Breast Imaging: Page 76

PEM more specific than MRI for presurgical breast cancer planning

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - Positron emission mammography (PEM) is more specific than breast MRI for presurgical planning of the ipsilateral breast in women with breast cancer. And this specificity could mean fewer unnecessary biopsies, researchers report.

November 29, 2010

Preoperative breast MRI doesn't raise overall mastectomy rate

By Kate Madden Yee

CHICAGO - Increased use of preoperative breast MRI does not raise the overall mastectomy rate, according to researchers from the University of Genoa in Italy -- good news as the modality comes under scrutiny as a tool for diagnosing and managing breast cancer in high-risk populations.

November 27, 2010

Breast biopsies successful with integrated 3D digital breast tomosynthesis

By Eric Barnes

Tuesday, November 30 | 3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m.| SSJ01-01 | Room E352French researchers using 3D digital breast tomosynthesis are finding lesions that can't be visualized on conventional 2D mammography, and by integrating a tomosynthesis biopsy unit, they say they can biopsy and analyze a broader range of breast lesions compared with 2D digital mammography.

November 18, 2010

Breast MRI improves survival rates for at-risk women

By Kate Madden Yee

Breast MRI's sensitivity is superior to that of mammography in long-term screening for women at risk of breast cancer, according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. What's more, the study showed that breast MRI improved survival rates by almost 20% when compared to women tracked in earlier research.

November 16, 2010

Interactive breast ultrasound CAD improves lesion characterization

By Erik L. Ridley

Tuesday, November 30 | 11:10 a.m.-11:20 a.m. | SSG01-05 | Room E450AIn this Tuesday scientific session, a Canadian research team will share details on why computer-aided detection (CAD) can be a useful adjunctive tool for interpreting breast ultrasound studies.

November 14, 2010

Targeted ultrasound best for biopsy after incidental breast MRI findings

By Kate Madden Yee

Wednesday, December 1 | 3:10 p.m.-3:20 p.m. | SSM02-02 | Room E450ABreast MRI can find additional lesions when used as an adjunct to mammography and ultrasound, but it's also associated with a higher false-positive rate, according to Italian researchers. Using targeted ultrasound with these incidental MRI lesions offers a way to reduce false positives.

November 11, 2010