BACKGROUND With the incidence of breast cancer rising worldwide, we are evaluating the iBreastExam (iBE) (UE LifeSciences Inc.), a handheld breast scanning device that can be utilized by community health workers to screen for breast abnormalities. The purpose of this study is to determine the sensitivity of the iBE in a population undergoing diagnostic breast imaging. METHODS Adult patients p...

OBJECTIVE To describe the nature and frequency of information presented on direct-to-consumer websites for emerging breast cancer imaging devices. DESIGN Content analysis of Australian website advertisements from 2 March 2011 to 30 March 2012, for three emerging breast cancer imaging devices: digital infrared thermal imaging, electrical impedance scanning and electronic palpation imaging. M...

Mammography is an effective screening method that reduces breast cancer mortality (1). However, mammography is not a perfect test and its sensitivity is diminished in women with dense breast tissue (2). For women at increased breast cancer risk, the use of imaging modalities in addition to mammography, termed supplemental screening, can improve the overall cancer detection rate. Current guideli...

Objectives The objectives of this article are to review and illustrate the imaging appearances of haematological malignancies in the breast. Methods With Institutional Review Board approval, a search of the surgical pathology records from 1st January 2000 to 1st July 2012 was performed for haematological malignancies. Results Forty-eight cases of haematological malignancies (42 women and 6 men)...

A variety of same pathologic conditions in the female breast, from benign to malignancy, have been reported for the male breast. In a symptomatic male patient with a palpable abnormality, gynecomastia and skin lesions account for the majority of pathologic conditions [1-3]. Breast abscess is also possible benign condition in men, but it is extremely rare [1-3]. Male breast abscess may have unfa...

OBJECTIVE Mastalgia is the most frequent symptom seen in patients who undergo breast imaging. There are various medical treatment methods in the literature. However, malignancy should be excluded before starting treatment. This is a prospective study, evaluating the necessity of imaging in patients who have applied for cyclic or non-cyclic breast pain, with normal physical examination, and with...

PURPOSE The probability of detecting radiologically evident metastatic disease in asymptomatic women with newly diagnosed operable breast cancer is low. Despite the recommendations of most practice guidelines imaging is still frequently performed. Relatively little is known about what patients believe is important when it comes to radiologic staging. METHODS Patients with early stage breast c...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess indications for stereotactic vacuum-assisted breast biopsy (SVAB) evaluated by breast 3 T-magnetic resonance (3 T-MR) imaging in patients showing suspicious microcalcifications on mammography and negative ultrasound (US) findings. METHODS AND MATERIALS Fifty-five patients with 55 breast lesions showing suspicious microcalcifications on mammograp...

CONTEXT Different imaging methods can identify the integrity of breast implants and also the extent of possible silicone leakage. Mammography, ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging are often used to evaluate the integrity of breast implants, usually in patients that are symptomatic for rupture. A group of clinically asymptomatic patients was taken as a sample. These patients wanted to ...

The use of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to investigate breast tumour biochemistry in vivo is reviewed. To this end, results obtained both from patients in vivo and from tumour extracts and model systems are discussed. An association has been observed between transformation and an increase in phosphomonoesters (PMEs) detected in the 31P MRS spectrum, as well as an increase in choline-co...