BACKGROUND Several studies on the diagnostic efficacy of MRI has not real consensus for the accuracy of MRI characteristics in non mass like breast lesions, and the number of malignant lesions in different studies is insufficient. OBJECTIVES In this study we aimed to analyze the diagnostic role of MRI BIRADS features for diagnosis of malignancy in non mass like breast lesions. PATIENTS AND ...

PURPOSE To determine the diagnostic yield of primary circulating tumor cells in women with suspicion of breast cancer, detected as a result of an abnormal mammography. MATERIALS AND METHODS Consecutive women presenting for breast biopsy as a result of a mammogram BiRADs of 3 or more, had an 8 ml blood sample taken for primary circulating tumor cell (CTC) detection. Mononuclear cells were obta...

OBJECTIVE This study examined the age-associated rate of incomplete mammograms requiring additional testing based on Breast Imaging-Reporting and Data System (BIRADS) score. METHODS A retrospective, observational study design from a tertiary medical center was used to evaluate which explanatory variables significantly predicted whether a woman had an incomplete mammogram. An incomplete mammog...

UNLABELLED Sonoelastography is a dynamically developing method of ultrasound examination used to differentiate the character of focal lesions in the breasts. The aim of the Part II of the study is to determine the usefulness of sonoelastography in the differentiation diagnosis of focal breast lesions including the evaluation of the diagnostic value of Tsukuba score and FLR ratio in characterizi...

Currently, the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BIRADS) density categorization is the most popular tool for density assessment among radiologists. However, it is subject to interobserver variabilities. Therefore, different automated methods have been proposed for dense tissue segmentation. In [1], a technique based on modeling of breast tissue using a Gaussian mixture model was propose...

BACKGROUND Mammographic screening is carried out at public sector hospitals as part of clinical practice. OBJECTIVE We report the experience of such screening at Tygerberg Academic Hospital (TBAH), a tertiary referral hospital in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. METHODS All mammograms performed between 2003 and 2012 at TBAH were analysed regarding patient demographics, clinical data...

AIM To compare the agreement of screening breast mammography plus ultrasound and reviewed mammography alone in asymptomatic women. MATERIALS AND METHODS All breast imaging data were obtained for women who presented for routine medical checkup at National Cancer Institute (NCI), Thailand from January 2010 to June 2013. A radiologist performed masked interpretations of selected mammographic ima...

OBJECTIVE This study is about determination and eveluation of the breast cancer cases which were diagnosed during the early diagnosis and screening programs covering a three years of digital mammography images at the Near East University Hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study covers 2136 women patients who applied to the early diagnosis and screening program of the Near East University Ho...