Evaluation of a Thyroid Nodule
Sensitivity Specificity Ultrasound [29] 63–87 80–94% Elastography [30, 31] 92% 90% MRI [27] 90% 95% CT/PET [28, 32] 88–92% 64–87% In terms of correlation between physical exam findings and…
ONCOLOGY
Malignant Changes
and Christian Waldherr1 (1) Bern, Switzerland 6.1 Malignant Changes: Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS) 6.1.1 Case 1 General Information/Clinical Issues Patient was a 62-year-old female. cT0 N0, previous history of…
Indications for Three-dimensional (3D)/Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT)
and Christian Waldherr1 (1) Bern, Switzerland 3.1 Recall Rate 3.1.1 Case 1 General Information/Clinical Issues Patient was a 49-year-old female, she presented with significant palpable laterocranial mastopathy on both sides….
Tomosynthesis-Guided Interventions
and Christian Waldherr1 (1) Bern, Switzerland 8.1 Indications and Advantages of Tomosynthesis-Vacuum-Assisted biopsy (T-VAB) Indications for T-VAB Non-palpable masses Mammographically detected Breast Imaging and Reporting Data System (BI-RADS) 4 and…
BI-RADS Reporting for Breast Tomosynthesis (3D-Mammography)
and Christian Waldherr1 (1) Bern, Switzerland The Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) was developed in 1993 by the American College of Radiology (ACR) to standardize mammographic reporting, to…
Benign Changes (Cysts, Fibroadenomas, Papillomas, Infection…): BI-RADS
and Christian Waldherr1 (1) Bern, Switzerland 5.1 Apocrine Metaplasia General Information/Clinical Issues The patient was a 56-year-old female. Previous bilateral breast reduction. She came for a routine screening examination. Synthetic…
Postoperative Changes
and Christian Waldherr1 (1) Bern, Switzerland 7.1 Case 1 General Information/Clinical Issues Patient was a 62-year-old female; breast-conserving therapy on left side medial in 2011, S-vacuum-assisted biopsy (S-VAB) in 2012….
Synthetic 2D Mammography with 3D Tomosynthesis as Screening Tool: Early Detection and Reduced Recall
and Christian Waldherr1 (1) Bern, Switzerland Two-dimensional (2D) mammography screening programs reduce breast cancer mortality substantially, but they do not depict all cancers early enough to result in a cure….
Introduction to Tomosynthesis
and Christian Waldherr1 (1) Bern, Switzerland 1.1 Motivation for Tomosynthesis Mammography is X-ray imaging of the breast. The technique works because different components of the breast absorb X-rays in different…
Re-emerging Antimetabolites with Novel Mechanism of Action with Respect to Epigenetic Regulation: Basic Aspects
Fig. 18.1 Chemical structures of cytidine and the cytidine analogs azaC (azacytidine) and DAC (aza-2′-deoxycytidine). The modifications of nitrogen in the base are depicted with red color. The red arrow…
