Article
Practicalities of developing a breast magnetic resonance imaging screening service for women at high risk for breast cancer.
ANZ journal of surgery - 1 Oct 2011
Kiely Belinda E, Hossack Lucinda K, Shadbolt Clair L, Davis Anna, Cassumbhoy Robin, Moodie Kate, Antill Yoland, Mitchell Gillian
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Demand for screening breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for women with a hereditary predisposition to breast cancer has increased since the introduction of a medicare item number. To aid future service planning, we examined the practicalities of establishing and running a breast MRI screening programme for high risk women and to describe the early outcomes of our screening programme. METHODS: We...
Topics
- Adult
- BRCA1 Protein
- BRCA2 Protein
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Breast Neoplasms
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Humans
- Incidence
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
