Women’s imaging encompasses many radiology procedures related to women and the diseases that are most prevalent to women such as breast cancer or gynecological issues. Mammogram, breast ultrasound, breast MRI and breast biopsy are the most commonly used procedures.
Incidence rates among women 50 to 64 have now surpassed those of men, while cancer rates for females under 50 are 82% higher than their male counterparts, the ACS reports.
Those proposing breast imaging-related measures so far in 2025 have included Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Missouri, New York, South Carolina, Utah and Virginia, ACR reports.
The National Mammography Quality Assurance Advisory Committee provides guidance and recommendations related to the standards by which facilities are regulated.
Take a virtual tour around the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting to see the sights and new technologies displayed across the vast exhibit hall floors.
Such roving imaging vans have been posed as a way to reach more women in rural and underserved communities. But do they unintentionally hurt facility-based efforts?
“These findings suggest that changing the genetic testing paradigm to population-based testing could prevent thousands of breast and ovarian cancers," experts wrote in JAMA.
Digital breast tomosythesis now makes up close to 50% of mammography systems in the U.S. "Tomo is going to replace just straight digital mammography simply because of the benefit of fewer recalls," explained Debra L. Monticciolo, MD.
Debra L. Monticciolo, MD, past president of both the Society of Breast Imaging and the American College of Radiology, explains the advantages and disadvantages of current breast screening technology.
Moving away from a "one size fits all" approach to one that targets women at greater risk of developing the disease could help the UK's NHS better allocate scarce screening resources, experts wrote.
Beginning September 10, breast imaging facilities will be required to notify patients about the density of their breasts, among other regulatory changes.
On average, American women need to travel about 8 miles to reach the closest mammography screening facility or 23 miles for a breast MRI, experts noted.
A screen first approach for women who present with breast pain decreases healthcare spending without the risk of overlooking cancer, new analysis shows.
The nuclear imaging isotope shortage of molybdenum-99 may be over now that the sidelined reactor is restarting. ASNC's president says PET and new SPECT technologies helped cardiac imaging labs better weather the storm.
CMS has more than doubled the CCTA payment rate from $175 to $357.13. The move, expected to have a significant impact on the utilization of cardiac CT, received immediate praise from imaging specialists.
