Sentences with word «tomosynthesis»

A bill requiring insurers to cover the use of digital breast tomosynthesis for routine mammograms has been delivered to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has until Nov. 29 to sign or veto it.

The order seemed largely symbolic, since the state Health Plan Association said its members already covered tomosynthesis when medically necessary.

Cuomo clarified in his approval memo, however, that the law «does not remove an insurer's ability to review breast tomosynthesis for medical necessity.»

The Cuomo administration responded in February by announcing that it was issuing regulations requiring health plans to cover 3D tomosynthesis «when medically necessary.»

It adds tomosynthesis to an existing mammography mandate that requires coverage for a «baseline» screening between 35 and 39, then annual screenings starting at age 40.

«Now, more than ever, New York must lead by taking decisive steps to protect and secure women's rights and support women's health including full coverage for breast cancer screenings, including modern technologies like tomosynthesis.»

A bill requiring health plans to cover digital breast tomosynthesis, a three - dimensional type of mammography, has been delivered to Governor Andrew Cuomo's office for his signature or veto.

The Cuomo administration previously issued regulatory guidance declaring that insurers must cover tomosynthesis «when medically necessary.»

Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill mandating broad insurance coverage for three - dimensional mammography, formally known as digital breast tomosynthesis, despite a lack of evidence about the long - term efficacy of the procedure.

In the face of this scientific uncertainty, Governor Cuomo announced in February that regulators at the Department of Financial Services were ordering health plans to cover tomosynthesis «when medically necessary.»

«Recent studies have reported supplemental cancer detection rates of 1.9 per 1,000 women screened with automated whole breast ultrasound and 1.2 to 2.8 per 1,000 women screened with digital breast tomosynthesis, so our finding of an additional 8.8 cancers per 1,000 women makes MBI a very compelling option for women who elect supplemental screening,» says Dr. Rhodes.

Although digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT), or 3 - D mammography, costs more than a digital mammography (DM) screening, it actually may help rein in cancer screening costs, according to preliminary findings (PD7 - 05) presented by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania during the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

«Early evidence suggests that tomosynthesis may be a promising tool for women with dense breasts that may reduce false positives,» said Christoph Lee, associate professor of radiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, who contributed to the study.

However, to reduce radiation exposure, it is important that tomosynthesis be used with synthetic 2D views instead of being done in addition to 2D digital mammography, Lee said.

In addition, tomosynthesis, which provides 3D - like views, may also lessen exposure from diagnostic workups if early evidence of reduced false - positives holds up in larger studies.

A potential alternative: tomosynthesis, an advanced type of digital mammogram that's becoming increasingly available.