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Breast Cancer
More breast lesions detected in patients eligible for breast-conserving therapy
September 15th, 2005
Scientists evaluated the incidence of detecting additional breast lesions in patients eligible for breast-conserving therapy (BCT). "This study was conducted to assess the incidence and impact of additional findings from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) on the workup of patients eligible for BCT and to optimize the specificity of further workup by combining radiological reading with computerized analysis. One hundred and sixteen patients eligible for BCT underwent preoperative MRI where the gold standard was histology or follow-up (median 35 months, range 23-48)," scientists in Amsterdam reported. "The incidence of additional findings and impact on...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-09-15)
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