Breast Cancer: Present Perspective of Early Diagnosis (Recent Results in Cancer Research, 105)

The Third International Copenhagen Symposium on Detection of Breast Cancer afforded a further opportunity for scientists from all over the world to come together and present important papers con­ cerning breast cancer and early diagnostic procedures. The Sympo­ sium was an opportunity to learn from extensive screening proce­ dures carried out at outstanding centers in the United States, Sweden, the Netherlands, and England. Furthermore, the Sympo­ sium dealt with new modalities such as ultrasonography, magnifi­ cation techniques, and magnetic resonance; and very important contributions concerning self-examination, fine needle aspiration biopsy, and radiation risks were presented. A whole section was also dedicated to the highly important cooperation between radiologist, surgeon, and pathologist. It is our sincere hope that a study of the different aspects of breast cancer presented in this volume will encourage the reader to join in the struggle against this dreadful dis­ ease. December 1986 S. Brunner B. Langfeldt Contents B. Nielsen Image Quality in Mammography: Physical and Technical Limitations . 1 S. A. Feig, B. M. Galkin, and H. D. Muir Clinical Considerations in Selection of Dedicated Mammography Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . E. A. Sickles The Role of Magnification Technique in Modern Mammography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 B. M. Galkin, S. A. Feig, P. Frasca, H. D. Muir, and R. Z. Soriano Imaging Capabilities and Dose Considerations of Different Mammographic Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . E. A. Sickles Computed Tomography Scanning, Transillumination, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Breast . . . . . . . . . . . 31 A. G. Haus Recent Trends in Screen-Film Mammography: Technical Factors and Radiation Dose . . . . . . . . . . Front Matter....Pages I-IX Image Quality in Mammography: Physical and Technical Limitations....Pages 1-14 Clinical Considerations in Selection of Dedicated Mammography Units....Pages 15-18 The Role of Magnification Technique in Modern Mammography....Pages 19-24 Imaging Capabilities and Dose Considerations of Different Mammographic Units....Pages 25-30 Computed Tomography Scanning, Transillumination, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Breast....Pages 31-36 Recent Trends in Screen-Film Mammography: Technical Factors and Radiation Dose....Pages 37-51 Comparison of Mammographic Screen-Film Systems....Pages 52-57 Screening for Breast Cancer: An Overview....Pages 58-61 Screening for Breast Cancer in Malmö: A Randomized Trial....Pages 62-66 The Guildford Breast Screening Project: 6-Year Assessment....Pages 67-72 Mammography: Attitudes and Reactions....Pages 73-77 Mammography Screening: Published Guidelines and Actual Practice....Pages 78-84 Projected Benefits and Risks from Mammographic Screening....Pages 85-88 Elemental Analysis of Breast Calcifications....Pages 89-94 Stereotaxic Fine Needle Biopsy of Nonpalpable Breast Lesions Performed by the Mammotest....Pages 95-96 Changing Aspects of Biopsy of the Breast: Is Breast Biopsy a Prognostic Hazard?....Pages 97-105 Self-Examination in Early Detection of Breast Cancer: Is It Effective?....Pages 106-110 Evaluation of Breast Microcalcifications by Means of Optically Magnified Tissue Specimen Radiographs....Pages 111-123 Contributions to the Diagnosis of Contralateral Malignancies in Women with Invasive Breast Cancer....Pages 124-129 Back Matter....Pages 130-132