Dear Women's Imaging Insider,
Accelerated partial-breast irradiation allows patients to receive breast-conserving radiation therapy in a shorter time frame compared to the six weeks that whole-breast irradiation requires. The compressed treatment regimen may help provide rural or elderly women with access to radiation treatment they might not otherwise have due to transportation issues.
But using this protocol means there's a possibility that hidden cancers will be missed. This month's Women's Imaging Digital Community Insider brings you findings from researchers at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute that suggest that women who are eligible for accelerated partial-breast irradiation could benefit from an MRI exam before beginning treatment to ensure no hidden cancers are missed. Click here to read more. As a Women's Imaging Insider, you have access to the article well before the rest of our members.
As for other breast MRI news in women's imaging, find out how high-spatial-resolution SER imaging may improve breast cancer outcomes. Read what researchers are saying about whether solid-state scintimammography matches breast MRI. And click here to learn how MDCT can help differentiate breast lesions when MRI doesn't work.
As always, if you have a comment, report, or article idea to share about any aspect of women's imaging, please feel free to contact me at [email protected].
