Current EWBC Research Projects
Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- The clinic is
retrospectively reviewing the clinical experience of our community
based breast MRI program with second look ultrasound.
- The clinic is retrospectively
reviewing the asymptomatic high risk screening MRI studies in patients
with a personal history of breast cancer, BRCA gene positive, or
significant family history.
- The clinic is retrospectively reviewing
contrast enhanced MRI examinations of patients undergoing chemotherapy
to record the response to therapy.
Automated Screening Breast Ultrasound
The clinic is currently enrolling participants in the clinical trial “Full-Field
Breast Ultrasound-C (F-FBU-C) Prospective, Multi-Center Clinical Data Collection
Program” (SomoVu, U-Systems, Inc.). Screening mammography participants
are being enrolled and evaluated prospectively with an automated breast
ultrasound system.
Cone Beam Breast CT
The clinic is actively participating in the clinical trial “Cone
Beam CT for Breast Imaging: A Pilot Study” (CBCT, Koning Corporation)
evaluating a new breast CT imaging modality.
Elastography
We will be enrolling 50 patients to trial a new, non-invasive ultrasound
technique that measures stiffness (elasticity) of a lesion and should
differentiate benign and malignant lesions relative to normal breast
tissue. The software detects the difference in tissue motion and
calculates a strain image, called an elastogram. The equipment
has been developed by Siemens Medical. This is a multi-center trial. The
primary investigator is Dr. Richard Barr, located in Youngstown, Ohio.
Other participating sites are located in London, England; Villejif Cedex,
France; Cary, North Carolina; and Cleveland, OH.
Computer Aided Detection (CAD)
The clinic continues to evaluate the efficacy of CAD with the various
presentations of breast carcinoma as well as CAD performance with digital mammography.
Transitioning from Analog to Digital
- As the clinic moves toward becoming an all digital facility using an
electronic medical record, our physicians and administrators are
documenting, analyzing, and publishing the “in’s and out’s” of
the transition of a dedicated breast clinic.
- The clinic is actively participating in assisting manufactures with
their digital technology through our Radiologist expertise.
