Michigan Medicine had seen breast MRI volumes climb 94% while related biopsies leapt 150%, prompting leaders to launch their quality initiative. 

Physicians with five or fewer years of experience are more likely to order additional imaging when reading DBT exams later in the day. 

Understanding a patient's risk of developing invasive cancer without having to undergo surgery could help patients and providers choose more appropriate treatment plans.

Repetitiveness is one of the most common reasons why residents and students avoid the subspecialty, according to new survey data.

The finding is part of a survey of 400 breast imaging experts, published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. 

There is “immense variability” in how this is handled in clinical practice, with a lack of evidence-based literature, experts wrote in JACR. 

About 75% of referrals result in an imaging exam, while only 1% lead to a cancer diagnosis, experts reported in Clinical Radiology.  

The declines were more pronounced among Asian, Hispanic and Black women, imaging experts wrote in Radiology.