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Arlene Sussman, MD

Medical Director, Breast Imaging. Dr. Sussman heads vRad breast imaging services, striving to make high quality diagnostic expertise accessible everywhere – from large urban to remote rural communities. Recognizing a lack of medical research specific to women, she chose her specialty to better represent them and to help advance the understanding of women’s health issues. Dr. Sussman is a frequent contributor to news organizations – from trade journals to CNN – where she advocates for breast health education and promotes the life-saving potential of regular mammograms.

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New Screening Mammogram Recommendations Don’t Go Far Enough

On May 9, 2023, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued draft recommendations that average-risk women get screened for breast cancer every two years beginning at age 40.   While this is a step in the right direction, I have never...

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telemammography

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Telemammography Gaining Momentum with 1-Hour Diagnostic Results and Video Phone Consultations

The pandemic delayed breast care for many women. We all know, however, that you can’t put cancer on hold. Combine that with the intensifying shortage...

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telemammography

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Academic and Hospital-Based Mammography Embraces Teleradiology: Shedding 3 Preconceptions of the Past

Originally published by Michael Walter on Radiology Business In 2020, a growing health system in the Northeast asked vRad for assistance. Like many...

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Why Radiologists Must Continue to Think Pink

I love to watch the colors change in October, when pink is in full display during Breast Cancer Awareness month. With each hot-pink scarf, T-shirt...

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live video

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Live Video Diagnostics | A New Connecting Point for Doctors, Patients in Fight Against Breast Cancer

At the foundation of everything we do at vRad is the goal of helping our clients provide the highest level of patient care regardless of the time and...

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genetic testing

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Knowledge Is Power | BRCA Gene Testing for Breast Cancer

Genetic testing empowers women in the fight against breast cancer. One in eight women will develop breast cancer.

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