Kate Madden Yee

Kate Madden Yee, Senior Editor, AuntMinnie.com.

 

Kate Madden Yee has been writing about medical imaging since 1998, when she started writing for Diagnostic Imaging Scan. She joined AuntMinnie.com in 2001, and continues to be fascinated by what imaging contributes not only to research but also to patient care. Kate's current beats are MRI and CT, but she has written about every modality throughout her career. She has an MFA in nonfiction writing from Penn State University and lives in the California Bay Area.

Breast
FDG-PET plus breast MRI may reduce unnecessary biopsies
Monday, November 30 | 10:05 a.m.-10:15 a.m. | VM21-08 | Arie Crown TheaterThe combination of FDG-PET and breast MRI produces higher diagnostic accuracy than breast MRI alone, according to this scientific session presentation to be given by researchers from the University at Duisburg-Essen in Essen, Germany.
November 3, 2009
Breast
Women with prior chest irradiation benefit from MRI plus mammography for screening
Sunday, November 29 | 12:05 p.m.-12:15 p.m. | SSA01-09 | Arie Crown TheaterWomen who have had previous chest radiation benefit from the combination of mammography and breast MRI for screening, according to researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
November 3, 2009
Practice Management
Physician self-referral: Scourge or service?
Is physician self-referral a scourge on U.S. healthcare, in which poor-quality imaging studies drive a sharp spike in imaging overutilization? Or is it a service of convenience to patients, in which nonradiologist physicians provide trained interpretations on equipment they own or lease? The answer might surprise you.
November 2, 2009
Practice Management
CMS follows through on bid to boost utilization rate to 90%
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) didn't back down from its previously announced plan to increase the utilization rate for imaging equipment from 50% to 90%. It's now going to take an act of Congress -- literally -- for medical imaging to avoid what could be severe cuts in Medicare reimbursement starting January 1, 2010.
November 1, 2009
Practice Management
AuntMinnie.com Imaging Center Insider
October 28, 2009
Breast
JAMA editorial raises questions about breast, prostate screening
The effectiveness of breast and prostate cancer screening programs has been overstated, according to an editorial published October 21 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
October 21, 2009
Breast
Mammography market awaits new FDA rules on FFDM regulation
In 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it wanted to make it easier for full-field digital mammography (FFDM) systems to get to market by relaxing the approval process. Three years later, the mammography industry is still waiting, a delay that some experts believe is contributing to higher prices for FFDM technology and limited access to new innovations.
October 12, 2009
Breast
'Spontaneous regression' debate erupts anew at ASCO symposium
SAN FRANCISCO - Is it possible that some breast cancers "spontaneously regress" and would otherwise become harmless if they weren't detected on screening mammography? The controversial theory was the topic of a heated debate at last week's American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) Breast Cancer Symposium.
October 11, 2009
Womens Imaging
AuntMinnie.com Women's Imaging Insider
October 7, 2009
Breast
Breast MRI can resolve mammography findings, but use with caution
Breast MRI can help doctors put equivocal mammographic findings to rest, but it should be used carefully because of the potential for false positives, according to a new study in the October issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.
October 5, 2009
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A 58-year-old woman was diagnosed with ER-positive (Allred score 8) ILC in her right breast. Ultrasound and MRI found prominent lymph nodes in right axillary level I area, diagnosed as metastasis on ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration. F-18 FES-PET/CT showed a positive mass in right breast (white arrow; SUVmax, 5.6) and multiple F-18 FES–positive lymph nodes in right axillary level I, II, and II/III junction areas (red arrows; SUVmax, up to 12.2). In addition, a small F-18 FES-positive lymph node was observed in the right second internal mammary area (red circles; SUVmax, 1.8). However, biopsy could not be performed because it was too small and not visible on ultrasound; the clinician decided to include internal mammary lymph node in treatment field for adjuvant radiotherapy. The patient underwent lumpectomy with ALN dissection, with five metastases being identified in 13 lymph nodes dissected, and is scheduled to receive adjuvant chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and endocrine therapy.
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