2015
Journal club: molecular breast imaging at reduced radiation dose for supplemental screening in mammographically dense breasts.
Rhodes DJ, Hruska CB, Conners AL, Tortorelli CL, Maxwell RW, Jones KN, Toledano AY, O'Connor MK. Journal club: molecular breast imaging at reduced radiation dose for supplemental screening in mammographically dense breasts. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2015, 204: 241-51. PMID: 25615744, PMCID: PMC4423604, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.14.13357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer detection rateMolecular breast imagingDense breastsOverall cancer detection rateInvasive cancer detection rateDetection ratePositive predictive valueRadiation dose reductionAsymptomatic womenBilateral cancerDCIS detectionSupplemental screeningInvasive diseaseBiopsy rateDose reductionReduced radiation dosePredictive valueMolecular breastBreastScreening mammographyDiagnostic performanceRadiopharmaceutical activityCancerRadiation doseMammography
2010
Dedicated Dual-Head Gamma Imaging for Breast Cancer Screening in Women with Mammographically Dense Breasts
Rhodes DJ, Hruska CB, Phillips SW, Whaley DH, O'Connor MK. Dedicated Dual-Head Gamma Imaging for Breast Cancer Screening in Women with Mammographically Dense Breasts. Radiology 2010, 258: 106-18. PMID: 21045179, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.10100625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive predictive valueBreast cancerDense breastsDiagnostic yieldNode-negative breast cancerAdditional risk factorsNumber of patientsGamma imagingNumber of biopsiesBreast cancer screeningHIPAA-compliant protocolIpsilateral cancerAbnormal findingsAsymptomatic womenEligible participantsCancer screeningRisk factorsSestamibi injection