Breast MRI
Glendale MRI Institute introduces a breakthrough in Breast MRI.
Now Glendale MRI Institute proudly offers computer-aided-detection (CAD) for Breast MRI. CADstreamTM improves breast MRI interpretation and analysis by enhancing workflow, data analysis and quality.
CADstream automates the processing of hundreds of images produced by a single breast MRI study, dramatically reducing the amount of time a radiologist typically spends analyzing a study. It also registers data to correct for patient movement. With CADstream, Glendale MRI Institute improves the efficiency, standardization and quality of women’s imaging studies.
Clinical indications for breast MRI exams continue to expand as physicians increasingly recognize the value of this highly sensitive study. Since 1999, there has been a 40 percent per year increase in the number of breast MRI studies performed in the United States.
Breast MRI is primarily used for determining extent of disease (staging), monitoring response to therapy and screening high-risk patients. Approximately 8.5 million women are at high risk for breast cancer in the United States alone.
Additionally, in May 2003, the American Cancer Society released updated guidelines on breast cancer screening, recommending MRI as an effective and sensitive imaging adjunct to a patient's mammography exam.
Clinical Indications for Breast MRI include:
- Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Occult Breast Cancer
- Lobular Carcinoma
- Detecting Breast Cancer in Women with Breast Implants
- Suspected Multiple or Bilateral Cancers
- Post-Operative Evaluations
CADstream’s automated features include:
- Image registration. Corrects for patient movement.
- Angiogenesis maps. Shows regions of increased blood flow that may indicate enhancing abnormal tissue.
- Volume summaries. Displays 3D volume renderings of all discrete enhancing structures.
- Subtraction images. Compares the pre-contrast and multiple post-contrast series, and removes tissues that do not enhance, such as fat. Bright areas on the subtraction images may indicate abnormal tissue.
- Maximum intensity projections (MIPs). Provides interactive 3D viewing capability to help localize enhancing tissue.
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