Breast Cancer

Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital Surgeons Find BSGI Effective in Determining Extent of Breast Cancer in Patients With Known Diagnosis

Published in Cancer Weekly, June 24th, 2008

A group of surgeons from Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital (Portland, Oregon) have found Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) has a significant value in the pre-operative assessment for the extent of breast cancer in patients with known diagnosis. The findings were presented at The Society of Black Academic Surgeons Annual meeting held in Cleveland, Ohio.

BSGI is a molecular breast imaging technique used for the early detection of breast cancer and in the differentiation of malignant and benign tumors. It relies on advanced gamma imaging technology and mammographic positioning to optimize results. For this study BSGI was conducted with a commercially available...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-06-24)

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