Revolutionary Advancements in Mammography AI: Lifesaving Breakthroughs
Every October, we shine a spotlight on breast cancer during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Thanks to the remarkable innovations in AI (Artificial Intelligence), we have more reasons to raise awareness about advancements in mammography than ever before. AI-powered mammography is revolutionizing care for patients’ breast health by finding cancers...
Embracing Clarity: Celebrating the 2nd Annual World Dense Breast Day
At iCAD, we are recognizing the 2nd annual World Dense Breast Day today, a day that holds significant importance, not only for the women who may have dense breasts but for all of us dedicated to advancing breast health awareness and early cancer detection. As we gather to mark this...
Why ProFound AI Prevailed as the Premier AI Solution in a Competitive Trial at Wake Radiology
With 14 imaging locations in the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area, also known as “the Triangle,” Wake Radiology offers a wide array of imaging exams in the outpatient setting, including both screening and diagnostic mammography. Renowned for state-of-the-art care, in August 2013 Wake Radiology began to upgrade to 3D mammography, or DBT,...
Why Kettering Health Traded out Previous AI Software for ProFound AI® Enterprise-Wide
The Story of Kettering Health A leading faith based, not-for-profit hospital system in southwest Ohio, Kettering Health has been providing quality patient care and cancer screening at its world-class cancer centers for 48 years. The team at Kettering takes great pride in ensuring that its facilities are equipped with the...
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...
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...