Amended “Inform” Law, New Study
Rhode Island Density Inform Law Amended
In preparation for the FDA’s new dense breast reporting standard going into effect Sept 10, 2024, Rhode Island has amended its existing “inform” law. The Rhode Island inform law will now defer to the FDA’s national reporting standard. Please see DBI’s State Law Map or Table for details. As previously mentioned, existing state density inform laws may remain in effect in addition to the FDA requirement unless that state law specifically defaults to the new FDA standard, expires, or is repealed.
Just Published
A retrospective study just out in Radiology, Comparison of Mammography and Mammography with Supplemental Whole-Breast US Tomography for Cancer Detection in Patients with Dense Breasts, evaluated the performance of US tomography (UST) combined with full-field digital mammography (FFDM) in a reader study in women with dense breasts. The addition of UST improved cancer detection over FFDM alone and the detection rate was comparable to other ultrasound screening methods.