Sonographically occult screen detected breast masses: a retrospective analysis of cases undergoing biopsy.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate nonpalpable breast masses identified on mammograms that are sonographically occult.

Methods: The pathology data base at the Woman's Place for Breast Care of the Woman's Hospital of Texas was searched to identify patients who had undergone biopsy for a nonpalpable breast mass identified on mammograms in which a mass was not visible at sonography.

Results: There were 32 of 231 such nonpalpable masses that were sonographically occult.

Sonographic evaluation of focal asymmetric density of the breast.

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of sonography in the evaluation of a focal asymmetric density of the breast in patients who subsequently underwent biopsy for this finding. During a 30-month period, the clinical, sonographic, and pathologic findings were retrospectively reviewed in 36 women who underwent biopsy for a focal asymmetric density of the breast after mammographic and sonographic workup. Sonographic evaluation of a focal asymmetric density of the breast in 36 women demonstrated a solid mass in 15, a suspected complicated cyst in two, echogenic tissue in nine women, and no focal sonographic change in 10.

Radiology resident selection: Objective Restructured Interview to assess five essential attributes.

Like in other medical fields, candidates seeking a career in Radiology requires special skills and aptitudes. Selecting candidates for radiology residency is made difficult by the fact that many of the essential qualities predictive of a good radiology consultant, such as interpersonal skills, recognition of limits, curiosity, conscientiousness, and confidence level, are "non-cognitive", and thus difficult to assess. This paper describes the selection procedure developed by the Department of Radiology of Baylor College of Medicine to measure, as objectively as possible, both the cognitive and non-cognitive qualities of candidates, based on a combination of traditional screening and Objective Structured Interviews.