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Faster MRI Technique Comparable to the Conventional Screen
An MRI screening protocol for that takes just 3 minutes is as good as a regular MRI that takes 21 minutes, and more accurate than digital mammography, according to a proof-of-concept study published in the August 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
The accelerated MRI was as good as regular MRI for detecting 11 invasive breast cancers that had escaped detection on regular mammography, report Christiane A. Kuhl, MD, and colleagues from the University Hospital of Aachen in Bonn, Germany.
"MRI is the technique of the future [for screening]. Ionizing radiation is not involved. Compared with digital mammography, it is highly sensitive, and overdiagnosis is less of a problem, contrary to current notions," Dr. Kuhl told Medscape Medical News.
Dr. Kuhl's team "stripped down MRI to the essential part that makes for fast acquisition," she explained. For the 3-minute protocol, the radiologist reads the first postcontrast subtracted (FAST) and maximum-intensity projection images; for the full diagnostic protocol, all the images are read.
Original article: http://bit.ly/1nfLGwl
Source: Medscape
Oncology Onward: A Conversation With Penn Medicine's Dr Justin Bekelman
December 19th 2023Justin Bekelman, MD, director of the Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation, sat with our hosts Emeline Aviki, MD, MBA, and Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, for our final episode of 2023 to discuss the importance of collaboration between academic medicine and community oncology and testing innovative cancer care delivery in these settings.
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