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Clinical breast imaging : the essentials / Gilda Cardeñosa

By: Cardenosa, Gilda [author].
Series: Publisher: Philadelphia, PA : Wolters Kluwer, c2015Description: xiii, 460 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781451151770 .Subject(s): Breast -- Diseases -- Diagnosis | Breast -- Cancer -- Diagnosis | Breast -- Radiography | Breast -- Magnetic resonance imaging | Breast -- Ultrasonic imaging | Breast Diseases -- diagnosis | Breast Neoplasms -- diagnosis | Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Mammography | Ultrasonography, MammaryGenre/Form: Print books.Summary: "This text is an introduction to the fundamentals of breast imaging, written by a Dr. Gilda Cardenosa, well-known in the field of breast imaging. It discusses the various imaging modalities of mammography, ultrasound and MRI and the rationale for screening vs. diagnostic studies. Imaging characteristics are discussed in the context of benign vs. malignant masses, with correlative images, and the inclusion of MRI meant for residents through the end of their training. The nomenclature is consistent with the ACR's BI-RADS recommendations that standardize reporting. It also includes didactic features such as key points, chapter summaries and actual patient cases reinforce fundamental concepts of breast imaging. Features: New chapter on breast MRI; Emphasis on differential diagnosis; Self-assessment exam in the text and on electronic version for board-review/prep; Table with BIRADS terminology for mammography, ultrasound and MRI"--Provided by publisher
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Includes bibliographical references and index

"This text is an introduction to the fundamentals of breast imaging, written by a Dr. Gilda Cardenosa, well-known in the field of breast imaging. It discusses the various imaging modalities of mammography, ultrasound and MRI and the rationale for screening vs. diagnostic studies. Imaging characteristics are discussed in the context of benign vs. malignant masses, with correlative images, and the inclusion of MRI meant for residents through the end of their training. The nomenclature is consistent with the ACR's BI-RADS recommendations that standardize reporting. It also includes didactic features such as key points, chapter summaries and actual patient cases reinforce fundamental concepts of breast imaging. Features: New chapter on breast MRI; Emphasis on differential diagnosis; Self-assessment exam in the text and on electronic version for board-review/prep; Table with BIRADS terminology for mammography, ultrasound and MRI"--Provided by publisher

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