Factors That Impact the Duration of MRI-Guided Core Needle Biopsy

Factors That Impact the Duration of MRI-Guided Core Needle Biopsy
Mitra Noroozian, Eva C. Gombos, Sona Chikarmane, Dianne Georgian-Smith, Sughra Raza, Christine M. Denison, Elisabeth P. Frost, and Robyn L. Birdwell
AJR 2010;194:150-157

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Variables that minimized procedure duration were number of image acquisitions, number of patient insertions or removals from the magnet, and assistance of a breast imaging fellow-in-training. No patient-related or target-related variables impacted procedure time

Comparison of Acquisition Parameters and Breast Dose in Digital Mammography and Screen-Film Mammography in the American College of Radiology Imaging N

Comparison of Acquisition Parameters and Breast Dose in Digital Mammography and Screen-Film Mammography in the American College of Radiology Imaging Network Digital Mammographic Imaging Screening Trial
R. Edward Hendrick, Etta D. Pisano, Alice Averbukh, Catherine Moran, Eric A. Berns, Martin J. Yaffe, Benjamin Herman, Suddhasatta Acharyya, and Constantine Gatsonis
AJR 2010;194:362-369

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Differences between screen-film mammography and FFDM in compression force and indicated compressed breast thickness were small. On average, FFDM had 22% lower mean glandular dose than screen-film mammography per acquired view, with sizeable variations in average FFDM doses by manufacturer

MR-Directed ("Second-Look") Ultrasound Examination for Breast Lesions Detected Initially on MRI: MR and Sonographic Findings

MR-Directed ("Second-Look") Ultrasound Examination for Breast Lesions Detected Initially on MRI: MR and Sonographic Findings
Hiroyuki Abe, Robert A. Schmidt, Rajshri N. Shah, Akiko Shimauchi, Kirti Kulkarni, Charlene A. Sennett, and Gillian M. Newstead
AJR 2010;194:370-377

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MR-directed ultrasound of MRI-detected lesions was useful for decision making as part of the diagnostic workup. Malignant lesions were likely to have an ultrasound correlate, especially when they presented as masses on MRI. However, the sonographic findings of these lesions were often subtle, and careful scanning technique was needed for successful MRI–ultrasound correlation

(Ed..) this validates studies from Korea and Italy, published in Europe which showed that an US correlate was strongly associated with subsequent outcome of malignancy

Solitary Dilated Duct Identified at Mammography: Outcomes Analysis

Solitary Dilated Duct Identified at Mammography: Outcomes Analysis
C. Belinda Chang, Natalya M. Lvoff, Jessica W. Leung, R. James Brenner, Bonnie N. Joe, Hilda H. Tso, and Edward A. Sickles
AJR 2010;194:378-382
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UCSF PAPER:
Solitary dilated duct is a rare mammographic finding, this series being the largest reported to date. Although few cases are studied, solitary dilated duct appears to have a greater than 2% likelihood of malignancy, sufficiently high to suggest that a suspicious (BI-RADS 4a) assessment may be appropriate

Ed... currently this is in the BIRADS lexicon as a benign finding. Our data suggest otherwise, but we await validation in a follow up series

Lesion Size Inaccuracies in Digital Mammography

Lesion Size Inaccuracies in Digital Mammography
Jean R. Paquelet and R. Edward Hendrick
AJR 2010;194:115-118

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We show that some combinations of digital mammography acquisition and display systems can lead to clinically significant over- or underestimation of lesion size in magnification mode. This phenomenon can occur even with acquisition and display systems from the same manufacturer. Thus, the accuracy of lesion size in each magnification mode should be a routine QC acceptance test performed on each digital mammography acquisition–display system combination

Optimal Timing of Breast MRI Examinations for Premenopausal Women Who Do Not Have a Normal Menstrual Cycle

Optimal Timing of Breast MRI Examinations for Premenopausal Women Who Do Not Have a Normal Menstrual Cycle
Richard L. Ellis
AJR 2009;193:1738-1740
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Serum progesterone concentrations corresponding to the follicular phase of a normal menstrual cycle can aid in optimal scheduling of breast MRI examinations for premenopausal women who lack cyclical menses

Preoperative Sonographic Classification of Axillary Lymph Nodes in Patients With Breast Cancer: Node-to-Node Correlation With Surgical Histology and

Preoperative Sonographic Classification of Axillary Lymph Nodes in Patients With Breast Cancer: Node-to-Node Correlation With Surgical Histology and Sentinel Node Biopsy Results
Nariya Cho, Woo Kyung Moon, Wonshik Han, In Ae Park, Jihyoung Cho, and Dong-Young Noh
AJR 2009;193:1731-1737
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Sonographic classification of axillary lymph nodes is effective for predicting the presence of metastases to avoid sentinel node biopsy or to reduce unsuccessful lymphatic mapping during sentinel node biopsy