Health Information:

We are participating in a "cutting edge" national research study called ABVS; automated breast volumetric sonography.  The purpose of this study is to compare standard hand-held 2D sonography of the breasts with 3D ultrasound imaging.  The potential advantages of 3D ultrasound include: 

1.  Improved detection and characterizaion of breast lesions by allowing us to view the breasts in various projections, including the coronal view, which is not possible with 2D imaging.

2.  Better demonstration of the realtionship of breast lesions with satellite lesions and surrounding structures due to its wider field-of-view.

3. Fewer unnecessary biopsies as a result of our ability to manipulate the 3D volume set at a workstation and to distinguish true lesions from pseudo-lesions.

CALL TODAY TO ASK HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE!

 Weinstein Imaging is proud to announce the addition of 3D mammography.  Please call for more information.  412-440-6999.

See Dr. Bohm-Velez featured on WQED Pittsburgh 360.  Watch this exciting video:  http://www.wqed.org/tv/watch/?id=705&series=4

BRCA1 and BRCA2:  Cancer Risk and Genetic Testing

Breast MRI May Help Improve Long-Term Prognosis

Tomosynthesis Improves Detection of Infiltrating Ductal Carcinoma in Patients with Increased Risk

MBI Effective, less costly for diagnosing brest cancer

Breast MRI May Change Cancer Treatment Plan In Women Over 60

Radiologist Calls Study's Breast Cancer Over-diagnosis Conclusion Flawed

MRI May Assist in Detecting Cancers in Women with Breast Implants

Transvaginal Sonography Best for Assessing Suspected Ectopic Pregnancy

Extent Of Disease MRI May be Beneficial for Older Patients with Breast Cancer

Mammogram Rates Hold Steady Despite USPSTF Guidelines

Breast Tomo Screening Mammogram Combo May Increase Cancer Detection

Drugs can cut breast cancer risk for some

Quality Measure May Imporve Sensitivity of Shear Wave Breast Elastography

Skipping Mammograms May Increase Older Women's Risk of Dying From Breast Cancer

Tomosynthesis in the News

Medicare Payment Cuts For Osteoporosis Testing Reduced Use Despite Tests' Benefit In Reducing Fractures

Hologic's breast tomosynthesis technology was approved in the U.S. in February, 2011 and has had CE marking since 2008.

3D Mammography Finds Cancers Missed by 2D Alone

Tomosynthesis used for a diagnostic mammogram identifies a true positive cancer that spot compression missed.

Recommendations for Adnexal Cysts:  Have the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Consensus Conference Guidelines Affected Utilization of Ultrasound?

Latest Version of ACR Appropriateness Criteria, Now Available

Multiple Markers in Sonographic Scan Associated with Trisomy 21 Risk

A Review of Interval Breast Cancers Diagnosed among Participants of the Nova Scotia Breast Screening Program

Assessing Radiologist Performance Using Combined Digital Mammography and Breast Tomosynthesis Compared with Digital Mammography Alone

Digital Breast Tomosynthesis versus Supplemental Diagnostic Mammographic Views for Evaluation of Noncalcified Breast Lesions

Watch Dr. Rachel Brem speak about Automated Breast Ultrasound and Breast Specific Gamma Imaging on the Dr. Oz Show.

Streamlined Breast MR Protocol May Find More Early Cancers Than Mammo.

Researchers:  DBT Could Replace Mammo For Noncalcified Lesion Evaluations.

Molecular Breast Imaging:  A Multicenter Clinical Registry to Compare BSGI and Breast MRI

Molecular Breast Imaging:  the Sensitivity of BSGI as a diagnostic Adjunct to Mammography and Ultrasound

Dilon points to BSGI sensitivity in 2 studies

Breast Mass Characterization using 3D Automated Ultrasound as an Adjunct to Digital Breast Tomosynthesis

MRI Superior to Mammo for Detection of Residual Breast Cancer After Chemo

New Studies Show Molecular Breast Imaging Detects More Cancer When Used in Conjunction with Mammography and Ultrasound

Osteoporosis Treatment and Prevention in 2012 versus 2002

Three-Dimensional Mammography May Increase Detection Of Breast Cancer

One-View DBT Trumps FFDM for Fatty, Dense Breasts

Comparison of Digital Mammography Alone and Digital Mammography Plus tomosynthesis in a Population-based Screening Program

Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Survivors

MRI Screening May Help Detect Breast Cancer in Average-Risk Women

Adding Tomo To FFDM May Reduce Recall Rates

Vitamin D:  The Key to Reducing Autoimmune Disease Risk?

New guidelines urge changes for regular breast self-exams

Radiation At Time Of Lumpectomy May Help Reduce Risk Of Recurrence

Pre-Operative MRI May Lead To More Extensive Breast Cancer Surgeries

Scatter Effects of Mammography Pose Little Risk

Mammography Screening Rates Declined After USPSTF Guidelines

Breast Tomosynthesis May Be Superior To Regular Mammograms

Survey:  Women Would Seek Additonal Screening If They Had Dense Breasts

MRI To Evaluate Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Has Not Led To Increase in CPM.

Low-dose MBI outperforms mammogram in detecting breast cancers

Dr. Wendie Berg and colleagues used ACR (ACRIN 6666) data to evaluate outcomes of breast cancer screening

3D Mammography Reduces False Positives, Finds Cancers Missed By Conventional Mammography

A Reponse to:  Effect of Three Decades of Screening Mammography....Daniel B. Kopans, M.D.

ACR/SBI:  Bleyer and Welch Breast Cancer Screening Article in NEJM Deeply Flawed and Misleading

Image Wise Expands Into Nuclear Medicine For Dose Reduction

Adding DBT To Digital Mammography May Boost Diagnostic Accuracy

Experimental Breast Cancer Treatment Aims to Provide Greater Access

Breast Ultrasound:  What's New for 2013?

Emerging Trends in Ultrasound Imaging

GE taps interest in ABUS with U-Systems acquisition

UK Panel Confirms Life Saving Benefits of Mammography

Cleveland Clinic:  Top 10 Innovations announced (read #9)

Low-Dose Molecular Breast Imaging Marks a New Frontier in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

Some States Requiring Clinics To Inform Patients Of Dense Breast Tissue

Ultrasound Trumps Mammography in Symptomic Women Under 40

In breast cancer detection, the test matters

Vitamin D Appears Not To Prevent Colds

Digital Mammography May Be Better Than Film At Detecting DCIS.

Regular Mammography May Reduce Racial Disparities In Breast Cancer Stage At Diagnosis.

Study Shows DBT Boosts Mammography's Accuracy

New Breast Cancer Study May Alter Approach To Treatments.

ACR Breast Density Brochure

ACR Statement on Reporting Breast Density in Mammography Reports and Patient Summaries.

Breast Density May Not Be A Factor in Cancer Mortality.

Study:  Screening Mammography Reduces Breast Cancer Mortality by 49%.

ACR and SBI: Gierach et al Study in JNCI Good News for Women with Dense Breasts, Reinforces Need for Regular Mammograms.

Breast Density May Not Increase Mortality Risk From Breast Cancer

Dear Doctor:  3-D ultrasound takes cancer detection further

Radiation After Lumpectomy May Benefit Many Older Breast Cancer Patients.

The Latest Mammogram Controversy:  Density

Not sure if you have dense breasts?  Why does it matter?

Article Says Trial Is Needed On Mangement Of Some High-Risk Breast Lesions.

Many High-Risk Women Do Not Complete Recommended Breast MRI Screening

Shear-Wave Elastography May Improve Breast Ultrasound Specificity

Pre-Op MRI May Enable More Complete Tumor Removal In Some Women With Breast Cancer

Researchers Say BSGI Equivalent To MRI For Diagnosing Breast Cancer.

Breast Cancer Screening Trends in the United States and Ethnicity

The NEJM report and its limitations concerning bone density testing.

Women With Normal Bone Density At 65 May Safely Wait 15 Years Before Retesting

BSGI May Enhance Presurgical Planning For Some Breast Cancer Patients.

Many Mammogram-Detected Cancers In Women Over 50 May "Have Good Prognoses."

Low-Dose Radiation May Be Less Dangerous

Substances In Red Wine May Act As Aromatase Inhibitors

ABUS May Help Find Cancers In Dense Breast Tissue

What is Scintimammography?

Breast Cancer Rarity May Contribute to High Mammography Miss Rate

Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing more Imaging between Diagnosis and Surgery

Results of a Multicenter Patient Registry to Determine the Clinical Impact of Breast Specific Gamma Imaging, a Molecular Breast Imaging Technique.

Connecticut Law Leads To Surge Of Breast Ultrasounds.

Ultrasound Device May Help Identify Positive Margins During Lumpectomy.

Study Says Breast Screening May Lead To Treatment Of Harmless Cancers.

Digital Mammography May Benefit Patients

Radiologists Say Women Should Get Mammograms at 40

BRCA Mutations In Family Members May Not Increse A Woman's Breast Cancer Risk.

Women With Diabetes May Have higher Risk Of Breast Cancer.

Examines Racial Disparity In Breast Cancer.

Screening Mammography's Never-ending Story

Cost-Benefit Ratio Of Breast Cancer Detection Tests Examined.

Poor Women May Be Benefiting Less From Breast Cancer Advancements.

Survey:  Most Women Consider Mammograms "Important."

Simultaneous Radiotherapy, Chemo Better For Breast Cancer

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Legislation introduced by Senator Bob Mensch addressing breast density in breast cancer screening

Invasive Lobular Carcinoma:  Detection with Mammography, Sonography, MRI and Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging

Transvaginal Ultrasound May Find Early Ovarian Cancer

Breast MRI May Improve Cancer Detection In Women With LCIS

Study Shows Mammograms, Self-Exams Useful For Cancer Detection

Patients May Need More Communication, education On Mammograms.

Breastfeeding May Lower Recptor-Negative Breast Cancer Risk.

Advisory Groups Differ On Mammogram Recommendations.

ACR and SBI Statement on BMJ Article Regarding Effect of Mammography on Breast Cancer Death Rates

Tamoxifen May Prevent Breast Cancer Recurrence.

Group Issues New Guidlines Recommending Yearly Mammograms Starting at 40

For a fantastic video on Self-Breast Examination, visit Susan G. Komen for the Cure