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DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES OF THE BREAST
Diagnosis of Diseases of the Breast
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Second Edition

By
Lawrence Bassett, MD, Iris Cantor Professor of Breast Imaging, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Jackson, MD, John A. Campbell Professor of Radiology, Director of Breast Imaging, Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Karin Fu, Medical Director, Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center Breast Center, Palm Desert, CA

Description
The 2nd Edition of this well-received reference takes a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to the evaluation of benign and malignant breast disease. Internationally recognized specialists address the technical, interpretive, and diagnostic aspects of mammography. They also offer expanded coverage of all of the other imaging modalities available to identify diseases of the breast. This unique resource also addresses histopathology, surgery, epidemiology, clinical and historical issues, as well as today's hot topics, such as sentinel node biopsy.

Audience
Radiologists, Radiology Residents, Women?s Health Practitioners, OB/GYNs, Health Science Libraries

Contents


I. Introduction


1 History of Breast Imaging



II Mammography: Performing the Examination


2 Mammography Equipment and Screen Film Imaging Considerations

3 Positioning

4 Clinical Image Evaluation

5 Quality Control

6 MQSA

7 Reporting and Communication

8 Medical Audit

9 Coding and Billing

10 Medicolegal Issues



III Other Diagnostic Tools


11 Clinical Breast Exam

12 Breast Sonography

13 Digital mammography

14 Breast MR Imaging

15 Nuclear Medicine



IV Interventional Breast Imaging Procedures


16 Presurgical needle localization

17 Core Needle Biopsy

18 After the Biopsy

19 Handling of Pathology Specimens

20 Other Sonographically Guided Interventional Procedures

21 Galactography



V Screening Mammography


22 Epidemiology

23 Screening Guidelines and Controversies



VI Normal Breast and Benign and Malignant Conditions


24 Normal Breast

25 Benign Breast Lesions

26 Noninvasive carcinoma

27 Invasive Malignancies

28 Clinically Abnormal Breast

29 The Male Breast Chantra, Shiroishi



VII Management of Breast Diseases and Posttreatment Evaluation


30 Treatment of Breast Disease

31 Conservatively Treated Breast

32 Augmented Breast

33 Reduction Mammoplasty


Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 672 pages, publication date: DEC-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-7216-9563-1
ISBN-10: 0-7216-9563-9
Imprint: SAUNDERS


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