Clinical breast cancer
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Clinical breast cancer · Jun 2016
Initial Experience of Applying TWIST-Dixon With Flexible View Sharing in Breast DCE-MRI.
We developed a new fast imaging technique with flexible time-resolved angiography with stochastic trajectories (TWIST) view sharing to achieve variable temporal resolution and with flexible echo time Dixon to achieve robust fat suppression and to evaluate its application in breast dynamic contrast enhanced-magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI). ⋯ The new TWIST-Dixon-Flex technique provides potentially valuable information about early tumor enhancement, and maintains excellent image quality at peak and postcontrast enhancement. This technique could help overcome the compromise on spatial over temporal resolution in clinical breast imaging.
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Clinical breast cancer · Jun 2016
Excellent Long-term Breast Preservation Rate After Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Using a Balloon Device.
Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) using a balloon device has been well tolerated. A recent retrospective population-based study showed an increase in the rate of subsequent mastectomy for patients who undergo APBI compared with whole breast radiation therapy. Our aim was to analyze the long-term results of patients treated with APBI at our institution to determine the salvage mastectomy and locoregional recurrence rates and cosmesis outcomes. ⋯ The long-term follow-up data of patients receiving APBI with a balloon device showed a low salvage mastectomy rate with durable long-term breast preservation. Excellent local control with good cosmesis was noted in these postmenopausal patients treated with APBI.