Women with dense glandular breast tissue present a challenge—and one with high stakes. Their tissue type is capable of hiding small abnormalities, they have a documented increased risk of breast cancer, and should they have a tumor it is more likely to have certain aggressive characteristics

California Governor Jerry Brown recently vetoed bill SB 791 that would have mandated medical providers to notify women if they have dense breast tissue.  Brown stated he was not comfortable with language in the proposal that required women be told they might benefit from more screening. 

Editors Note: We asked Meike Lerner, managing editor of European Hospital Magazine,  for her thoughts on the hot topics she expects at RSNA 2011. Quo vadis PACS? It was the central issue at the Annual Scientific Meeting Management in Radiology (MIR) of the European Society of Radiology