By: Matt O’Connor From: healthimaging.com In high-risk women, abbreviated breast MRI protocols require shorter interpretation times while maintaining similar cancer detection rates compared to full-sequence magnetic resonance imaging, according to a recent analysis. Standard MRI beats out most other modalities at detecting breast cancer, yet its nearly one-hour imaging time can make exams difficult for many patients, experts wrote in …
Game-changing new tool at University Hospitals helps detect breast cancer sooner
By: Jessi Schultz From: news5cleveland.com University Hospitals has a new tool that helps detect cancer sooner. The “Fast MRI” has already found cancer in dozens of women. The cancer the scan finds is normally hidden in a normal mammogram. Dr. Donna Plecha is the director of Breast Imaging at University Hospitals. She calls the Fast MRI a “game changer.” “We …
Fast MRI Improves Breast Cancer Screening
By: Ingrid Hein From: medscape.com Abbreviated MRI protocols could dramatically improve the diagnosis of breast cancer and lead to the earlier diagnosis of a lot more women, especially those with fast-growing cancers, according to an ongoing study. “Mammograms detect slow-growing cancers but, notoriously, deliver false negatives for rapid-growing cancers,” said Christiane Kuhl, MD, from University of Aachen in Germany. “We …