AI may cut mammogram false positives without missing cancer

Using AI to help doctors read mammograms may reduce false positives in testing without missing breast cancer cases, a new study shows.

Tamara Schneider-Washington University in St. Louis • futurity
April 10, 2024 ~6 min

Breast density changes may flag risk of cancer

Repeated mammograms that show changes in breast density over time could help identify women at high risk of breast cancer.

Tamara Bhandari-Washington University • futurity
May 9, 2023 ~6 min


Half of women will get a false positive mammogram over 10 years

Over the course of a decade of annual screening, researchers report that half of all women will get at least one false positive mammogram result.

Nadine Yehya - UC Davis • futurity
March 28, 2022 ~8 min

Mammograms over-diagnose 1 in 7 breast cancers in the US

About one in seven breast cancers detected by mammogram screening in the US are over-diagnosed, leading to unnecessary treatments and stress.

Sarah Avery-Duke • futurity
March 2, 2022 ~6 min

Stretchy coils make MRIs and mammograms more comfortable

If you've ever had a mammogram or an MRI you know how uncomfortable the tests can be. New stretchable, wearable RF coils could change that.

Chris Adam-Purdue • futurity
Feb. 26, 2020 ~2 min

A.I. boosts breast cancer detection accuracy

Combined with analysis from a radiologist, a new artificial intelligence tool can identify breast cancer with approximately 90% accuracy.

Greg Williams-NYU • futurity
Jan. 22, 2020 ~6 min

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