Interinstitutional outside imaging transfer: Benefits, challenges, and evolving technology.

The interinstitutional transfer of outside images in radiology is a critical aspect of modern healthcare, enabling seamless collaboration among healthcare institutions and enhancing patient care. This paper explores the significance of interinstitutional image transfer in radiology, its challenges, and the technological advancements that have facilitated efficient image sharing. This practice offers several benefits, such as improving diagnostic accuracy, treatment planning, and patient outcomes.

Analysis of Technical Repeat Studies in Screening Mammography.

Objective: To identify causes of technical repeats, determine whether differences exist between mobile and fixed mammography units, and evaluate the rate of improvement on repeat imaging.

Methods: IRB approval was obtained for retrospective review of Enhancing Quality Using the Inspection Program (EQUIP) logs of screening mammography technical repeats performed from March 2017 to December 2018 at a hospital breast imaging center and from April 2017 to December 2018 on mobile mammography units. Frequency tables and Fisher's exact tests were used for statistical analysis.

Responsive Web-based Breast Imaging Core Curriculum for International Radiology Residents with Self-Assessment: A Pilot Study.

Rationale And Objectives: Lack of uniformity in radiology resident education is partially attributable to variable access to subspecialty education. Web-based courses improve standardization, but with growing emphasis on competency based education, more evaluation of their effectiveness is needed. We created a responsive web-based breast imaging curriculum for radiology residents including self-assessment and a satisfaction survey.

Retained Localization Wire Fragments in the Breast: Long-term Follow-up.

Objective: Historically, wire localization was the most widely utilized procedure for preoperative breast lesion localization. Occasionally a portion of the wire is retained in the breast. When recognized intraoperatively, the fragment can be removed immediately, but some cases are identified during post-surgical mammographic follow-up.

Imaging Follow-up Versus Surgical Excision for Radial Scars Identified on Tomosynthesis-Guided Core Needle Biopsy.

Rationale And Objectives: We investigated if imaging or pathology features could determine when imaging follow-up is appropriate after diagnosis of radial scar on digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT)-guided core needle biopsy (CNB).

Materials And Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of all patients diagnosed with radial scars on DBT-guided CNB at our institution between November 2014 and December 2016. Cases were excluded if DCIS or invasive malignancy was present in the same core specimens.

Immediate Migration of Biopsy Clip Markers After Upright Digital Breast Tomosynthesis-Guided Vacuum-Assisted Core Biopsy.

Rationale And Objectives: The goal of this retrospective study was to evaluate the rate of immediate post-biopsy clip migration on an upright digital tomosynthesis-guided vacuum-assisted core biopsy unit and determine if any factors were associated with immediate clip migration.

Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective review of patients who had undergone a biopsy performed at one facility from November 1, 2014 to September 30, 2016. Post-biopsy mammograms were reviewed to assess immediate clip position relative to the targeted lesion.

Tomosynthesis-Guided Core Biopsy of the Breast: Why and How to Use it.

Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has become an important tool in breast imaging. It decreases the call-back rate while increasing the cancer detection rate on screening mammography and is useful for diagnostic examination of noncalcified lesions and for the evaluation of patients presenting with clinical symptoms. Management challenges and dilemmas that are encountered with abnormalities detected on DBT and lacking a sonographic correlate can now be addressed with tomosynthesis-guided core biopsy.

Breast MR Imaging: Atlas of Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Breast Imaging Reporting and Data Systems Lexicon.

The latest edition of the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data Systems lexicon, copyrighted in 2013, contains several changes to the breast MR imaging section. Most changes were implemented to standardize descriptors across breast imaging modalities. New sections on special topics and implant evaluation are included.

Male Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging: When is it Helpful? Our Experience Over the Last Decade.

Currently, there are no clear indications or guidelines for performing breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in male patients diagnosed with primary breast cancer. The literature is also very limited on the usage of breast MRI in male patients. Although it is not common or recommended as a routine clinical practice to perform breast MRI in male patients even in the setting of a diagnosis of breast cancer, there are few instances where MRI may help clinicians and surgeons.

Implementation of Upright Digital Breast Tomosynthesis-guided Stereotactic Biopsy.

With growing adoption of digital breast tomosynthesis, an increasing number of imaging abnormalities are being identified only by tomosynthesis. Upright digital breast tomosynthesis-guided stereotactic biopsy is a proven method for sampling these abnormalities as well as abnormalities traditionally evaluated using conventional stereotactic biopsy. In this article, we describe the technique of upright digital breast tomosynthesis-guided stereotactic biopsy and outline a systematic operational approach to implementation of this technique in clinical radiology practices.

The Impact of Patient Demographics on the Selection of Breast Imaging Centers.

Objective: Studies show that health care tailored to patient preferences results in significant improvements in physician performance, patient satisfaction, and health outcomes. Limited information in the literature exists on the factors driving patient preferences for establishing care at specific breast imaging centers. In this study, we identified factors that drive cohort preferences in the selection of a breast imaging center.