HIT Consultant November 3, 2021
As October draws to a close, so does Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), or National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) as it is known in the US. Breast imaging AI vendors are heavily promoting this initiative to raise awareness of the disease and highlight the importance of women attending breast cancer screening appointments. Breast cancer screening programs are an important public health intervention, and initiatives like the BCAM may prompt eligible women to attend their screening appointments. However, uptake of screening only adds to the growing backlog of unread breast imaging scans, which was compounded further by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Breast imaging AI: a growth opportunity
AI solutions are increasingly playing a role in supporting breast cancer screening programs. These...