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An abnormal screening ultrasound: concordance with a tertiary obstetrical ultrasound unit
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Objective: To determine concordance of ultrasound diagnosis in referrals to a tertiary obstetrical ultrasound unit (TOU) for suspected abnormalities.
Study design: Consecutive referrals for 'abnormal outside ultrasound' during a 6-month period were compared with the TOU ultrasound diagnosis. Concordance of diagnosis was compared on the basis of organ system involved and referral for single or multiple suspected abnormalities, [chi]^sup 2^ analysis was used; p < 0.05 was considered s...
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An abnormal screening ultrasound: concordance with a tertiary obstetrical ultrasound unit
Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
; Objective: To determine concordance of ultrasound diagnosis in referrals to a tertiary obstetrical ultrasound unit (TOU) for suspected abnormalities. Study design: Consecutive referrals for 'abnormal outside ultrasound' during a 6-month period were compared with the TOU ultrasound diagnosis.
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Adding Breast Ultrasound Screening to Mammography Reveals Cancers not Seen on Mammography Alone in Women at Increased Risk for Breast Cancer
U.S. Newswire
; To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Shawn Farley of the American College of Radiology, +1- 703-648-8936, sfarley@acr.org PHILADELPHIA, May 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In women at increased risk for breast cancer, adding a screening ultrasound examination to routine mammography revealed 28 percent more
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Supplemental ultrasound improves breast Cancer detection.(Women's Health)(Clinical report)
Internal Medicine News
; CHICAGO -- Supplemental ultrasound screening significantly increased the number of cancers detected, but resulted in a substantial number of false-positive findings in a multicenter study of 2,637 women at high risk for breast cancer. The addition of screening ultrasound to mammography identified
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Cancer detection enhanced, but at a price.(News)
Family Practice News
; Chicago -- Supplemental ultrasound breast screening significantly increased the number of cancers detected, but resulted in a substantial number of false-positive findings in a multicenter study of 2,637 women at high risk for breast cancer. The addition of screening ultrasound to mammography
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Current status of breast ultrasound
Applied Radiology
; The purpose of this review is to highlight important historical points in the development of breast ultrasound. The topics addressed will include determining the sonographic criteria for simple cysts, the differentiation of benign and malignant solid breast lesions, and the value of screening
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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.
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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.
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Mammography plus ultrasound detects more cancers.(Across Specialties)(Clinical report)
Clinical Psychiatry News
; Adding a single screening ultrasound exam to routine mammography significantly improves breast cancer detection in women who are at high risk for the disease, investigators reported. Supplementing mammography with ultrasound raised the rate of diagnosis by 55% in the American College of Radiology
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PRO & CON.
OB GYN News
; Is second-trimester screening ultrasound of little value in identifying fetuses with Down syndrome? [YES] I helped perform a metaanalysis of the published literature on using ultra-sonography to identify women with an increased risk of carrying a fetus with Down syndrome. We found that sonographic
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BOTTOMLINE.(mitral valve prolapse)
Family Practice News
; Mitral Valve Prolapse Screening A limited screening ultrasound evaluation dramatically reduces imaging time and cost in patients with suspected mitral valve prolapse, without any significant loss in diagnostic capability, Dr. Robert Scott reported at the annual meeting of the American College of
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