Womens Imaging

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.

Incidental breast calcifications on mammograms linked to much higher risk of cardiovascular disease
These findings may say a lot more about a patient's long-term health than clinicians realized.
Management of patients with SCAD
Malissa Wood, MD, co-director of Corrigan Women’s Heart Health Program at Massachusetts General Hospital, shares some of the latest data from the iSCAD Registry.
VIDEO: CT can play a role in identifying women's differences in cardiovascular presentations
Leslee Shaw, PhD, director of the Blavatnik Family Women's Health Research Institute, a professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and a former president of both SCCT and ASNC, explains the sex differences in cardiovascular imaging presentations in women versus men.
Blood clots much more common among obese women taking combination birth control pills
Progestin-only products may be a "safer alternative" for this patient population, according to a new analysis.
VIDEO: Gender differences in women with cardiovascular disease and implications for imagers
Erin D. Michos, MD, co-editor in chief of the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology, discusses gender differences in heart disease presentations.

Cardiac monitoring may protect high-risk breast cancer patients against heart failure

While heart failure (HF) is an uncommon complication of breast cancer, a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology notes individuals treated with trastuzumab-based chemotherapy have a higher risk for HF—but they are not monitored for it, despite recommendations.

August 7, 2018

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Womens Imaging

Incidental breast calcifications on mammograms linked to much higher risk of cardiovascular disease

Management of patients with SCAD

VIDEO: CT can play a role in identifying women's differences in cardiovascular presentations

Blood clots much more common among obese women taking combination birth control pills

VIDEO: Gender differences in women with cardiovascular disease and implications for imagers

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