2015
Background parenchymal uptake during molecular breast imaging and associated clinical factors.
Hruska CB, Rhodes DJ, Conners AL, Jones KN, Carter RE, Lingineni RK, Vachon CM. Background parenchymal uptake during molecular breast imaging and associated clinical factors. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2015, 204: w363-70. PMID: 25714323, PMCID: PMC4423612, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.14.12979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBackground parenchymal uptakePostmenopausal hormone therapyParenchymal uptakeBreast cancerMolecular breast imagingHormone therapyClinical factorsMammographic densityDense breastsBI-RADS density categoriesChi-square testMenopausal statusPatient characteristicsHormonal contraceptivesEligible participantsGail modelMenstrual cycleSubsequent riskPrevious mammogramsMolecular breastBreast implantsUnderlying causeCancerBreastWomen
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