Breast Cancer: Present Perspective of Early Diagnosis

By Sam Brünner

The Third International Copenhagen Symposium on Detection of Breast Cancer afforded a further opportunity for scientists from all over the world to come together and present important papers con- cerning breast cancer and early diagnostic procedures. The Sympo- sium was an opportunity to learn from extensive screening proce- dures carried out at outstanding centers in the United States, Sweden, the Netherlands, and England. Furthermore, the Sympo- sium dealt with new modalities such as ultrasonography, magnifi- cation techniques, and magnetic resonance; and very important contributions concerning self-examination, fine needle aspiration biopsy, and radiation risks were presented. A whole section was also dedicated to the highly important cooperation between radiologist, surgeon, and pathologist. It is our sincere hope that a study of the different aspects of breast cancer presented in this volume will encourage the reader to join in the struggle against this dreadful dis- ease. December 1986 S. Brunner B. Langfeldt Contents B. Nielsen Image Quality in Mammography: Physical and Technical Limitations . 1 S. A. Feig, B. M. Galkin, and H. D. Muir Clinical Considerations in Selection of Dedicated Mammography Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . E. A. Sickles The Role of Magnification Technique in Modern Mammography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 B. M. Galkin, S. A. Feig, P. Frasca, H. D. Muir, and R. Z. Soriano Imaging Capabilities and Dose Considerations of Different Mammographic Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . E. A. Sickles Computed Tomography Scanning, Transillumination, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Breast . . . . . . . . . . . 31 A. G. Haus Recent Trends in Screen-Film Mammography: TechnicalFactors and Radiation Dose . . . . . . . . . .

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 364282966X
• ISBN13: 9783642829666
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"