New findings show that MRI is more effective than clinical examination for identifying patients whose tumors will respond well to chemotherapy before breast cancer surgery.
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The widespread use of CT has resulted in higher levels of radiation exposure for the general population—including children. However, children who receive these scans do so for an immediate and significant health condition. At UCSF we are advocates for the rational and appropriate use of medical imaging.
Recent evidence supports the belief that coronary CT angiography (coronary CTA) is as good as or better than the current clinical standard practice performed to exclude coronary disease in the emergency room.
New research confirms the effectiveness of medical imaging for breast cancer, when combined with annual screening mammograms for women at elevated- risk for the disease.
UCSF neuroradiologists have pioneered the use of MRI to better evaluate not only physical appearance, but functional and biological characteristics of a variety of brain tumors.
A recent study assesses the benefits and harms of screening mammography - the authors’ definitions of ‘benefit’ and ‘harm’. However, the authors fail to refute two critical points.