Preoperative imaging for breast conservation surgery—do we need more than conventional imaging for local disease assessment?

Multifocal, multicentric, and contralateral breast cancers: MR imaging in preoperative assessment of local extent disease

Ramadan fasting: Do we need more evidence?

Over a billion of Muslims fast worldwide during Ramadan each year. Through this religious custom, fasting contributes to their health as well as their spiritual growth. However, available evidence regarding the health-benefits of Ramadan fasting is scarce and highly contentious. Although Islam exempts patients from fasting, many fast conceivably, and their clinical condition is prone to deterio...

Breast cancer imaging: a new role of Tc-99m sestamibi prone scintimammography for diagnosisof breast cancer

Mammography remians the procedure of choice in screening asymptomatic women for breast cancer. However, in patients with symptoms, other types of imaging play an important role in the detection of malignancies. The high cost and lack of availability of PET and MRI largely precludes the use in this patient population. TI-201 is nbt the imaging agent of choice because of its wash-out and redistri...

Breast Imaging Following Breast Conservation Therapy

Both surgery (lumpectomy) and radiation therapy used in breast conservation › therapy (BCT) produce changes in the breast These changes must be differentiated from in-breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) › Mammographic changes after BCT may include skin edema, parenchymal • edema, scar formation, fat necrosis, calcifications Mammographic findings of IBTR can be similar • Comparison with previous st...

Simple dacryops: Do we really need imaging?

Classically, dacryops have been described as an ectasia of lacrimal ductule(s) of uncertain etiology.1 In general, patients remain asymptomatic and cosmetic deformity of the lid is the usual reason for visiting an ophthalmologist.1 Being rare and simulating few other clinical conditions, many ophthalmologists are unfamiliar about this cyst and may advice unnecessary imaging. A 45-year-old femal...