Molecular Breast Imaging Identifies Occult Cancer
shown to be an effective method of identifying mammographically and clinically
occult (hidden) breast cancer. BSGI is a molecular breast imaging technique
that can see lesions independent of tissue density and discover very early
stage cancers. According to findings presented today at the annual meeting of
the Radiological Society of
breast cancer was already suspected via mammogram or physical exam, BSGI
identified additional suspicious lesions in 29 percent of the patients and
found a previously unsuspected cancer in 9 percent of women.
“BSGI is an emerging technology that goes beyond mammography as an
effective imaging procedure for early breast cancer detection,” said Dr.
University
Department of Radiology.
In this study, a retrospective review was performed on the records of all
patients who had BSGI examinations over a three-year period. Among these, 159
women who had only one suspicious or cancerous breast lesion on a physical
exam and/or mammography, underwent BSGI to evaluate additional cancerous
lesions in the breasts, and were proven by pathology to have one or more areas
of breast cancer.
BSGI detected an additional suspicious lesion, previously undetectable by
mammogram and physical exam, in 46 women (29 percent). BSGI identified
clinically and mammographically hidden cancer in 15 of 39 women who had a
biopsy or prophylactic excision due to BSGI findings (36 percent) and in 15
women who underwent BSGI in this study (9 percent), including nine women in
whom the hidden cancer was present in the same breast as the indicated lesion
(6 percent) and six women in whom the undetectable cancer was found in the
opposite breast (3 percent).
BSGI for the study was conducted using a Dilon 6800 Gamma Camera, a high-
resolution, small field-of-view gamma camera, optimized to perform breast
imaging. Dr. Brem and colleagues have published numerous articles on breast
cancer-related topics including new technologies for the early diagnosis of
breast cancer and BSGI.
About Dilon Technologies
Dilon Technologies Inc. is bringing innovative new medical imaging
products to market. Dilon’s cornerstone product, the Dilon 6800, is a high-
resolution, small field-of-view gamma camera, optimized to perform BSGI, a
molecular breast imaging procedure which images the metabolic activity of
breast lesions through radiotracer uptake. Many leading medical centers around
the country are now offering BSGI to their patients, including:
University
For more information on Dilon Technologies please visit
http://www.dilon.com.
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