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Cancellation of MR Imaging-guided Breast Biopsy Due to Lesion Nonvisualization: Frequency and Follow-Up [Breast Imaging]

Conclusion:
MR imaging-guided breast biopsy was canceled due to lesion nonvisualization in 8% of the patients. Although the cancer detection rate among the lesions for which biopsy was canceled is low (95% CI: 0%, 9%), short-term follow-up MR imaging is prudent.
© RSNA, 2011 (Source: Continuous Publishing articles)
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Effect of Transition to Digital Mammography on Clinical Outcomes [Breast Imaging]

Conclusion:
Recall rate and cancer detection rate increase for at least 2 years after the transition to digital screening mammography. PPV3 is significantly reduced after digital transition, primarily in patients with microcalcifications.
© RSNA, 2011 (Source: Continuous Publishing articles)

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Dedicated Dual-Head Gamma Imaging for Breast Cancer Screening in Women with Mammographically Dense Breasts [Breast Imaging]

Conclusion:
Addition of gamma imaging to mammography significantly increased detection of node-negative breast cancer in dense breasts by 7.5 per 1000 women screened (95% CI: 3.6, 15.4). To be clinically important, gamma imaging will need to show equivalent performance at decreased radiation doses.
© RSNA, 2010
Clinical trial registration no. NCT00620373
Supplemental material: http://radiology.rsna.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1148/radiol.10100625/-/DC1 (Source: Continuous Publishing articles)
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Can Preoperative Axillary US Help Exclude N2 and N3 Metastatic Breast Cancer? [Breast Imaging]

Conclusion:
Preoperative axillary US excluded 96% of N2 and N3 invasive ductal metastases. The false-negative rate for N2 and N3 invasive lobular cancer was significantly higher than that for invasive ductal cancer, which suggests that axillary US cannot be used to exclude N2 and N3 metastases in these patients.
© RSNA, 2010 (Source: Continuous Publishing articles)

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