Issue Special Issue 3/2008
Symposium Mammographicum 2008
Content (88 Articles)
Ultra-small iron particle-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of axillary lymph nodes in breast cancer
TH Helbiech
Introduction to proton (H) magnetic resonance spectroscopy of the breast
L Bartella
Magnetic resonance imaging in breast cancer: results of the COMICE trial
L Turnbull
Lesion size is a major determinant of the mammographic features of ductal carcinoma in situ: findings from the Sloane Project
A Evans, K Clements, A Maxwell, H Bishop, A Hanby, G Lawrence, O Kearins, S Pinder
Evaluating tumour response to primary radiochemotherapy in breast cancer patients: what role for breast magnetic resonance imaging?
F Thibault, MA Bollet, A Tardivon, C Malhaire, G Zemmour-Elfersi
Evaluation of the diagnostic value of high temporal and spatial resolution morphologic, dynamic, spectroscopic and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in patients with breast lesions at 3 T
K Pinker, W Bogner, S Gruber, P Szomolanyi, G Grabner, G Heinz-Peer, T Helbich, S Trattnig
Ultrasound-guided axillary node core biopsy in the staging of newly diagnosed breast cancer
P Britton, A Goud, S Barter, A Eleti, A Freeman, M Gaskarth, P Moyle, P Rajan, R Sinnatamby, J Slattery, E Provenzano, S Pinder, S Godward, G Wishart
Medico-legal issues in breast imaging
HN Purushothaman, JC Morel, E O'Flynn, ARM Wilson, MJ Michell
Is it feasible to train diagnostic radiographers to deliver a psycho-educational intervention to promote early presentation of breast cancer amongst older women? A pilot study
C Burgess, P Whelehan, L Omar, L Tucker, L Kedge, A Ramirez
Two systematic reviews to compare effects of double reading and computer-aided detection on both cancer detection and recall rate
PM Taylor, HWW Potts
Interval cancer developing within 3 years after recall to assessment: a review of the South East Wales cases
JF Brook, J Evans, K Gower Thomas
How does the location of a satellite screening site affect uptake?
LS Wilkinson, S Hudson, J Peterson
Would male radiographers have an impact on breast screening programme performance?
P Fitzpatrick, A Winston, T Mooney
The first two years of digital mammographic screening in New Zealand
J Walker, R Beedie, A Cave
Should prior film mammograms be digitised during the transition to digital mammography?
S Taylor-Phillips, MG Wallis, AG Gale
Accuracy of preoperative size prediction in infiltrating lobular carcinoma: comparison of mammography, ultrasound and clinical examination
F Canavan, B Atlas, A Sever, P Mills
Vacuum-assisted breast biopsy: comparison of three systems
F Canavan, AR Wilson, MJ Michell, D Evans, C Peacock, R Wasan, A O'Grady
Columnar cell lesions with atypia: radiological features and surgical outcome
F Canavan, MJ Michell, N Dutt
Breast biopsy pathology request forms: are the radiologists completing them correctly and legibly?
L Neville, N Ridley, S Taylor, J Armstrong, J Cook
Breast screening assessment clinics: as easy as ABC
S Taylor, N Ridley, S Brown, N Gillhespy
Can computed tomography replace nuclear medicine scans in the staging of breast cancer?
N Ridley, S Taylor, R Young
Audit of a radiographer/nurse-led family history breast cancer clinic
SA Willson, R Edwards, J Reeves, PA Middleton, AM Klidjian
A practical perspective of computerised radiography on a mobile screening van
A Turnbull, B Young, K Hayer, J Bacon, J York, S Farmer
Comparison between the NVQ Level 3 in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Care and the BTec Professional Development Certificate for assistant practitioners in imaging: the Derby experience
M Cross, R Riley, T Bluck, D Samra
The seated mammographer: a radical improvement in ergonomics
JR Lavell, J Burkitt
Only skin deep: a pictorial review of skin and subcutaneous lesions
P Moyle, M Hunt, P Britton
Interval cancer data collection within the South West Quality Assurance Reference Centre
E Kutt, F Johnson, D Harker
Abstract withdrawn
Predicting the presence of invasive carcinoma from the extent of mammographic malignant microcalcification and grade of ductal carcinoma in situon core biopsy: results from a National Health Service Screening Programme
EAM O'Flynn, JC Morel, J Gonzalez, H Purushothaman, D Evans, R Wasan, MJ Michell
HILINA: minimising the breast compression time at stereoguided biopsy
GP Naisby, H Harris, K Robson
Consensus approach to discrepancies arising from independent double reading of screening mammograms
R Hiscock, G Hurst
Evidence to support the use of ultrasound in addition to mammography as part of breast cancer follow-up surveillance
SN Andrews, DJ Ferguson, JM Dunn, RR Davies, MJ Cooper
Abstract withdrawn
The developing role of mammographers in performing sentinel node injections in a specialist breast care centre
A Kelly, AM Kelly, J Kopman
Large-volume Mammotome biopsy may reduce the need for surgery in screen-detected papillary lesions
PJ Carder, P Burrows, ST Dennis, N Sharma
Significance of new benign densities seen on screening mammograms of women older than 60 years of age
C Bradley, A Rahman, A Hubbard
Abstract withdrawn
Digital breast screening: does it do what it says on the tin?
A Teape, A Connors, P Mclarnon
Derby results and practical experience of breast imaging in women following supradiaphragmatic irradiation for Hodgkin's disease
AE Turnbull, M Bagnall, S Puri, M Persic
Maximising round length in a large National Health Service breast screening unit
BA Eckersley, S Berry, R Robertson
Infection control in the mammography units of New South Wales, Australia and the Republic of Ireland
D O'Leary, J McCrann, A Poulos, S Lewis
Additional application of 1H-spectroscopic (3D-MRSI) and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in breast MRI at 3 T: is there a diagnostic value in comparison with high temporal and spatial resolution morphologic and dynamic MRI in patients with breast lesions?
K Pinker, S Gruber, W Bogner, G Grabner, P Szomolanyi, T Helbich, G Heinz-Peer, S Trattnig
Study of the availability of digital mammography for premenopausal women in the Valencian Breast Cancer Early Detection Program
M Ramos, R Tortosa, V Gonzalez, G Verdú, JI Villaescusa
The West Midlands screening histories results
K Martin, E O'Sullivan, O Kearins, G Lawrence
An audit reviewing the management of fibroadenomas with the advent of Mammotome in the breast unit in Bradford
ST Dennis, P Carder, P Burrows, N Sharma
Abstract withdrawn
Variations in excision biopsy rates for women with B3/C3 results do not account for high benign open biopsy rates in the NHS Breast Screening Programme: a regional study
RM Watkins, F Johnson, A Mayer, A Bennett, DJ Harker, D Parham
Integration of the independent sector and the National Health Service in breast radiology: a working example
RJ Currie, RR Davies
Implementing barcode film-reading in the National Health Service Breast Screening Programme: the good, the bad and the ugly
ME Wheaton, K Stoddard
What makes a good mammographer? Looking at the homogeneity of those groups who perform best and least well on the PERFORMS self-assessment scheme
HJ Scott, AG Gale
Abstract withdrawn
Digital screening on a mobile unit: the Coventry experience
S Hoffmeister, A Stanton
Initial experience with a new ultrasound imaging technique to measure tissue viscoelasticity
J Souquet, A Athanasiou, M Fink, J Bercoff, M Tanter, A Tardivon, T Deffieux, JL Gennisson
Lateral-approach stereotactic vacuum-assisted 10 G breast biopsy using Vacora for indeterminate microcalcifications: results of a single-institution assessment of 172 procedures
EM Vanherreweghe, M Mortier, R Van den Broecke, H Depypere, M Praet, G Villeirs
Promoting early presentation of breast cancer amongst older women: radiographers' experiences of taking on a new role
L Tucker, L Omar, C Burgess, L Kedge, P Whelehan, A Ramirez
Does size matter? A review of screen-detected microcalcifications seen at breast screening assessment
LIG Haigh
Imaging features of male breast cancer: a pictorial review
CR Lloyd, PL Scott-Mackie, RD Leach, CS Ward
Eliciting requirements for a mammography training application
PM Taylor, M Hartswood, L Blot, S Anderson, L Wilkinson, E Anderson, R Proctor
Mammographic interpretation training: what exactly do film-readers want?
Y Chen, A Gale, H Scott
A review of breast cancers found in the Welsh Family History screening programme
S Bolt, J Jones, M Rogers, J Evans, K Gower Thomas
Common uses of immunohistochemistry in interpreting lesions of the breast: a pictorial review
T Hoang, R Rattan
The scope for a rapid digitiser of mammograms and other large-file, high-resolution images
R Grant, M Alsewan