RSNA 2018: Artificial Intelligence Dominates the Show
RSNA 2018 is a wrap, but the buzz continues, and we want to thank everyone that visited with iCAD during the show that had the opportunity to experience our ProFound AI solution for breast tomosynthesis and those we have met with since the show closed. As you can imagine, lots...
The Best Defense Against Breast Cancer is Early Detection: Honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Founded in 1985, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) is celebrated each October with a mission of educating the public about the causes, risks, prevention and detection of breast cancer. With one in eight women developing invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime and more than 330,000 new...
3 Steps to Improve Your Overall Breast Health
We’re halfway through 2018, providing us with the perfect opportunity to reflect on the goals we have set for ourselves this year and how we are tracking toward them. At iCAD, our goal is to keep you iNFORMED and aware by sharing tips and resources that are pertinent to your...
5 Ways to Protect Yourself and Your Breast Health
May 13-19 is National Women’s Health Week and a great opportunity for women to stop, take a breather and remember that putting your own health first will allow you to take better care of your family and loved ones. This includes staying on top of your breast health. With about...
iCAD Announced a Finalist for the 2018 Design Excellence Awards
In March of 2017, we announced that our deep learning based digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) solution – PowerLook Tomo Detection – had received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). For those not familiar, PowerLook Tomo Detection is a first-of-its-kind, concurrent-read computer aided detection solution designed to assist...
Breast Density and Breast Cancer: What’s the Connection?
Has your healthcare provider ever spoken with you about breast density? Are you aware of the correlation between breast density and breast cancer? If you answered no to either of these questions, we urge you to keep reading. Research has shown that women with dense breasts can be six times...
February: National Cancer Prevention Month & the Month of Love – How do the two intertwine?
Not only is February considered to be the month of love, it’s also National Cancer Prevention Month – a great time to combine the two and show yourself some love by caring for your personal health, which includes your breasts. Each year, sixty thousand women in the U.S. are diagnosed...
The Unmasking of Breast Cancer in Dense Breasts: The Elephant in the Examining Room
By Nancy M. Cappello, Ph.D., Director & Founder, Are You Dense Inc & Are You Dense Advocacy Inc.www.areyoudense.org and areyoudenseadvocacy.org Breast cancer screening by mammography reduces mortality from breast cancer. Mammography has been a breast surveillance procedure for four decades with the publication of the first randomized controlled trial, Health Insurance Plan (HIP) in 1966, when I...
Study Shows Breast Density is Most Common Risk Factor for Breast Cancer
An estimated 40% of women have dense breast tissue that may mask the presence of cancerous tissue.i Breast tissue is made of lobules, ducts, and fatty and fibrous connective tissue.ii When a woman has more fibrous tissue than fatty tissue, her breasts are considered dense.ii Given that cancer and fibrous breast tissue both...