Publications by authors named "Eun L Langman"
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine differences in patient satisfaction and anxiety among women undergoing core-needle breast biopsies performed the same day as recommended versus a future date.
Methods: After institutional review board exemption was granted, a survey was administered to patients at four sites on the day of imaging-guided core-needle breast biopsy. The survey was available from November 2020 through January 2022.
Biopsy site markers (BSMs) placed during image-guided core needle biopsy (CNB) are typically targeted for surgical excision, along with the breast imaging abnormality. Retained BSMs raise concern of incomplete resection of the breast abnormality. The purpose of our study was to assess the frequency of residual malignancy in patients with retained BSMs identified on the initial mammography performed after breast lesion surgical excision.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe purpose of this study was to characterize presenting imaging findings in women younger than 40 diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in the context of pathology and clinical course. Retrospective chart and imaging reviews were performed in patients under 40 diagnosed with breast cancer between July 1, 2004, and December 31, 2013. Patient demographic, imaging, pathology, and clinical data were collected.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: The aim of this study was to quantify women's personal estimates of breast cancer risk and frequency of breast cancer thoughts.
Methods: Women from five medical centers were surveyed before their screening mammographic examinations. Participants were queried on their baseline anxiety and demographics, then asked how many times in the past month they had thought about developing breast cancer.
Purpose: To determine women's perceptions of breast cancer risk and thresholds for desiring biopsy when considering BI-RADS 3 and 4A scenarios and recommendations, respectively.
Materials And Methods: Women presenting for screening mammography from five geographically diverse medical centers were surveyed. Demographic information and baseline anxiety were queried.
Article Synopsis
- The study explores the use of the BI-RADS Mammography Atlas 5th Edition for assessing breast lesions in dedicated breast computed tomography (DBCT) since no dedicated atlas currently exists.
- Four radiologists analyzed 30 DBCT cases with marked lesions, finding a mix of malignant and benign cases while assessing different characteristics like breast density and final assessment based on the BI-RADS criteria.
- Results indicated high sensitivity (96.9%) but lower specificity (52.9%) in identifying lesions; overall agreement among radiologists was substantial for primary findings but moderate for breast density and final assessments.
Background: Patients with metastatic disease of the liver can have hyperbilirubinemia due to a number of reasons, including biliary obstruction. The purpose of this study was to analyze patient outcomes after percutaneous biliary drainage (PBD) catheter insertion in patients with extensive hepatic metastatic tumor burden.
Methods: Out of 746 PBD insertions, 44 patients (24 males, 20 females, mean age 57.