Dear Women's Imaging Insider,
For women who choose breast-conserving surgery, it's crucial that the size and extent of their cancer is estimated accurately: if it's not, they can face more -- and unexpected -- surgical intervention.
Historically, targeted breast ultrasound has been used along with mammography for this kind of presurgical planning, but newer techniques, including breast MRI and whole-breast ultrasound, are showing promise.
Find out what researchers at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles discovered when they compared bilateral MRI and bilateral whole-breast ultrasound to mammography and targeted ultrasound by clicking here. As an Insider subscriber, you have access to the article before our other readers.
Once you've read our Insider Exclusive, take a look at what else is going on in the Women's Imaging Digital Community:
- Find out why dense breast masses are three times more likely to be malignant.
- Read how translabial ultrasound helps in labor assessment.
- Discover what researchers have to say about using magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) on breast tumors.
- Get the scoop on why survival rates for breast and ovarian cancer are lower in the U.K. and Denmark than in other countries.
As always, if you have a comment, report, or article idea to share about any aspect of women's imaging, I invite you to contact me at [email protected].
Best wishes for a healthy and happy 2011!
