Dear Women's Imaging Insider,
Our Insider Exclusive is a report from the meeting of the 2006 American Society of Breast Disease (ASBD) symposium, held in Las Vegas, on the role of MR in breast cancer screening. Dr. Steven Harms and Dr. Alan Hollingsworth offer their assessments on the current state of breast MR, as well as where it's going in the future. To read more, click here.
Other articles on breast cancer that you'll find in the Women's Imaging Digital Community include:
- A new report that older women with the disease tend to be undertreated, either with radiotherapy or chemotherapy
- A study taking another look at whether breast size actually impacts breast cancer risk
- A paper on using breast scintigraphy to guide intradermal injection of radiotracer in swollen lymph nodes
You can also learn more about MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) of uterine fibroids from a presentation at the 2006 American Roentgen Ray Society conference in Vancouver. Finally, check out an article on the value of 3D sonography for routine evaluation of the endometrium.
