Friday, 29 February 2008

Imaging of Lymph Flow in Breast Cancer Patients after Microdose Administration of a Near-Infrared Fluorophore: Feasibility Study

Eva M. Sevick-Muraca, Ruchi Sharma, John C. Rasmussen, Milton V. Marshall, Juliet A. Wendt, Hoang Q. Pham, Elizabeth Bonefas, Jessica P. Houston, Lakshmi Sampath, Kristen E. Adams, Darlene Kay Blanchard, Ronald E. Fisher, Stephen B. Chiang, Richard Elledge, and Michel E. Mawad
Radiology 2008;246 734-741

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This study demonstrated that noninvasive near-infrared (NIR) optical imaging by using microdose administration of an NIR fluorophore is feasible in humans.

Dedicated Breast CT: Initial Clinical Experience

Karen K. Lindfors, John M. Boone, Thomas R. Nelson, Kai Yang, Alexander L. C. Kwan, and DeWitt F. Miller
Radiology 2008;246 725-733

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Masses are significantly more conspicuous on breast CT images compared with screen-film mammograms, but microcalcification lesions are not as well visualized on our early-generation dedicated breast CT images

Whole-Body High-Field-Strength (3.0-T) MR Imaging in Clinical Practice

Part I. Technical Considerations and Clinical Applications
Christiane K. Kuhl, Frank Traber, and Hans H. Schild
Radiology 2008;246 675-696

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The higher signal-to-noise ratio at 3.0 T is clearly advantageous and the increased radiofrequency absorption in tissues at higher field strengths is disadvantageous. All other effects, however, can be both advantageous or disadvantageous, depending on the desired image contrast and/or the intended clinical application.

Friday, 8 February 2008

Diagnostic Accuracy of Digital versus Film Mammography

Diagnostic Accuracy of Digital versus Film Mammography: Exploratory Analysis of Selected Population Subgroups in DMIST
Etta D. Pisano, R. Edward Hendrick, Martin J. Yaffe, Janet K. Baum, Suddhasatta Acharyya, Jean B. Cormack, Lucy A. Hanna, Emily F. Conant, Laurie L. Fajardo, Lawrence W. Bassett, Carl J. D'Orsi, Roberta A. Jong, Murray Rebner, Anna N. A. Tosteson, Constantine A. Gatsonis For the DMIST Investigators Group
Radiology 2008;246 376-383
http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/abstract/246/2/376?etoc

The results reported here corroborate the trend in favor of improved diagnostic accuracy of digital mammography over film for pre- and perimenopausal women younger than 50 years with dense breasts

Estrogen Receptor-Negative Invasive Breast Cancer: Imaging Features

Estrogen Receptor-Negative Invasive Breast Cancer: Imaging Features of Tumors with and without Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Type 2 Over-expression
Yingbing Wang, Debra M. Ikeda, Balasubramanian Narasimhan, Teri A.Longacre, Richard J. Bleicher, Sunita Pal, Roger J. Jackman, and Stefanie S. Jeffrey
Radiology 2008;246 367-375
http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/abstract/246/2/367?etoc

We found that lesion margin and presence of calcifications on images, as well as cancer stage at diagnosis, are significantly associated with human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 status in patients with estrogen receptor negative breast cancer