To print: Select File and then Print from your browser's menu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: ARRS MEETING: MRI Most Accurate For Detecting Difficult To Diagnose Breast Cancer URL: http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/FC86A.htm Doctor's Guide May 10, 1999
NEW ORLEANS, LA -- May 10, 1999 -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has been shown to be effective in detecting and staging invasive lobular breast cancer, a form of breast cancer that historically has been difficult to diagnose accurately by mammography or ultrasound, a new study shows. "This form of cancer may be hidden within the normal breast tissue on the mammogram and therefore cannot be easily seen. MRI appears to be much more informative", explained Rose Heller, MD and Susan Orel, MD, lead authors of the study and radiologists at the Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA., where the study was conducted. The study was presented today at the 99th annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society in New Orleans, LA. The information provided by MRI in these cases could be used to guide surgical planning, the researchers said. Overall, the information provided by the MRI can be used to plan the fastest and most accurate treatment for women, they added. In 89 percent of the cases MRI correctly identified invasive lobular breast cancer, according to the study chairs. This specific kind of cancer accounts for approximately 10 percent of all breast cancers. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 1999 P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of P\S\L content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of P\S\L. P\S\L shall not be liable for any errors, omissions or delays in this content or any other content on its sites, newsletters or other publications, nor for any decisions or actions taken in reliance on such content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This news story was printed from *Doctor's Guide to the Internet* located at http://www.docguide.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to News Story Page This site is maintained by webmaster@pslgroup.com Please contact us with any comments, problems or bugs. All contents Copyright (c) 1998 P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. All rights reserved.