Ultrasound Finds Occult Breast Ca.

From: OB GYN News | Date: June 1, 2000| Author: BOSCHERT, SHERRY | Copyright information

SAN FRANCISCO -- Adding ultrasound to mammography screening greatly improves the ability to detect cancers in women with dense breasts, Dr. Thomas M. Kolb said at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.

In a prospective screening study of more than 18,000 women, Dr. Kolb and his associates at Columbia University in New York found that in women with dense breasts, ultrasound alone detected 22 (25%) of 89 breast cancers that had gone undetec...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

Dense breasts raise risk, researchers find
Chicago Sun-Times ; BOSTON -- Cancer turns up five times more often in women with extremely dense breasts than in those with the most fatty tissue, a study shows. On mammograms, fat looks dark, but dense tissue is light, like tumors, so it can mask cancer. This study confirms that cancers are also more frequent -- not
Ultrasound Reveals Occult Cancers in Dense Breasts.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Family Practice News ; SAN FRANCISCO -- Adding ultrasound to mammography screening greatly improves the ability to detect cancers in women with dense breasts, Dr. Thomas M. Kolb said at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. In a prospective screening study of more than 18,000 women, Dr.
Ultrasound Finds Occult Breast Ca.
OB GYN News ; SAN FRANCISCO -- Adding ultrasound to mammography screening greatly improves the ability to detect cancers in women with dense breasts, Dr. Thomas M. Kolb said at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine. In a prospective screening study of more than 18,000 women, Dr.
3-D mammograms, cameras could make for better breast exams
Charleston Gazette ; WASHINGTON - Remember peeking through a View-Master? Scientists are using the same concept behind the classic kids' toy to try to see mammograms in 3-D. The goal: A better way to check for breast cancer in women with breasts too dense for today's mammograms to give a clear picture. Radiologists
A new dimension for breast exams.(Front)
The Virginian Pilot ; By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON Remember peeking through a View-Master? Scientists are using the same concept behind the classic children's toy to try to see mammograms in 3-D. The goal: a better way to check for breast cancer in women with breasts too dense for today's
Density Danger.(early diagnosis of breast cancer)
U.S. News & World Report ; When Pam Schmid got a baseline mammogram in her 30s, the radiologist remarked that she had dense breasts. And that was that. I remember thinking, 'I don't know what that means,' says the Raleigh, N.C., wellness coach, now 49. Eventually, it meant a belated discovery of cancer. In 2003, Schmid felt
Digital mammography opportunities are growing.
Belleville News-Democrat (Belleville, IL) ; ... Illinois in Maryville (288-4929) also offers digital mammography. Copyright (c) 2007, Belleville News-Democrat, Ill. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Business News. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550 ...
IMDS releases CTLM clinical study results.(Research Alert)(Imaging Diagnostic Systems Inc.)(computed tomography laser mammography)
Medical Imaging ; On June 26, Imaging Diagnostic Systems Inc (IMDS), Fort Lauderdale, Fla, released select results from a study on the advantages of using computed tomography laser mammography (CTLM) as an adjunct to conventional mammography to improve detection of occult cancers in dense breasts. The results were
American study support ultrasound breast screening
Synergy ; An ongoing study in America is adding to the statistical weight behind utilising ultrasound as a routine means of cancer screening women with dense breasts. A New York radiologist, Dr Thomas Kolb, has indicated that ultrasound finds many nonpalpable occult lesions missed by mammography in women
Study: Digital mammograms better for younger women; The new test proves 15% more accurate than standard film X-rays among women under 50
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) ; Mammograms that use digital imaging to help doctors spot cancer are better than standard X-rays for young women and those with dense breasts, but others can skip the extra cost and get the old- fashioned kind, a landmark study concludes. It involved more than 40,000 women and was the largest ever