DiagnosticImaging | The United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) released changes regarding the recommendations for screening mammography on November 16th, 2009. Previous recommendations stated that screening mammography should be performed every one to two years for women beginning at age 40. The 2009 recommendations changed...

AuntMinnie | Computer-aided detection (CAD) technology doesn't improve the accuracy of mammography and increases a woman's risk of being called back unnecessarily, according to a study released Wednesday in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Lead author Dr. Joshua Fenton, from the University of California,...

imagingBiz | The American College of Radiology (ACR) and the Society of Breast Imaging yesterday announced that they “applaud and support” updated American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ (ACOG) recommendations that women begin to receive annual mammograms at age 40. The updated ACOG recommendations, published...