Abbreviated MRI of the breast : a practical guide /

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Edition:	First edition.
Imprint:	New York : Thieme, [2018]
Description:	1 online resource : color illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Thieme Clinical Collection Thieme clinical collection.
Subject:	Breast -- Magnetic resonance imaging. Breast -- Cancer. Breast Neoplasms -- diagnosis. Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- methods. Breast -- Cancer. Breast -- Magnetic resonance imaging. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12017046

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Other authors / contributors:	Comstock, Christopher E., editor. Kuhl, Christiane, editor.
ISBN:	9781626231948 162623194X 9781626231931 1626231931
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF text file html
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 13, 2018)
Summary:	Although mammography is the primary method used for breast cancer screening, screening mammography is limited especially in women with dense breasts, which includes nearly 50% of all women in the United States. Despite improvements such as digital mammography, computed aided detection, and digital breast tomosynthesis, breast cancer continues to be a leading cause of cancer-related death in women. The recent proliferation of screening breast ultrasound has led to increased health care costs and false positives, with only a slight improvement in breast cancer detection. It is time for a better.
Other form:	Print version: Abbreviated MRI of the Breast: A Practical Guide 9781626231931 1626231931

Table of Contents:

Introduction to abbreviated breast magnetic resonance imaging / Christopher E. Comstock
History of MRI in breast cancer screening / Janice S. Sung and Elizabeth A. Morris
Current clinical evidence on abbreviated breast MRI / Christiane Kuhl
Technical aspects of abbreviated breast MRI : the original approach / Christiane Kuhl
Techniques for performing abbreviated breast MRI / R. Edward Hendrick
Abbreviated breast MR imaging protocols and clinical implementation / Gillian M. Newstead
Interpretation guidelines / Janice S. Sung and Constance D. Lehman
MRI-guided biopsy techniques / Carol H. Lee.

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