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1 online resource (580 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro; Foreword; Contents; BBSG: Brazilian Breast Study Group; Editors and Contributors; BI-RADS® Classification; Definition; Report Organization; Descriptors; Categories and Recommendations; Recommended Literature; Mammography; Introduction; Indications; Acquisition of Mammographic Incidences; Performing the Exam; Tomosynthesis; Characteristics of the Findings; Architectural Distortion; Global Asymmetry; Focal Asymmetry; Associated Findings; Correlating Mammographic Findings with BI-RADS®; Recommended Literature; Ultrasonography; Introduction |
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Indispensable Items in the Equipment Used for Breast UltrasonographyPerforming the Exam; Normal Anatomy; Indications for Ultrasonography; Screening Breast Ultrasound; Role of US After Implantation of Tomosynthesis in Screening: Can Tomosynthesis Replace Ultrasonography in Women with Dense Breasts?; "Second-Look" Ultrasonography After Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Findings; Limitations of Ultrasonography; BI-RADS in Breast Ultrasound; Contents of the New BI-RADS®; Categories and Recommendation for Appropriate Management; Novelties in Breast Ultrasonography; Recommended Literature |
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Magnetic Resonance ImagingDefinition of the Method; Breast MRI Protocol Making; Preparation of Patient Prior to the Exam; About the Contrast Medium; Contraindications of Resonance; Indications of Resonance; Main Controversies Involving Resonance (Table 6); BI-RADS® for Resonance; Clinical Indication and Technical Aspects; Terminology; Breast Composition Pattern (Fig. 2); Background Parenchyma Enhancement; Description of the Findings; Defining Size and Location of Findings; Diagnostic Impression (Category) and Management Recommendation; Novelties and the Future of Resonance |
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Recommended LiteratureNuclear Medicine: Sentinel Lymph Node Detection and Radioguided Occult Lesion Localization (ROLL); Lymphoscintigraphy and Intraoperative Detection of Sentinel Lymph Node in Breast Cancer; Introduction and Definition; Technique; Indications and Contraindications; Radioguided Occult Lesion Localization (ROLL); PET/CT and PET/MR; Introduction; Equipment; Indications; Diagnosis (Primary Lesion Detection); Staging; Restaging; Treatment Response Evaluation; Follow-Up; Recommended Literature; Other Imaging Methods; Introduction; Digital Mammography and Related Techniques |
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Digital Mammography (DM)Digital Tomosynthesis; Mammography with Contrast; Ultrasonography; Elastography; Modalities of Molecular Breast Imaging; Positron Emission Mammography (PEM); Scintimammography; Other Methods; Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT); Thermography; Vibro-Acoustography (VA); Conclusion; Recommended Literature; Mammographic Screening: General Population; Definition; History; Relevance of Prospective Randomized and Controlled Randomized Studies; Current Indications and Controversy; When Should a Patient Start Mammographic Screening? |
| Summary |
Designed in a small-format for practical reading and point-of-care setting use, this work presents the most up-to-date concepts on breast diseases. The main objective of this book is to propagate current knowledge of the most frequent breast diseases, being a quick reference, evidence-based manual covering the major clinical scenarios in mastology. The essence of the work can be summarized in the following sentence: "access to maximum content in the least amount of time." The book contains data that will allow readers to understand and treat patients with different complaints and diseases. Each chapter presents a flow chart and a summary of the five major publications on the subject. This is unique in comparison with other books in this medical specialty. Developed by a team of international expert specialists who deal with breast pathologies on a daily basis, the book also includes additional contributions from experienced, renowned professionals in interdisciplinary specialties related to the main area. This book will be of interest to physicians who deal with breast diseases and wish to improve their knowledge through exposure to state-of-the-art data and best practices advice. It is also directed to medical students and residents in training within mastology. (This title was originally published in Portuguese by the Brazilian publisher Atheneu in 2011 and has sold very well and gone into a third edition, published in 2017. The Editors have all English language rights, detailed in the attached contract, although it is in Portuguese) |
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When Should Mammographic Screening Be Discontinued? |
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Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Breast -- Diseases.
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Breast Diseases
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Breast -- Diseases
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Novita, Guilherme
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Frasson, Antônio Luiz
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Millen, Eduardo Camargo
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Zerwes, Felipe
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Cavalcante, Francisco Pimentel
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| ISBN |
3030136361 |
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9783030136369 |
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3030136353 |
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9783030136352 |
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9783030136376 |
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303013637X |
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