6 results match your criteria: "Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center[Affiliation]"
The California breast density information group: a collaborative response to the issues of breast density, breast cancer risk, and breast density notification legislation.
Radiology
December 2013
From the Departments of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Division of Women's Imaging (E.R.P., E.A.S., B.N.J.), and Radiology (R.J.B.), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif; Department of Radiology (J.H, K.K.L.) and the Comprehensive Cancer Center (D.D.W.), University of California, Davis, Sacramento, Calif; Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Advanced Medicine Center, 875 Blake Wilbur Dr, Room CC-2239, Stanford, Calif (J.A.L., D.M.I.); Bay Imaging Consultants, Sutter Health, Alta Bates Summitt Medical Center, Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center, Oakland, Calif (R.J.B.); Department of Radiology, Sutter Health, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, Calif (J.W.T.L.); Department of Radiology, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Fong and Jean Tsai Professor of Women's Imaging, University of California Irvine School of Medicine, UCI Medical Center, Orange, Calif (S.A.F.); Department of Radiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif (L.W.B.); Department of Clinical Radiology, Moores Cancer Center, UC San Diego Health System, La Jolla, Calif (H.O.F.); Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif (B.L.D.); Divisions of Oncology and Epidemiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif (A.W.K.); Department of OB/GYN, UC Davis Health System, University of California Davis Cancer Center, Sacramento, Calif (E.L.); and Athena Breast Health Network and UCSF Cancer Risk Program, San Francisco, Calif (L.R.).
In anticipation of breast density notification legislation in the state of California, which would require notification of women with heterogeneously and extremely dense breast tissue, a working group of breast imagers and breast cancer risk specialists was formed to provide a common response framework. The California Breast Density Information Group identified key elements and implications of the law, researching scientific evidence needed to develop a robust response. In particular, issues of risk associated with dense breast tissue, masking of cancers by dense tissue on mammograms, and the efficacy, benefits, and harms of supplementary screening tests were studied and consensus reached.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvaluation of breast silicone implants.
Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am
August 2013
Breast Imaging, Bay Imaging Consultants, Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center, Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Oakland, CA 94609, USA.
While clinical evaluation of breast implants and their complications can identify capsule contracture and rupture of saline implants, the identification of silicone implant failure is best accomplished by silicone specific protocols for MRI with orthogonal acquisition. Such imaging can also help resolve other clinical problems. Following a brief overview of the history and development of commercial use of silicone implants and alternatives, this article outlines the approach toward optimal imaging and expected results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- The study analyzed gender differences in breast cancer using data from the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) covering 1998 to 2007, comparing demographics, tumor characteristics, treatments, and outcomes for over 13,000 men and nearly 1.4 million women.
- Men were generally older and had larger tumors, with a higher likelihood of presenting at a more advanced stage compared to women.
- While there were significant differences in overall survival rates—83% for women versus 74% for men—when considering various factors, breast cancer in men and women is ultimately more similar than initially suggested.
Malignant seeding following percutaneous breast biopsy: documentation with comprehensive imaging and clinical implications.
Breast J
February 2012
Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center, Oakland, California 94609, USA.
The aim of this study was to demonstrate convincing evidence that percutaneous breast biopsy may result in displacement of malignant cells that can initiate tumor growth at a separate anatomic site, other than the index lesion. Two patients with malignancy diagnosed by percutaneous breast biopsy were followed up with subsequent imaging. The observation of displaced cells initiating subsequent malignant growth was compared retrospectively with the previous year's outcomes following percutaneous breast biopsy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOn the more insidious manifestations of bias in scientific reporting.
J Am Coll Radiol
July 2010
Bay Imaging Consultants, Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center, Oakland, California 94609, USA.
Although bias in scientific reporting has been the focus of prior commentary, more insidious aspects of such bias often escape attention by authors, reviewers, editorial boards, and commentators. Such bias is no longer simply academic because health care policy, which is increasingly predicated upon evidence-based scientific literature, may be adversely impacted by lack of balanced and objective publications in peer reviewed journals.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOn the logistics of interpretive radiology reporting: moving beyond procrustes.
J Am Coll Radiol
August 2009
Bay Imaging Consultants, Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center, Oakland, CA 94609, USA.