Breast & Gynecological Diseases: Role of Imaging in the Management

Uses a symptom based approach to breast, gynecologic, and obstetric imaging and diagnosis

Based on common breast and gynecological problems that patients present with, including pelvic pain, infertility, and abnormal bleeding

Addresses how to approach different populations, based on age, predisposition, and former disease status

About this book

This book is primarily a symptom-based guide to Breast and Gynecologic Imaging. Most clinical publications focus on a specific pathology such as "Imaging and/or management of ovarian cancer," but in clinical practice, patients do not present with a diagnosis. Physicians are presented with clinical symptoms, and appropriate use of imaging after a clinical assessment is critical from the point of view of effective intervention to treat a patient. CMS now mandates a clinical decision support system to justify imaging. This is based on making use of appropriate modalities for specific clinical problems that are deemed so by professional society guidelines. In an era of emphasis on cost effective, high quality health care delivery, it is critical for clinicians in training and practice to have a resource that outlines scientifically sound and professional society endorsed criteria for appropriate work up of patients’ symptoms.

This book applies this symptom-based approach to women’s health. Authors are focused on providing a scientifically proven resource to gynecologists, obstetricians, radiologists and internists involved in the management of common symptoms affecting women. Each chapter is based on a common breast or gynecological problem and how patients are triaged for imaging. The implications of the findings and the most appropriate management of the patient are also presented. The text focuses on providing the most effective methods currently available to investigate commonly encountered symptoms in women’s health. In addition, there are chapters that outline rationale of screening for breast cancer in women with an average risk and those with an elevated risk for breast cancer as well as a clinician guide to understanding multidisciplinary approach to the Breast cancer patient.

Table of contents (16 chapters)

Imaging the Symptomatic Breast in the Pediatric, Young, Pregnant, Lactating, and Transgender Patient

Mahesh K. Shetty, Avice M. O’Connell, Daniel Kawakyu-O’Connor, Nidhi Sharma

Pages 1-26

Imaging of the Symptomatic Breast

Mahesh K. Shetty

Pages 27-79

Imaging of the Symptomatic Male Breast

Tamara Ortiz-Perez, Ashley A. Roark, Alfred B. Watson Jr.

Pages 81-105

Management of a Woman at Elevated Risk for Breast Cancer

Sabrina K. Sahni, Nidhi Sharma, Holly J. Pederson

Pages 107-136

The Multidisciplinary Approach to Breast Cancer Management

Brittany L. Murphy, Kelly K. Hunt, Sarah M. DeSnyder

Pages 137-156

Screening for Breast Cancer

Mahesh K. Shetty

Pages 157-191

Emerging Technologies in Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis

Avice M. O’Connell, Daniel Kawakyu-O’Connor

Pages 193-202

Pelvic Pain: Role of Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management

Mahesh K. Shetty, Raj Mohan Paspulati

Pages 203-255

Imaging of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Menstrual Disorders

Anisa Hussain, Jacqueline Sehring, Angeline Beltsos, Roohi Jeelani

Pages 257-287

Non-obstetric Complications in Pregnancy: Role of Imaging

Mahesh K. Shetty, Raj Mohan Paspulati

Pages 289-326

Pelvic Mass: Role of Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management

Mahesh K. Shetty, Raghu Vikram, Mohammed Saleh

Pages 327-374

Postmenopausal Bleeding: Role of Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management

Mahesh K. Shetty, Sandra Hurtado

Pages 375-404

Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: Role of Imaging in Diagnosis and Management

Hans Peter Dietz

Pages 405-439

Role of Imaging in the Management of Female Infertility

Jacqueline Sehring, Anisa Hussain, Angeline Beltsos, Roohi Jeelani

Pages 441-463

Urinary Tract Infections: Role of Imaging in the Management

Tristi Muir, Emily C. Rutledge, Ramon P. Saucedo

Pages 465-474

Health Economics in Women’s Imaging

Ezequiel Silva III, Cristin Dickerson, Mahesh K. Shetty

Pages 475-491

Back Matter

Pages 493-501