Clinically Practical Magnetic Resonance Protocol for Improved Specifically in Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Abstract

The purpose of this postdoctoral training award is for the PI to be trained in every aspect of conducting a research breast cancer study in a clinical setting. This study aims to improve specificity of breast cancer detection by using a combined MRI/MRS protocol. In the past year, the second year of this award, the PI has learned the details in MRI/MRS data acquisition, data analysis, recruiting and consenting patients, and is confident in performing the above tasks independently. Through close interactions with the local IRB committee and the Army Surgeon General's Human Subjects Research Review Board, the PI obtained IRB approval for this project from both parties in December 2005. Eight subjects have been recruited by the closing date of this report. The results from these eight subjects show 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity of the combined MRI/MRS protocol, which were presented as part of a poster in the 14th annual meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA457533

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People

  • Luminita A. Tudorica

Organizations

  • State University of New York

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Anesthesia
  • Biomedical Research
  • Breast Cancer
  • Cancer
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Health Services
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Medical Personnel
  • Neoplasms
  • Physicians
  • Resonance
  • United States

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