New RI Insurance Law & More
Posted: Sunday July 9, 2023
U.S. State Insurance Law A new insurance law for expanded breast imaging has been signed into law in Rhode Island (copays/deductibles apply). Please see DBI’s Legislative Info tab for updated
Updated Screening Flowchart & Recently Published
Posted: Monday June 26, 2023
Who Needs More Screening? Just updated! One of the most popular DBI website tools is the screening decision support flowchart Who Needs More Screening?. The flowchart has just been updated and can
Nebraska insurance law, Just published
Posted: Monday June 19, 2023
State Insurance Law Legislation for expanded breast imaging insurance coverage has been signed into law in Nebraska. Please see DBI’s Legislative Info for updated map and table details. Just
Canadian Task Force Guidelines, Of Interest
Posted: Monday June 12, 2023
Canada The Canadian Task Force, Canada’s source of evidence-based clinical prevention guidelines for primary care providers, just announced it is “fast tracking” updates to their 2018 breast
U.S. State Insurance Laws & Canada News
Posted: Monday May 22, 2023
U.S. State Insurance Laws New state insurance laws for expanded and/or no-cost breast imaging have been signed into law in Arizona, Montana, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and
USPSTF, ACR Recommendations, U.S. Insurance Legislation
Posted: Monday May 15, 2023
United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) USPSTF updated screening guidelines updates were just published and now include the recommendation that mammography screening in normal risk
Journal of Breast Imaging
Posted: Monday April 24, 2023
An article is just out in JBI “Implementing the National Dense Breast Reporting Standard, Expanding Supplemental Screening Using Current Guidelines, and the Proposed Find It Early
Upcoming Symposium and More
Posted: Monday April 17, 2023
2023 SBI Breast Imaging Symposium DBI’s Dr. Wendie Berg, Robin Seitzman, PhD, MPH, and JoAnn Pushkin will be in attendance. Please stop by booth #326 to learn more about DBI educational tools or
Website Update
Posted: Monday April 3, 2023
As new research is published, the DBI website content is reviewed and edited, including: Health Provider FAQ: What is the recommended breast screening for women with disease causing genetic
New Research
Posted: Monday March 27, 2023
Just published in Journal of Clinical Oncology, a case-cohort study, Long-Term Performance of an Image-Based Short-Term Risk Model for Breast Cancer. Conducted at Karolinska Institutet, the study
2D vs 3D Mammography and More
Posted: Monday March 20, 2023
New Research DBI Medical Advisory Board member Dr. Emily Conant is lead author on Mammographic Screening in Routine Practice: Multisite Study of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and Digital Mammography
FDA National Reporting Standard
Posted: Monday March 13, 2023
At long last, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced updates to mammography regulations to notify women and their referring providers about a woman’s breast density. States will
DBI Content Updates
Posted: Monday March 6, 2023
Patient Content Our popular “Dense Breasts, 5 Facts to Know“ page has just been redesigned based on input from our Patient Advisory Group. And WOW! Please visit/share this great introduction to
European Congress of Radiology
Posted: Monday February 27, 2023
DenseBreast-info.org/Europe will be exhibiting at #ECR2023 from March 2-5. DBI’s European Liaison Dr. Athina Vourtsis, and Education Coordinator Cheryl Cruwys, will be on hand. Look for the DBI
Latest Articles
Posted: Monday February 20, 2023
Europe A British Institute of Radiology (BIR) blog just out on breast density authored by DBI European Education Coordinator Cheryl Cruwys. The piece, ‘Why Understanding Breast Density
Federal Legislation, New Publication
Posted: Monday February 13, 2023
Want to get involved? Check the Find It Early Act webpage for information on how to contact a congressperson, how to schedule a meeting, what to bring, what to ask, and follow up suggestions.