Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography: are kinetic patterns useful for differential diagnoses of enhanced lesions? [PDF]
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, 2023 PURPOSETo investigate the diagnostic efficiency of the kinetic curves of enhanced lesions on contrast-en-hanced spectral mammography (CESM) and whether they were similar to those of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).METHODSTwo hundred and twelve patients ...
Xiaocui Rong +5 more
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Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography with a compact synchrotron source. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 For early breast cancer detection, mammography is nowadays the commonly used standard imaging approach, offering a valuable clinical tool for visualization of suspicious findings like microcalcifications and tumors within the breast.
Lisa Heck +12 more
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Effectiveness of Contrast-Enhanced Spectral Mammography Following Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography in Breast Cancer Diagnosis [PDF]
DiagnosticsBackground: Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CEM) provides functional information on tumor vascularity and is increasingly used for breast imaging, particularly as an alternative to breast MRI in selected clinical scenarios.
Iksan Tasdelen +2 more
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How Dual-Energy Contrast-Enhanced Spectral Mammography Can Provide Useful Clinical Information About Prognostic Factors in Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review of Literature [PDF]
Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 IntroductionIn the past decade, a new technique derived from full-field digital mammography has been developed, named contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM).
Federica Vasselli +7 more
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Achieving single-contrast administration for enhanced chest CT and contrast-enhanced spectral mammography without compromising diagnostic quality: a comparative study [PDF]
Cancer ImagingObjective To explore the clinical value of contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) combined with enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan using a single injection of contrast material in patients with breast cancer.
Ziquan Guo +9 more
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Contrast-Enhanced Spectral Mammography Assessment of Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer [PDF]
Current Oncology, 2021 Background: Evaluating the tumor response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy is key to planning further therapy of breast cancer. Our study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of low-energy and subtraction contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) images in
Katarzyna Steinhof-Radwańska +11 more
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Multifocality and Multicentrality in Breast Cancer: Comparison of the Efficiency of Mammography, Contrast-Enhanced Spectral Mammography, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in a Group of Patients with Primarily Operable Breast Cancer [PDF]
Current Oncology, 2021 Background: The multifocality and multicentrality of breast cancer (MFMCC) are the significant aspects that determine a specialist’s choice between applying breast-conserving therapy (BCT) or performing a mastectomy.
Katarzyna Steinhof-Radwańska +10 more
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Radiomic Feature Reduction Approach to Predict Breast Cancer by Contrast-Enhanced Spectral Mammography Images [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2021 Contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) is an advanced instrument for breast care that is still operator dependent. The aim of this paper is the proposal of an automated system able to discriminate benign and malignant breast lesions based on ...
Raffaella Massafra +13 more
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Diagnostic Value of Radiomics Analysis in Contrast-Enhanced Spectral Mammography for Identifying Triple-Negative Breast Cancer [PDF]
Frontiers in Oncology, 2021 PurposeTo evaluate the value of radiomics analysis in contrast-enhanced spectral mammography (CESM) for the identification of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).MethodCESM images of 367 pathologically confirmed breast cancer patients (training set: 218,
Yongxia Zhang +8 more
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Contrast‐enhanced spectral mammography: A potential exclusion diagnosis modality in dense breast patients [PDF]
Cancer Medicine, 2020 Background China has an increasing burden of breast cancer. However, with a large population of dense breast patients, the diagnostic efficiency of conventional digital mammography is attenuated. Methods From July 2017 to October 2018, we retrospectively
Yun Qin +6 more
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