Radionuclide Imaging of the Breast

by Raymond Taillefer (Editor), Iraj Khalkhali (Editor), Alan D. Waxman (Editor), Hans J. Biersack (Editor)

Overview

Demonstrating the role of nuclear medicine as a complementary technique to mammography and other imaging modalities for the diagnosis of breast cancer, Radionuclide Imaging of the Breast provides a comprehensive overview of scintimammography-an accurate, safe, and noninvasive imaging method for the evaluation of breast lesions and malignancies.
Reveals the encouraging results of multicenter clinical trials in the U.S. and Canada using 99mTc sestamibi breast imaging for the diagnosis of primary breast carcinoma!
Addressing nonsurgical sampling of nonpalpable breast lesions as an effective means of providing diagnostic and prognostic information, Radionuclide Imaging of the Breast

discusses increasing the diagnostic value of mammography and its widespread use

examines the reliability of FDG-PET and FDG-SPECT in detecting lymph node involvement and distant metastases

reviews breast cancer imaging with monoclonal antibodies, including murine and bioengineered antibodies

compares the benefits and limitations of Thallium-20l to 99mTc-sestamibi breast imaging in evaluating suspected malignancy

assesses the clinical impact of scintimammography as an adjunctive test to mammography to improve the dependability of diagnoses

considers the possibility of replacing axillary lymph node dissection in patients with small breast cancers with the sentinel node approach

clarifies the importance of surgery in the multimodality treatment of breast cancer

elucidates pathologic difficulties for breast cancer diagnosis

and more!
Radionuclide Imaging of the Breast serves as an essential reference for nuclear medicine physicians, radiologists, breast surgeons, medical and surgical oncologists, gynecologists, pathologists, internists, and primary care physicians.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000146042
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	01/31/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	536
File size:	15 MB
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About the Author

Raymond Taillefer (Edited by) ,  Iraj Khalkhali (Edited by) ,  Alan D. Waxman (Edited by) ,  Hans J. Biersack (Edited by)

Table of Contents

Pathology of Breast Cancer, Shahla Masood and Joseph Chiao
Breast Cancer: Surgical Perspectives, Patricia J. Eubanks, Hernan I. Vargas, and Stanley R. Klein
Mammography and Interventional Breast Procedures, Saeed Iraniha and Iraj Khalkhali
Breast Imaging with Positron Emission Tomography, Hans Bender, Holger Palmedo, Hans J. Biersack, and Axel Schomburg
Breast Imaging with Radiolabeled Antibodies, Lamk M. Lamki and Bruce J. Barron
Breast Imaging with Radiolabeled Peptides, Eric P. Krenning, Marion de Jong, Roelf Valkema, and Casper H. J. van Eijck
Breast Imaging with Radiolabeled Estrogen Receptor Ligands, Klemens Maria Scheidhauer and Anton Scharl
Thallium Imaging in the Evaluation of Breast Malignancies, Alan D. Waxman
Breast Imaging with 99mTc-Methylenediphosphonate, Secondo Lastoria, Sergio Piccolo, and Pietro Muto
Uptake Mechanisms of 99mTc-Labeled Perfusion Imaging Agents in Detection of Breast Cancers, Jean Maublant
Breast Imaging with 99mTc-Tetrofosmin, Enrico del Vecchio, Luigi Mansi, Pier Francesco Rambaldi, Vincenzo Cuccurullo, Biagio Pecori, Mario Quarantelli, Decio Capobianco, and Marco Bresciani
Role of 99mTc Sestamibi Scintimammography for the Evaluation of Breast Lesions, Iraj Khalkhali, Jorge Tolmos, and Linda Diggles
Using the Sentinel Node Concept to Stage Breast Cancer: Breast Lymphoscintigraphy and Intraoperative Gamma Probe Sentinel Node Localization , Naomi P. Alazraki and Raghuveer K. Halkur
Atlas on Radionuclide Imaging of the Breast, Raymond Taillefer, André Gagnon, Iraj Khalkhali, Pietro Muto, Holger Palmedo, and Hans J. Biersack
Health Technology Assessment and Policy for Radionuclide Imaging of the Breast, Frank J. Papatheofanis
Radionuclide Imaging of the Breast Using a Solid-State Gamma Camera, William L. Ashburn

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Paul R. Jolles, MD (Medical College of Virginia at Virginia Commonwealth University)
Description: This book summarizes the current scope, practice, and utility of radionuclide techniques used in the detection of primary and metastatic breast cancer, complemented by pertinent chapters dealing with related topics. An atlas of normal and abnormal findings is included.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide physicians a comprehensive assessment of nuclear medicine techniques (particularly, scintimammography) that can complement conventional mammography, and other imaging modalities for use with the patient being evaluated for breast cancer. In this era of rapidly advancing and multiplying imaging procedures, there is clearly a need for such a guide to summarize the current status of available nuclear medicine studies. The editors' broad treatment of this subject fulfills these objectives.
Audience: The editors, who are credible authorities in this field, intend this text for use by nuclear medicine physicians, radiologists, primary care physicians, and surgeons who are involved in evaluating patients for breast cancer. This would also be an appropriate text for the nuclear medicine resident or fellow in training.
Features: The text covers the spectrum of nuclear medicine imaging of the breast in a very comprehensive manner. These include: Tc-99m labeled sestamibi, tetrofosmin and methylenediphosphonate, radiolabeled antibodies, peptides, and estrogen receptor ligands; Tl-201; and FDG PET. Breast lymphoscintigraphy is addressed, as well as mammography and interventional procedures, breast pathology, surgical issues, and instrumentation. An extensive atlas of radionuclide breast imaging is included. Quality of the numerous images in the text is quite good.
Assessment: This is an excellent text, providing an extensive body of information about virtually all aspects of the field of radionuclide breast imaging. The included imaging atlas is particularly useful. This book should be a valuable addition to the library of imaging professionals and others who are involved in assessing breast cancer patients.

Doody's Review Service

"
…easy to read and very informative about the various pharmaceutical sand isotopes that are being used in scintigraphic imaging of the breast. The book examines the issues of Positron Emission Tomograpahy, radiolabelled antibodies and peptides, oestrogen receptors, and the various Technetium labelled radionuclides, particularly Sestamibi. There is a particularly good chapter on sentinel node biopsy.
"-Australian Cancer Society

This comprehensive book is a worthwhile contribution at a time when there is more interest in radionuclide breast imaging than ever before."…
…the production of the book is excellent. Images are plentiful and well produced.…
…highly recommend[ed]…for those Nuclear medicine Physicians with an interest in breast imaging or those about to embark down this road. For those with no interest in breast imaging, this book should bring them to their senses.
"-ANZ Nuclear Medicine

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