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CT laser mammography
BAČOVSKÁ, Michaela
According to the data from the Ministry of Health, malignant breast tumours rank in first place in terms of the most frequent malignant tumour disorders in women in the Czech Republic. Every year over 5500 new cases of breast carcinoma are diagnosed, with approximately 2000 women dying each year as a consequence of this disorder. In September 2002 blanket screening for breast cancer was officially launched in the Czech Republic. Its main task resides in identifying breast carcinoma in its early stages, and also in prolonging the survival of patiens due to more effective treatment of the initial stages of the disorder. After the introduction of screening there was logically also an increase in the recorded incidence, and at the same time there should be a reduction of mortality. The endeavour to scan breasts commenced with the development of X-ray examination methods and with the general development of new technologies in the last century diagnostic methods also came to the forefront. Progress was achieved primarily in the area of X-ray examination methods, whilst at the same time there was a parallel development of entirely new methods. Today computer tomography, magnetic resonance or emission computer tomography are entirely available. In terms of scanning breast glands the greatest progress was recorded by mammography, an in close linkage by ultrasound. In addition to these basic and proven methods, the latest development in mammodiagnostics enables us to use also new examination methods, which are used as supplementary methods. One of these is CT laser mammography (CTLM), which is used in several countries worldwide. In the Czech Republic the radiodiagnostice clinic of the Královské Vinohrady Teaching Hospital in Prague and the Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute in Brno have access to a CTLM machine. As the name indicates, this concerns breast scanning using laser rays. CTLM displays the physiological vessel structure in the breast, as well as any angiogenesis if present.
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Methods of biopsy in mammar diagnostic under X-ray control
KUČEROVÁ, Hana
In the recent years, the issue of malignant female disease, breast cancer, has been increasingly discussed. On top of biological behaviour, the prognosis of the disease depends manly on early diagnosis. The targeted biopsy of the tissue, under visualisation methods control, opens new opportunities compared to the earlier pre-operation biopsies guided by mere guessing and palpation. There is a decrease in the number of open biopsies and unnecessary surgeries of the breast gland. Locating and biopsy of a suspicious lesion may be done via mammography or ultrasound. The most common method of mammography nowadays is digital stereotaxis, the most recent used method is vacuum biopsy. Locating suspicious lesion via mammography is particurarly used for micro-caltifications, which can be visualised only via mammography. The constant development and improvement of biopsy methods of biological material in mammal diagnostics leads to the withdrawal of abundantly used methods earlier and also undoubtedly to the development of new ones. Our aim is to offer the client perfect breast gland care!
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