Screening for breast cancer is used to detect cancers at an early stage when they can be treated most effectively. The first stage in breast screening involves an X ray (mammogram) of the breast.

Yet, one day I felt a lump. I wasn’t particularly worried. I had recently had a “normal” mammogram, which didn’t detect anything. Then I was sent for a diagnostic mammogram, which also ...

More radiation is required to produce visible images of both normal breast anatomy and signs of disease. In mammography, the objective is to produce images that provide maximum visualization of breast ...

With these procedures: On a mammogram, solid tumors will typically have a higher density than normal tissue. They will show up on an X-ray as a lighter, solidified mass. A 2024 study found a ...

"My own cancer was missed for nearly five years in a row," she says. "During that time, I received a 'normal' mammogram report every one of those years. The cancer was present, but because my ...

However: How can it happen that a tumor is discovered more or less incidentally, for example by self-examination, less than 2 years after normal findings on a mammography? And how often does this ...

Mammography screening programs often rely on ... AI-based software classified certain examinations as normal and triggered a "safety net" alert for high-suspicion cases. Results showed a higher ...

AI workload reduction: AI classified 59.4% of mammograms as normal in the AI group, leading to a potential 43% reduction in radiologists’ time spent interpreting normal cases, freeing up ...