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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Imaging: An Analysis of the National Mammography Database.

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Grimm, LJ; Lee, C; Rosenberg, RD; Burleson, J; Simanowith, M; Fruscello, T; Pelzl, CE; Friedewald, SM; Moy, L; Zuley, ML
Published in: J Am Coll Radiol
August 2022

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to quantify the initial decline and subsequent rebound in breast cancer screening metrics throughout the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. METHODS: Screening and diagnostic mammographic examinations, biopsies performed, and cancer diagnoses were extracted from the ACR National Mammography Database from March 1, 2019, through May 31, 2021. Patient (race and age) and facility (regional location, community type, and facility type) demographics were collected. Three time periods were used for analysis: pre-COVID-19 (March 1, 2019, to May 31, 2019), peak COVID-19 (March 1, 2020, to May 31, 2020), and COVID-19 recovery (March 1, 2021, to May 31, 2021). Analysis was performed at the facility level and overall between time periods. RESULTS: In total, 5,633,783 screening mammographic studies, 1,282,374 diagnostic mammographic studies, 231,390 biopsies, and 69,657 cancer diagnoses were analyzed. All peak COVID-19 metrics were less than pre-COVID-19 volumes: 36.3% of pre-COVID-19 for screening mammography, 57.9% for diagnostic mammography, 47.3% for biopsies, and 48.7% for cancer diagnoses. There was some rebound during COVID-19 recovery as a percentage of pre-COVID-19 volumes: 85.3% of pre-COVID-19 for screening mammography, 97.8% for diagnostic mammography, 91.5% for biopsies, and 92.0% for cancer diagnoses. Across various metrics, there was a disproportionate negative impact on older women, Asian women, facilities in the Northeast, and facilities affiliated with academic medical centers. CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19 had the greatest impact on screening mammography volumes, which have not returned to pre-COVID-19 levels. Cancer diagnoses declined significantly in the acute phase and have not fully rebounded, emphasizing the need to increase outreach efforts directed at specific patient population and facility types.

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J Am Coll Radiol

DOI

EISSN

1558-349X

Publication Date

August 2022

Volume

19

Issue

8

Start / End Page

919 / 934

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pandemics
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Mass Screening
  • Mammography
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Early Detection of Cancer
  • COVID-19
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Aged
 

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Grimm, L. J., Lee, C., Rosenberg, R. D., Burleson, J., Simanowith, M., Fruscello, T., … Zuley, M. L. (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Imaging: An Analysis of the National Mammography Database. J Am Coll Radiol, 19(8), 919–934. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2022.04.008
Grimm, Lars J., Cindy Lee, Robert D. Rosenberg, Judy Burleson, Michael Simanowith, Tom Fruscello, Casey E. Pelzl, Sarah M. Friedewald, Linda Moy, and Margarita L. Zuley. “Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Imaging: An Analysis of the National Mammography Database.J Am Coll Radiol 19, no. 8 (August 2022): 919–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacr.2022.04.008.
Grimm LJ, Lee C, Rosenberg RD, Burleson J, Simanowith M, Fruscello T, et al. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Imaging: An Analysis of the National Mammography Database. J Am Coll Radiol. 2022 Aug;19(8):919–34.
Grimm, Lars J., et al. “Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Imaging: An Analysis of the National Mammography Database.J Am Coll Radiol, vol. 19, no. 8, Aug. 2022, pp. 919–34. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jacr.2022.04.008.
Grimm LJ, Lee C, Rosenberg RD, Burleson J, Simanowith M, Fruscello T, Pelzl CE, Friedewald SM, Moy L, Zuley ML. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Breast Imaging: An Analysis of the National Mammography Database. J Am Coll Radiol. 2022 Aug;19(8):919–934.
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Published In

J Am Coll Radiol

DOI

EISSN

1558-349X

Publication Date

August 2022

Volume

19

Issue

8

Start / End Page

919 / 934

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Pandemics
  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • Mass Screening
  • Mammography
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Early Detection of Cancer
  • COVID-19
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Aged