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Dear Women's Imaging Insider,

Greetings from Chicago! Be sure to visit the 2005 RSNA RADCast throughout the week for the latest news in women's imaging.

Meanwhile, our Insider Exclusive article sheds light on Rosai-Dorfman disease of the breast. Now you may think: Why should this disorder merit extra attention? After all, it's quite uncommon, rarely fatal, and will generally resolve itself.

But Rosai-Dorfman disease can play tricks on imaging tests, very often mimicking malignancies. Click here to read more about how to make that crucial differential diagnosis when this disease of the lymph nodes spreads to the breast.

Also in the Women's Imaging Digital Community, we're featuring two articles on uterine fibroids. The first is a study that bolsters the case for uterine artery embolization as an effective treatment for leiomyomata. The second calls into question the lack of data on the economic burden of uterine fibroids and treatment options.

Finally, read a pair of articles on radiation dose. Researchers from the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston declared that modern adjuvant radiotherapy techniques for breast cancer do not cause serious side effects on the heart. However, excessive radiation dose can adversely affect during CT angiography so a group from Virginia recommends proceeding with caution.