However, breast MRI has its place. Because it can capture an image that is higher contrast and more detailed than a mammogram, it may be used for women who are at high risk for breast cancer or have dense breasts, or when a mammogram reveals an area that needs further examination. It i...
At all ages, women are at higher risk of developing radiation-induced cancer than men because of the greater risk of breast cancer. The radiation dose of a CT scan of the chest performed volumetrically using multidetector CT using 300 milliamperage-seconds (mAs) and 120 kVp is ...
Fluctuation of Contralateral Normal Breast Enhancement in DCE-MRI of Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy2008.05.2 ~ 2008.05.9doi:http://ir.cmu.edu.tw/ir/handle/310903500/21371醫學院醫學系學士班放射線學科中國附醫放射線部
We compared diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) of the breast using 2 different b-values to determine the optimal b-value for greatest signal contrast between... W Reiko,I Yusuke,R Saadallah,... - 《Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences Mrms An Official Journal of Japan Society of Magnetic Re...
MRI evaluation of the contralateral breast in patients with recently diagnosed breast cancer Introduction: Contralateral breast cancer can be synchronous and/or metachronous in patients with cancer of one breast. Detection of a synchronous breast c... S Taneja,SMS Zaidi,A Jena,... - Indian Journal...
Histograms of the voxel-wise relaxation times and quantitative relaxation time maps are also presented.ConclusionT1 and multi-echo T2 relaxation times in normal human breast tissue are reported. These values are useful for pulse sequence design and optimization for 3T breast MRI. Compared with the ...
e, f Sagittal, and axial DTI map images demonstrate endometrial polyp mean DT-FA value = 0.518, and mean DT-MD value = 1.477 × 10−3 mm2/s. Diagnosis: pathologically proven endometrial polyp Full size image Fig. 4 A 45-year-old premenopausal female with history of breast cancer. ...
people are pregnant or have just given birth, their prolactin levels increase so they can make breast milk. But it’s possible to have high prolactin levels if you’re not pregnant. A prolactin blood test measures how much prolactin you have in your blood (Photo credit: E+/Getty Images) ...
Self- assessment of pubertal stage was determined according to the definition of Marshall and Tanner.24 On the basis of breast and genital stages pubertal status was categorized into three groups (prepubertal: Tanner I; intrapubertal: Tanner II–III, postpubertal: Tanner ⩾ IV).18 In this ...
MRI to differentiate benign from malignant soft-tissue tumours of the extremities: A simplified systematic imaging approach using depth, size and heterogen... Differentiating between malignant and benign lesions on the basis of MR images depends on the experience of the radiologist. For non-experts,...