insight from women's narratives into how organizational factors related to communication and coordination of care facilitate or hinder timely follow-up for abnormal mammogram results. Read More

Eur J Radiol 2020 Jun 19;129:109140. Epub 2020 Jun 19.

Klinik und Poliklinik für Radiologie, Klinikum der Universität München, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377 München, Deutschland.

Purpose: Conventional mammography is a decisive tool in detecting breast cancer. Continuous efforts are undertaken in order to further improve the image quality as well as to reduce the applied doses. The purpose of our study was to compare diagnostic image quality of dose reduced computed mammography with a new needle-based detector system to full dose powder imaging plates. Read More

Eur Radiol 2020 Jun 26. Epub 2020 Jun 26.

Department of Radiology, Division of Breast Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, WAC 240, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.

Objectives: To compare upgrade rates of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) on digital mammography (DM) versus digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) and identify patient, imaging, and pathological features associated with upgrade risk.

Methods: A retrospective review was performed of 318 women (mean 59 years, range 37-89) with screening-detected DCIS from 2007 to 2011 (DM group) and from 2013 to 2016 (DBT group). Comparisons made between DM and DBT groups using the unpaired t test and chi-square test include detection rates of DCIS, upgrade rates to invasive cancer, and pathological features of DCIS and upgraded cases. Read More

Ultrasonics 2020 Jun 17;108:106199. Epub 2020 Jun 17.

Key Lab of Nondestructive Testing, Ministry of Education, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, China.

Breast cancer is a very common malignant tumour that typically occurs in women aged 35-70 years (accounting for 85% of patients). Recently, it has been appearing in younger women as well. Traditional ultrasonic transducers usually use a fixed array, which avoids the radiation from mammography, has a low cost, and can be used for repeated testing. Read More

JCO Glob Oncol 2020 Jun;6:873-883

Adelaide Medical School, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.

Purpose: Patients with breast cancer in Pakistan commonly present with advanced disease. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the frequency and length of delays in seeking medical consultation and to assess the factors associated with them.

Methods: Four hundred ninety-nine patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer were enrolled and interviewed over the period from February 2015 to August 2017. Read More

J Med Radiat Sci 2020 Jun 23. Epub 2020 Jun 23.

Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Introduction: Mammographic breast density is associated with a four to six times increased risk for breast cancer. Mammographic breast density varies by ethnicity, geographical region and age. The aim of this study was to document for the first time the mammographic breast density of Jordanian women and to explore its relationship with age. Read More

Radiol Med 2020 Jun 23. Epub 2020 Jun 23.

Unit of Radiology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Via Morandi 30, San Donato Milanese, 20097, Milan, Italy.

Objectives: To estimate the interval mammogram rate, i.e. the undertaking of an additional mammography between scheduled screening rounds, and identify factors influencing this phenomenon. Read More

Med Sci Monit 2020 Jun 24;26:e919777. Epub 2020 Jun 24.

Medical Ultrasound Center, Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (mainland).

BACKGROUND Currently, there is no national breast cancer screening program in China. In countries that have screening programs, screening mammography is used. This study aimed to compare the imaging parameters and diagnostic findings between ultrasound and mammography in women at high risk who had a histologically confirmed diagnosis of breast cancer in a population in China. Read More

Diagnostics (Basel) 2020 Jun 20;10(6). Epub 2020 Jun 20.

Department of Radiology, Breast Imaging Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.

Mammographic breast density (MBD) is an important imaging biomarker of breast cancer risk, but it has been suggested that increased MBD is not a genuine finding once corrected for age and body mass index (BMI). This study examined the association of various factors, including both residing in and working in the urban setting, with MBD. Questionnaires were completed by 1144 women attending for mammography at the London Breast Institute in 2012-2013. Read More

Eur J Radiol 2020 May 24;129:109068. Epub 2020 May 24.

Division of Radiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Electronic address:

Purpose: To investigate whether fat-corrected and relaxation-compensated amide proton transfer (APT) and guanidyl CEST-MRI enables the detection of signal intensity differences between breast tumors and normal-appearing fibroglandular tissue in patients with newly-diagnosed breast cancer.

Method: Ten patients with newly-diagnosed breast cancer and seven healthy volunteers were included in this prospective IRB-approved study. CEST-MRI was performed on a 7 T-whole-body scanner followed by a multi-Lorentzian fit analysis. Read More

Br J Radiol 2020 Jul 2:20200301. Epub 2020 Jul 2.

Department of Radiology, The Yongchuan Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Yongchuan District, Chongqing, PR China.

Objectives: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is an important method for breast cancer treatment. By monitoring its pathological response, the selection of clinical treatment strategies can be guided. In this study, the meta-analysis was used to compare the accuracy of contrast-enhanced MRI (CE-MRI) and contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) in detecting the pathological response of NAC. Read More

J Natl Cancer Inst 2020 Jun 23. Epub 2020 Jun 23.

School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Background: Breast screening programs replaced film mammography with digital mammography, the effects of this practice shift in population screening on health outcomes can be measured through examination of cancer detection and interval cancer rates.

Methods: A systematic review and random effects meta-analysis were undertaken. Seven databases were searched for publications that compared film to digital mammography within the same population of asymptomatic women and reported cancer detection and/or interval cancer rates. Read More

Clin Imaging 2020 Jun 17;68:45-56. Epub 2020 Jun 17.

Grupo Fleury, São Paulo, Brazil; Hospital São Paulo, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

The male breast is affected by a broad spectrum of conditions, ranging from benign to malignant, many of which are similar to those occurring in its female counterpart. Despite the challenge motivated by different imaging characteristic features, correct imaging interpretation in male breast disease may aid at differentiation between benign and suspected conditions, narrow the differential diagnosis and guide subsequent management. The purpose of this review is to showcase a wide array of male breast diseases, discuss their imaging presentations and key features for diagnosis. Read More