although experts are not sure why. Denser tissues also make it more difficult to spot signs of cancer on a mammogram. For this reason, additional screening using an MRI or ultrasound may be advised.
Waiting for a diagnosis after an abnormal screening mammogram. Can J Public Health. 2000;91:113-7.Olivotto IA, Kan L, King S. Waiting for a diagnosis after an abnormal screening mammogram. SMPBC diagnostic process workgroup. Screening Mammography Program of British Columbia. Can J Public Health...
000 lead to a diagnosis ofcancer. Approximately 10% of women will require additional imaging, such as additional views orultrasound. Don't be alarmed if this happens to you. Only 8% to 10% of those women will need a breast biopsy (a sample of breast tissue is taken to evaluate for irr...
roentgenogram,X-ray photograph,X-ray picture,X ray,X-ray- a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. ...
I'm also mindful in writing "detection" rather than "early detection" because it typically takes several years for a mass to become large enough to detect via a mammogram; finding cancer with a mammogram cannot be considered an effective screening measure to make an "early diagnosis." ...
Breast Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, and Surgery during the Pre- and Peri-pandemic: Experience of Patients in a Statewide Health Information Exchange Background Measures taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted routine diagnosis and care for breast cancer. The aim of this study was to cha...
Differential diagnosis of screening mammogram-detected suspicious microcalcifications requiring biopsyThe histopathological proof of metastasis of epipharyngeal chordomas in ipsi and contra lateral lymph glands is a definite indication of malignancy and should replace the present method of clinical assessment....
Improving the time to diagnosis after an abnormal screening mammogram. Can J Public Health 2001;92:366- 71.Olivotto IA, Borugian MJ, Kan L, Harris SR, Rousseau EJ, Thorne SE, et al. Improving the time to diagnosis after an abnormal screening mammogram. Can J Public Health. 2001;92(5)...
Borugian MJ, Kan L, Chu CC, et al. Facilitated “fast track” referral reduces time from abnormal screening mammogram to diagnosis. Can J Public Health. 2008; 99 :252–256.Borugian MJ, Kan L, Chu CC, Ceballos K, Gelmon KA, Gordon PB, Poole B, Tyldesley S, Olivotto IA (2008) ...
Screening mammogramBreast cancerDigital mammography (DM) serves as the primary breast imaging technique for early cancer detection and diagnosis. However, it faces certain limitations, particularly in imaging dense breasts. DM exhibits reduced sensitivity and specificity in women with radiographically dense...