Full-Field Digital versus Screen-Film Mammography: Comparison within the UK Breast Screening Program and Systematic Review of Published Data

Full-Field Digital versus Screen-Film Mammography: Comparison within the UK Breast Screening Program and Systematic Review of Published Data
Sarah Vinnicombe, Snehal M. Pinto Pereira, Valerie A. McCormack, Susan Shiel, Nick Perry, and Isabel M. dos Santos Silva
Radiology 2009;251 347-358

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We found similar cancer detection rates for screen-film mammography (SFM) and full-field digital mammography (FFDM) using hard-copy image reading; meta-analysis of published data, along with our UK study findings, showed that FFDM performed, in terms of process measures, at least as well as conventional SFM

Small Breast Cancers: In Vivo Percutaneous US-guided Radiofrequency Ablation with Dedicated Cool-Tip Radiofrequency System

Small Breast Cancers: In Vivo Percutaneous US-guided Radiofrequency Ablation with Dedicated Cool-Tip Radiofrequency System
Guglielmo Manenti, Francesca Bolacchi, Tommaso Perretta, Elsa Cossu, Chiara A. Pistolese, Oreste C. Buonomo, Elena Bonanno, Augusto Orlandi, and Giovanni Simonetti
Radiology 2009;251 339-346

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Because of the high variability of normal breast tissue composition among individuals (dense or fatty breasts), breast masses are not always surrounded by tissues with homogeneous conductivity; therefore, it is of primary importance to have a radiofrequency generator, a needle electrode, and a procedure protocol suitable for the variable composition of breast tissue.