Trends in breast imaging: an analysis of 21years of formal scientific abstracts at the Radiological Society of North America.

PURPOSE: To capture shifts in breast imaging through 21years of scientific meeting abstracts.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: RSNA meeting programs (1995-2015) were searched to identify breast imaging scientific oral abstracts. Abstract year, author gender and degree, country, state, study design, modality, topic, funding and disclosures were recorded. Spearman correlation was performed.

RESULTS: There was an increase in %women first authors (rs =0.81, p<0.001), in %international abstracts (rs =-0.64, p=0.0002) and in industry funding (rs =0.766, p<0.001).

CONCLUSION: %Women first author presenters and %international presence and %industry support increased over time. These areas of flux may be useful for continued tracking.