Navigation Links
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital Surgeons Find BSGI Effective in Determining Extent of Breast Cancer in Patients With Known Diagnosis
Date:6/9/2008

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- A group of surgeons from Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital (Portland, Oregon) have found Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) has a significant value in the pre-operative assessment for the extent of breast cancer in patients with known diagnosis. The findings were presented at The Society of Black Academic Surgeons Annual meeting held in Cleveland, Ohio.

BSGI is a molecular breast imaging technique used for the early detection of breast cancer and in the differentiation of malignant and benign tumors. It relies on advanced gamma imaging technology and mammographic positioning to optimize results. For this study BSGI was conducted with a commercially available high-resolution gamma camera, the Dilon 6800.

The study evaluated 138 patients with a cancer diagnosis. In this group, additional disease was found in a total of 11 percent of patients. Six percent were in the same breast and 5 percent were in the opposite breast. This finding is very similar to that of an MRI study conducted by Bilimoria from Northwestern University; however, BSGI provided a significantly lower false positive rate of 7 percent compared to 78 percent with the MRI study.

Member of the Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital group of surgeons, Dr. M. Zhou, concluded that BSGI parallels MRI in sensitivity in the preoperative setting, demonstrates better specificity than MRI, and is less expensive than MRI.

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: Cornell University Medical Center, New York; George Washington Univers
'/>"/>

SOURCE Dilon Technologies Inc.
Copyright©2008 PR Newswire.
All rights reserved

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related medicine technology :

1. Sports Legacy Institute Announces Findings of Forensic Examinations on Wrestler Chris Benoits Brain
2. MedImmunes Motavizumab Reduced RSV Hospitalizations by 83 Percent Among High-Risk Native American, Full-Term Infants in Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 study
3. Gilbert Hospital Continues Cutting Edge Treatments
4. Siemens Preclinical Imaging System Helps The Methodist Hospital in Houston Further Its Research Mission
5. New Data Show Doripenem as Effective as Commonly Used Therapies in Treating Hospital-Acquired Pneumonias
6. AspenBio Pharma Reports Strong Results with Appendicitis Triage Blood Test from Large Multiple Hospital Study
7. INVEGA(TM) Significantly Reduced Symptoms of Schizophrenia Compared to SEROQUEL(R) in Acutely Ill, Hospitalized Patients
8. Cardinal Health Releases New Tool to Combat MRSA Infections in Hospitals
9. Hospital to Hold MRSA Briefing for Media and Community Leaders
10. Arizona Heart Hospital Reaches Settlement Regarding Clinical Research Matter
11. Providence Hospital Study Finds Communication System Leads to Faster Heart Attack Treatment
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:6/18/2013)... , June 18, 2013 Royal ... company was named Overall Performance Leader in Imaging Equipment ... & Infrastructure report. Philips also received Best in KLAS ... imaging products: Ingenuity Core 128 Computed Tomography (CT), ... and PageWriter TC70 cardiograph. The annual Best in KLAS ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... 2013  Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness ... Ophthalmology, aging is the leading cause of eye diseases ... lens. 22 million Americans age 40 and older have ... age, that number will increase over 30 million.  In ... smart-phones and computers, the demographic of ages 40 plus ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... NEW YORK , June 18, 2013 MPR ... design with its June 2013 edition. It,s all part of ... the publication, trusted by healthcare practitioners for over 28 years. ... Through a continuous evolution MPR has ... for prescribers and has grown to include an increasing array ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Philips Named 2013 Overall Performance Leader In Imaging Equipment By KLAS 2New Vision Hope For Millions Undergoing Cataract Surgery 2New Vision Hope For Millions Undergoing Cataract Surgery 3MPR Sports a Bold New Look 2
... FORD, Pa., Oct. 12, 2011 Endo Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ... results on October 27, 2011 and will host a conference ... discuss these results.   David P. Holveck, president ... Ivan Gergel, executive vice president of R&D, Alan Levin, executive ...
... Aircraft Medical ("Aircraft"), the UK medical devices company, today ... Covidien (NYSE: COV ), a leading global ... billion, and 41,000 employees worldwide. Under the ... Aircraft,s proprietary McGRATH ® MAC video laryngoscope in ...
Cached Medicine Technology:Endo Pharmaceuticals to Announce Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results on October 27, 2011 2Aircraft Medical Signs Multinational Distribution Agreement with Covidien for McGRATH® MAC Video Laryngoscope 2
(Date:6/18/2013)... York, NY (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 ... Magnum hip continue to move forward in a multidistrict ... Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. According to court records, ... June 17th, at which time the Court also convened ... and technical issues pertinent to the Biomet hip replacement ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... a much different and more complex metabolism ... Texas at Dallas have found that exploiting these differences ... , In an article published online May 21 in ... compared the metabolic characteristics of non-small-cell lung cancer cells ... , They found that the cancer cells consumed ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 More than 1.1 ... living with HIV/AIDS, according to the Centers for Disease Control ... they are infected. In support of National HIV Testing Day ... Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) representation, the CDC and other ... , The CDC reports about 50,000 new HIV infections ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... Two months ago, Suyima Torres, 28, died from respiratory ... of a silicone treatment for gluteus augmentation at Cuerpos Health ... by a mystery Venezuelan doctor in a center that was ... Vazquez of Bayshore Cosmetic Surgery , women suffering from ... not board certified is more common than people think. ...
(Date:6/18/2013)... New York, New York (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 ... forward in both state and federal court, a new report ... of more than 70,000 U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) ... According to NewsChannel5 in Cleveland, Ohio, over 4.700 Mirena ... since 2008, while more than 1,300 have reportedly experienced uterine ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Biomet Hip Lawsuit News: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reports on Latest Status Conference in Federal Biomet Hip Replacement Litigation 2Health News:Biomet Hip Lawsuit News: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Reports on Latest Status Conference in Federal Biomet Hip Replacement Litigation 3Health News:UT Dallas study suggests new approach to fight lung cancer 2Health News:UT Dallas study suggests new approach to fight lung cancer 3Health News:Allsup Observes National HIV Testing Day June 27 2Health News:Allsup Observes National HIV Testing Day June 27 3Health News:Dr. Bernabe Vazquez Speaks on Miami Woman’s Deadly Silicone Butt Injection 2Health News:Dr. Bernabe Vazquez Speaks on Miami Woman’s Deadly Silicone Butt Injection 3Health News:Mirena Lawsuit News: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Comments on Mounting Reports of Mirena Side Effects, Including Device Migration, Uterine Perforations 2Health News:Mirena Lawsuit News: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Comments on Mounting Reports of Mirena Side Effects, Including Device Migration, Uterine Perforations 3
... researchers find , , WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking ... keeping heart disease at bay, Danish researchers report. , In ... a 30 percent to 49 percent higher risk of developing ... , "This study is consistent with a number of ...
... Pa., Jan. 8 ViroPharma Incorporated,(Nasdaq: VPHM ... petition to the,U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ... the company,s continuing efforts to assure the safety ... its views on the in vitro dissolution bioequivalence,method ...
... Texas, Jan. 8 In 2006, 66% of Americans ... come from working in,seated sedentary jobs? Or do we ... or obese? No one knows for sure, but Texas ... to reverse this trend. Recently,Neutral Posture introduced the Ntune(TM) ...
... Quality Assurance Certifies Quality of Health ... ... Community Care of,Georgia announced today that it has been awarded New ... it offers high-quality services to its 218,000 members., NCQA is ...
... Academic Alliance,Foundation announces the publishing of Global HIV/AIDS ... approach to the management of,HIV/AIDS as a global ... prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, with particular emphasis on,the ... "On behalf of each of the editors, we ...
... by the American Association for Homecare, ARLINGTON, Va., ... supports efforts to crack down on,Medicare fraud announced today ... the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on ... agencies and,Congress to prevent fraudulent activity in the durable ...
Cached Medicine News:Health News:Drink a Little, Stay Active, Save Your Heart 2Health News:Drink a Little, Stay Active, Save Your Heart 3Health News:ViroPharma Provides Update on Vancocin(R) 2Health News:ViroPharma Provides Update on Vancocin(R) 3Health News:ViroPharma Provides Update on Vancocin(R) 4Health News:Office Furniture That Helps Fight Fat! 2Health News:AMERIGROUP Community Care of Georgia Wins New Health Plan Accreditation from NCQA 2Health News:Academic Alliance Foundation Announces Publishing of Global HIV/AIDS Medicine 2Health News:Academic Alliance Foundation Announces Publishing of Global HIV/AIDS Medicine 3Health News:Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures are Way Overdue, Says Durable Medical Equipment Industry 2Health News:Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures are Way Overdue, Says Durable Medical Equipment Industry 3
The Professional ophthalmoscope has been designed to ensure ultimate control. Lenses, graticules and filters can all be introduced at the touch of a fingertip without the need to pull away from the p...
... The Iris Diagnostics iQ200 Automated ... imaging and Auto-Particle Recognition (APR) software ... categories and quantitatively report results. The ... to prepare and interpret particle images ...
A flexible hematology platform:, 32 parameters, Automatic result validation, Cytology atlas included, CBC and 5+3 DIFF...
... 3.5x, 4.5x and 5.5x magnification., ,Higher ... quality guarantees a true image. Edge ... rendition is ideal for intricate surgical ... treated with an anti-reflective coating to ...
Medicine Products: